Announced Patriots cuts: countdown to 53

[Ring 6]

I'm gonna be honest. I would not be surprised at all to see Tarpinian lining up at safety for the Pats...

What? A 235 LB at safety? I know he hasn't played there this year. Does he have any exp at S in college?

 

[NinjaZX6R]

What? A 235 LB at safety? I know he hasn't played there this year. Does he have any exp at S in college?

I don't think so. He was ST player for 3 years and finally got the chance to play either 4-3 mlb or 43 will.

 

[DaBruinz]

What? A 235 LB at safety? I know he hasn't played there this year. Does he have any exp at S in college?

Rodney played safety in the 225 - 235 range.

While he did not play safety in college, he was an excellent coverage LB...

I could see him doing a Don Davis.. but on a more permanent basis..

He's got 4.5 speed, his shuttle was 4.1 and his 3 cone is a 6.78... He's was an option QB in high school and was a leader in the Iowa LB corps despite his injuries.

 

[Patspsycho]

Hmm...and we have no FB on the roster. I don't think we ever use one, though...

We will use Ridley in place of Morris.

Hernandez was used as a FB on the 2nd BJGE TD. I hope never to see that again. He is too valuable.

 

[DaBruinz]

I don't think so. He was ST player for 3 years and finally got the chance to play either 4-3 mlb or 43 will.

Actually, Tarpinian was supposed to to be the starting WLB as a sophomore, but missed the 1st 4 games of the season in 2007. In 2008 and 2009, saw time as a coverage LB and on Special teams.. Was the starting MLB in 2010, but injuries to his neck/hand caused him to miss time.

 

[DaBruinz]

We will use Ridley in place of Morris.

Hernandez was used as a FB on the 2nd BJGE TD. I hope never to see that again. He is too valuable.

Gronkowski has been used as a lead blocker on runs numerous times.. Not my preference.. Hence Lousaka Polite being someone I'd like the Pats to sign since he would tear us up..

 

[Patspsycho]

Ok, you're the second person that has said Price is faster. I readily admit that the statement I made that Slater is by far the fastest receiver on the team is not accurate. Price is right up there with him.

When you say Slater is not faster than Price, what do you base that on? Both had similar 40 times, and I have no idea how to watch two guys in two separate scenarios and judge incremental speed differences. What are you going on here?

Yes, both have similar 40 times, and rumor is that Slater is the fastest guy on the team having beat out everyone else in foot races.

However what makes Price stand above Slater is his separation ability which is integral for a WR. His launch is explosive, and similar to top-rated WRs he has the ability to be at full speed after a few steps.

In last season's last game against Miami, he exploded by Vontae Davis on an inside slant hot read. Davis turned to tackle and couldn't even touch him.

 

[Taxed in Maine]

He isnt faster than Price. IIRC one of those was a deep pass and 2 others were catch and runs.
Regardless, the original suggestion was that we would be using Slater as our deep threat. I think its safe to say thats quite a stretch. Arguing over whether he caught 1 or 2 long passes against guys who were cut today isnt really pertinent. We know the one that just happened in game 4 was a crossing route with run after the catch, not a fly.

I'm not going to argue the point, but in a radio interview TB12 himself said Matty was the the fastest player on the team, and would have easily beaten Randy in the 100. Maybe it was just his opinion, but I would go with it.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I'm not going to argue the point, but in a radio interview TB12 himself said Matty was the the fastest player on the team, and would have easily beaten Randy in the 100. Maybe it was just his opinion, but I would go with it.

Of course, TB12 was smart enough not to point out that if TB12 tried to run the 100, they'd need an hourglass to time it.

 

[BradyFTW!]

For some reason, Price seems to have been pigeonholed as the possession guy, whereas Tate was the burner. Just look at the 40 times:

Taylor Price*|*Ohio,*WR*:*2010 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile

Slater:

Matt Slater*|*UCLA,*FS*:*2008 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile

They're about the same, I believe. In terms of game speed, I buy that Slater's a bit faster, but they can both run.

On the WEEI final 53 blog entry, they said that Slater was "the closest thing to a burner" that this team has. I really don't get why so many people are unaware of Price's speed, short of just not having seen him play. On the few occasions that we've seen him, he's definitely displayed it.

 

[jsull87]

so what page is the final 53 on? the 3 that threw a spanner in my 53 were the cutting or merriweather sanders and more

 

[mrscruff]

While he did not play safety in college, he was an excellent coverage LB...

I could see him doing a Don Davis.. but on a more permanent basis..

He's got 4.5 speed, his shuttle was 4.1 and his 3 cone is a 6.78... He's was an option QB in high school and was a leader in the Iowa LB corps despite his injuries.

Watched the first half of this year's Insight Bowl against Mizzou 's spread attack and Tarpinian was in coverage on almost every play it seemed and looked to have very good movement skills.

