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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.People in different threads already have him making the roster based on preseason Week 1 playing time vs. scrubs. Yes, that's a wild overreaction.
Simms did the same thing last season everyone was talking about him being on the roster and he couldn't even stick on the practice squad. I do not think he makes the roster. If Boyce does not make the roster it will be because they do not carry 7 WRs.
Simms did the same thing last season everyone was talking about him being on the roster and he couldn't even stick on the practice squad. I do not think he makes the roster. If Boyce does not make the roster it will be because they do not carry 7 WRs.
I agree with that. I would like to see more of him. The problem is over the next few weeks I would expect Edelman, Amendola, and maybe Dobson (if he comes off PUP) to see reps. It might be hard to run him out there especially with them wanting to have LaFell learn the offense, and see what they have in Thompkins and Boyce.At this moment i don't think he makes the roster either, but i do think he is a very interesting prospect who has earned more play time and maybe a turn with the 1's and 2's. At the very least, he has earned a spot on the practice squad so far.
I don't see Boyce as a lock at all. I just think he makes the team as the 7th WR or we only carry 6 like in years past.What has Boyce done so far in his career that makes you see him as such an absolute lock? Except for the fact that you like to obsesse about combine numbers, and Boyce is fast. Boyce is probably competing for the last WR spot on the roster. Unless he shows promise I could absolutely see him getting cut in favor of someone like Tyms if that player shows more improvement and promise than Boyce during camp. I would not feel safe on the roster if I was Boyce. He isn't just competing against other players but also competing to show that we actually have a WR worth taking that last roster spot. Tyms will have to do the same to make the roster.
But it's hard to see how good Tyms actually is because he was competing against the lower end of the 90 man roster. I hope that they give him some chances next week to compete against the opponents atleast second string players so he can show if he actually belongs there.
Moore is huge, I did not realize he was that big until the other night, he fills out the #71 jersey as well as Deaderick used to. I heard he was playing inside in practice so we might see some of that.One guy that caught my eye was Zach Moore. I don't think he showed up much statistically but I liked his pass rush. He got pretty close a few times and used a nice combo of power of athleticism. Albeit it was against backups but I'm hoping to see some more against the Eagles.
I think he rushed exclusively from the end spot but I'd be curious if they tried him inside given his length and strength.
From the perspective that we need tall WRs and RZ targets which Boyce is not.
Mike Reiss with his latest roster prediction:
New England Patriots' projected roster - espnBoston
Reiss goes with three QBs, four RBs plus Develin, two TE, six WR (plus Slater), and nine OL. On the OL he has Connolly, Stork, Kline, Halapio and Fleming making the roster over Wendell et al.
On defense Mike has nine DL, with Jones, Siliga, Buchanan and Moore as the backups while Will Smith is edged out. Anderson and White are joined by Fleming at LB, who gets the nod over Beauharnais. Malcolm Butler makes his roster as the 5th CB (6th including Browner), and with only four safeties, Reiss goes with Ebner and Wilson over Chung, Thomas and K Davis.
The question at the bottom of the WR depth chart will have a lot to do with ST performance. That alone gives Boyce a better than even chance of making the team, whereas someone like Tompkins could get beat out by a DB.
Football players have injury concerns. I don't think roster decisions are made based on whether played had non-chronic injuries last year if they are 100% now.I think we keep 7 WRs including Slater, because the WRs we have with the exception of LaFell all have injury concerns attached to them.
Thompkins - missed 4 games last season.
Dobson - missed 4 games last season and is currently on PUP.
Boyce - missed the start of camp and the final 3 games last season.
Amendola - has played in 50% of his games over the past 3 seasons.
Edelman - missed 7 games in 2012.
I do agree with you that we need taller WRs and Boyce does not fit that but we do not have any that I see making the roster. I am not drinking the Tyms Kool Aide...
Dobson (PUP) but that one that lets them come back any time not just 6 games.
RB (5) Ridley, Vereen, Bolden, Develin, White
WR (7) Amendola, Thompkins, Dobson, Boyce, Edelman, Slater, LaFell
TE (3) Gronkowski, Hoomanawanui, Maneri
Not to pick on you in particular, but that's 14 guys plus Slater of whom exactly 5 will play at once. Yes, it also contains the returners, but it's still a lot, leading to skimping elsewhere.