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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.I think we need to go out of house, yes.The question posed is do we need a new LB coach?? We have one, Jerod Mayo, is it a given the he will be gone??
Previous to this year always thought Bentley was a role player... not an every down player.
and thats fine as long as he is on a cheap rookie contract or a low value contract extended, but not if he is demanding 5M+ a year or something in that range, you can get such players as UDFA as well to play only a specific role in a system (run def), the price is the leading decision maker on him as he will be FA and I hope the Pats don't pay him a Wise contract, like 6M in the books for nothingApologies if I have got this wrong but I looked at the Game Book team stats on the Pats website for Bentley over 16 games. (played in 16 , did not play in one.
For tackles and assists Bentley lead the team in 6 games and in another 5 , he was in the top 5. I am aware from others posts that stats dont always show a true picture of a players skill etc.
I am not trying to give Bentley a boost and he is very slow and poor in coverage. But maybe the stats do show that he could be a player for specific downs ???
On the other hand if he gets cut or does not make the team others will get a chance
Winovich, sure - he's on his last year. Uche? Not a chance. With both of them, the problem is that they're not getting the most out of their talent.You nailed it. All this athleticism and his play declined. Same with Winovich. Both are cheap, so I guess it doesn’t hurt to keep them but if someone offered up a 5th or higher, I take it and move on.
I think it's bigger than Bentley himself in that the decision to re-sign Bentley or not could be the most obvious sign of whether the defense will continue to be what it has been (built around power, to put it very, very simply) or whether they'll use this upcoming offseason as an opportunity to look for something different from their linebackers and adjust the whole defense accordingly. As long as Bentley is paid well enough for him to choose to re-sign with the Patriots, it's unlikely that we'd see a drastic philosophical change away from his playing style.Apologies if I have got this wrong but I looked at the Game Book team stats on the Pats website for Bentley over 16 games. (played in 16 , did not play in one.
For tackles and assists Bentley lead the team in 6 games and in another 5 , he was in the top 5. I am aware from others posts that stats dont always show a true picture of a players skill etc.
I am not trying to give Bentley a boost and he is very slow and poor in coverage. But maybe the stats do show that he could be a player for specific downs ???
On the other hand if he gets cut or does not make the team others will get a chance
Neither one of them fit what we do. Neither can set the edge. Which is a hard requirement to see the field. If BB plans on changing things up to get a better use of their talents, then I’d be all for it. I like both players. They’re tweeners without a home here. Don’t know why we’d keep them to just warm up the bench. I guess their speed is great playing scout team d to prepare our offense.Winovich, sure - he's on his last year. Uche? Not a chance. With both of them, the problem is that they're not getting the most out of their talent.
If the pats are dangling them for a 5th each, I'm grabbing them, and tossing in a seventh for Harry, as well.
how many times do we have to see BB grab a player who simply isn't being used correctly, only to turn that guy into something really good, at least short term - Ayers, Hicks, Vrabel, Simon, etc. - before we realize that this team, too, isn't immune from misusing their own players?
He needs more TALENT GUYS
Talent without brains means nothing.He needs more TALENT GUYS
The question posed is do we need a new LB coach?? We have one, Jerod Mayo, is it a given the he will be gone??
Previous to this year always thought Bentley was a role player... not an every down player.