Jeff Tarpinian Iowa Pro Day Results
Date: 03/21/11
Height: 6021
Weight: 235
40 Yrd Dash: 4.56 (Martez Wilson 4.49, Von Miller 4.53, Bryan Rolle 4.56 @ Combine)
20 Yrd Dash: 2.65
10 Yrd Dash: 1.54
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 16
Vertical Jump: 37 (S Lutrus 38, Akeem Dent 37.5, Von Miller 37 @ Combine)
Broad Jump: 10'05" (Von Miller 10'06", Justin Houston 10'05" @ Combine)
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.10 (Nick Bellore & Mike Mohammed 4.00, Von Miller 4.06, S Lutrus 4.09 @ Combine)
3-Cone Drill: 6.78 (Von Miller & Mike Mohammed 6.70 @ Combine)

Only the guys listed in brackets had better results @ the Combine although Pro Day results should be taken with a pinch of salt but the guy is certainly a very good athlete.

 

[Haley]

so what page is the final 53 on? the 3 that threw a spanner in my 53 were the cutting or merriweather sanders and more

I think it ended up like this. Hopefully I have all this right.

81 Marcus Cannon (NFI/IR)
80 Buddy Farnham (PS eligible)
79 Richard Medlin (PS eligible)
78 Jonathan Compas (PS eligible)
77 Ricky Brown
76 Darryl Richard (PS eligible)
75 Carson Butler (PS eligible)
74 Corey Woods (PS eligible)
73 Michael Berry (PS eligible)
72 Markell Carter (PS eligible)
71 Aaron Lavarias (PS eligible)
70 PUP Ron Brace (PUP)
69 PUP Brandon Deaderick (PUP)
68 Alex Silvestro (PS eligible)
67 Eric Moore
66 Tiquan Underwood
65 Landon Cohen
64 Eric Kettani (PS eligible)
63 Niko Koutouvides
62 Sammy Morris
61 Lee Smith (PS eligible)
60 Brandon Meriweather
59 Brandon Tate
58 Thomas Austin (PS eligible)
57 Kevin Faulk (PUP)
56 Will Yeatman (PS eligible)
55 Ross Ventrone (PS eligible)
54 Rich Ohrnberger (IR)

QB (3) Tom Brady, Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett
RB (4) BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Danny Woodhead, Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen
WR (6) Wes Welker, Deion Branch, Chad Ochocinco, Julian Edelman, Taylor Price, Matthew Slater
TE (2) Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez
C (2) Dan Koppen, Ryan Wendell
G (2) Logan Mankins, Dan Connolly
T (4) Matt Light, Sebastian Vollmer, Nate Solder, Steve Maneri
DE (5) Mike Wright, Mark Anderson, Shaun Ellis, Andre Carter, Gerard Warren
DT (4) Vince Wilfork, Albert Haynesworth, Kyle Love, Myron Pryor
LB (8) Jerod Mayo, Brandon Spikes, Gary Guyton, Jermaine Cunningham, Rob Ninkovich, Dane Fletcher, Tracy White, Jeff Tarpinian
CB (6) Devin McCourty, Leigh Bodden, Kyle Arrington, Darius Butler, Ras-I Dowling, Antwaun Molden
FS (2) Sergio Brown, Josh Barrett
SS (2) Patrick Chung, James Ihedigbo
ST (3) Stephen Gostkowski, Zoltan Mesko, James Dearth
PUP(3) Kevin Faulk, Ron Brace, Brandon Deaderick
NFI/IR(1) Marcus Cannon
IR(1) Rich Ohrnberger

Total Players: 53
From PatsPicker: PATS PICKER

 

[Richard Camembert]

Re: Yeatman cut

Now that the cuts are over when I am I supposed to bring up that Hoyer trade you were touting?

Come on man, Solderking's coming along, he obviously loves the game and his enthusiasm is great and his posts are getting better, why crap on him /smh.

 

[Ring 6]

Rodney played safety in the 225 - 235 range.

While he did not play safety in college, he was an excellent coverage LB...

I could see him doing a Don Davis.. but on a more permanent basis..

He's got 4.5 speed, his shuttle was 4.1 and his 3 cone is a 6.78... He's was an option QB in high school and was a leader in the Iowa LB corps despite his injuries.

Rodney was NOT that big. 220 lbs is not 225-235 and 225-235 is not 235.
A 220 S and a 235 lb LB are not comparable.
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[Jack Handy]

when can the practice squad signings start?

 

[Ring 6]

when can the practice squad signings start?

noon today

 

[Dragda]

Did I miss the post where someone suggests Meriweather is headed for the practice squad?

 

[jah]

Did I miss the post where someone suggests Meriweather is headed for the practice squad?

No but I'm just disappointed we didn't stash him on PUP :bricks:

 

[TheSolderKing]

The Patriots TRASH is many other teams treasure