Free Agent Safety Eric Weddle on Coming to New England "It Would be Funny if I Ended up There"

[JMC00]

Remember that time Bill brought in a 31 year old Safety from San Diego that had a down year and was thought to be on the decline?

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

What is he looking for for $$? Not sure what other S make at his age

 

[Ross12]

He's an incredibly talented safety. If you can get him on good money, you make it work with the roster.

 

[patsbrasilpatriotas]

I think you people that think OL is a need should brace yourselves for absolutely no movement there. Cannon is still on the team at a $4.7m cap hit and Fleming just got tendered

I think they will draft an OT. Cannon is terrible and they will save a lot of money with this move + Vollmer will be a FA next year + Solder is locked for more 2 years only. They can draft an OT in 3 round and develop him for 2 more years. Next year they give Vollmer at least 2 more years, they can extend Solder and have a nice core.

 

[hornetfb85]

Almost has to be an either or in regards to cannon and Fleming. And Fleming is millions cheaper.

 

[JMC00]

I think they will draft an OT. Cannon is terrible

Well judging by the fact that Cannon is still on the team at a $4.7m Bill doesn't think he is. Maybe they are working on a restructure but the only thing with that is a restructure means an extension which again if Bill thought he was terrible he wouldn't keep him

 

[102 Pat]

I added him to my Pats team in Madden recently and it's worked out well so sign him! Jokes aside, I can see someone overpaying for him. Love to see him in a Pats uniform though...

 

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Free Agent Safety Eric Weddle on Coming to New England "It Would be Funny if I Ended up There"

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It sounds like Chargers safety Eric Weddle has some interest in playing in Foxboro next season.

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It would be indeed funny, when one considers that if Bill were looking to draft a Safety with his
first-rounder in 2007, then he should've chosen the clearly superior Weddle instead of the toxic
punk Stomper Meriweather.

 

[JMC00]

He's an incredibly talented safety. If you can get him on good money, you make it work with the roster.

Sheard-Brown-Easley-Jones

---Collins-----------Hightower

-------------Chung
Butler-----------------------Ryan

---McCourty-----------Weddle

 

[MrNathanDrake]

We're pretty deep at Safety. McCourty is locked in a big contract.

Chung was amazing the last 2 years. Unsung hero of our defense.


Then there is Duron Harmon and Richards.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Steve From Fall River you're up next...........

It would be indeed funny, when one considers that if Bill were looking to draft a Safety with his
first-rounder in 2007, then he should've chosen the clearly superior Weddle instead of the toxic
punk Stomper Meriweather.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Remember that time Bill brought in a 31 year old Safety from San Diego that had a down year and was thought to be on the decline?

That didn't make sense at the time either but he had other plans as we found out afterwards.

I like Weddle and if Belichick thinks he will help I'm fine with that I just don't see it as things stand right now.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

Remember that time Bill brought in a 31 year old Safety from San Diego that had a down year and was thought to be on the decline?

yeah but unlike Milloy's contract, McCourty's is uncutable with the giant cap hit. I'm not sold on Weddle being that great of a safety. The Pats for better or worse already have a huge amount of money invested/wasted at safety, they really can't afford another large contract back there.

 

[JMC00]

I like Weddle and if Belichick thinks he will help I'm fine with that I just don't see it as things stand right now.

I don't see it either but I just don't get why people are against it and cite Chung as the reason. They need to think of it as upgrading over Harmon who played about 60% of the defensive snaps last season, whereas Chung played 80%. So really I don't think bringing in Weddle would effect Chung that much, if anything it allows Chung and McCourty to rotate out a little bit more and not play as many snaps.

But it definitely improves the secondary.

 

[OhExaulted1]

Chung has earned his safety role I wouldnt bump him down just corporate more dime and quater defense.
I hate to say it but Weddle is a classic Baltimore or Pittsburgh signing hope im wrong.

Someone will overpay him, but it won't be NE.

His salary was $7.5 mil last year. He's probably not going to sign a "prove it" deal. Pipe dream.

 

[JackBauer]

It would be indeed funny, when one considers that if Bill were looking to draft a Safety with his first-rounder in 2007, then he should've chosen the clearly superior Weddle instead of the toxic punk Stomper Meriweather.

It was a while ago but I seem to remember Meriweather being a solid prospect whom most here were quite excited to have on the team.

Too bad Bill doesn't have you on the staff or he'd be the first HC in history to bat 1.000 on his draft picks

 

[DarrylS]

It was a while ago but I seem to remember Meriweather being a solid prospect whom most here were quite excited to have on the team.

Too bad Bill doesn't have you on the staff or he'd be the first HC in history to bat 1.000 on his draft picks

"Big Bang Clock" was made famous on Toucher and Rich, however he got all of a sudden very stupid on and off the field..

 

[BradyFTW!]

I'd be 100% on board with bringing in Weddle. Great fit across from McCourty.

 

[Huckleberry1]

It was a while ago but I seem to remember Meriweather being a solid prospect whom most here were quite excited to have on the team.

Too bad Bill doesn't have you on the staff or he'd be the first HC in history to bat 1.000 on his draft picks

Except they wouldn't have any picks because you only get 10-15 minutes on the clock, not 2-3 years.

 

[AvocadoIceCream]

Except they wouldn't have any picks because you only get 10-15 minutes on the clock, not 2-3 years.

Hahaha boom