Patsgofor4
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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.My father the conspiracy theorist thinks that this is all about the contract. But to me it seems like it really is about the injury. Am I naïve?
Not sure where you put Curran on that scale, but he just wrote three days ago:No you are correctamundo. If you listen to what only the most reliable and plugged-in Pats media have said, its about the injury. He'll be back
Article: Curran: Patriots must tie up these loose ends before Week 1It’s the contract, not the quad.
Gilmore has been rehabbing his surgically-repaired quad throughout camp. Meanwhile, NFL Network’s Mike Giardi reported there were no restrictions on his workouts as far back as June 21.
If there wasn’t a contract issue, would the 30-year-old Gilmore be on the field by now or would the team be taking its time with bringing back one of their most important defenders? It’s hard to say definitively. But it’s not hard to imagine the Patriots definitively wanting to see Gilmore on the field before handing him either a bump or an extension.
I dont include Curran among the top Pats beat guys anymore. Hes been very inconsistent for a while now. Cant trust what he says. Reiss and Howe are at the top of the food chain.Not sure where you put Curran on that scale, but he just wrote three days ago:
Article: Curran: Patriots must tie up these loose ends before Week 1
Aug 9th he wrote:
Article: Curran: Will Stephon Gilmore follow in Xavien Howard's footsteps?
Curran and Perry went with similar lines on today's podcast. There seems to be an impasse where the Pats want to see him do a few practice sessions before they put anything on the table whereas Gilmore's side doesn't seem to want to do anything serious on the field till the contract issues are ironed out.
People are just BEGGING for immature replies. You can’t say « big muscle » around me !
GiggleBig hole at CB and no obvious guy to step up who has shown he is up to it. Doesn’t seem like you would get Mills for this job. Makes the JMac decision curious as well.
Wade was listed as a 4th team CB in Baltimore, which means he was either their 7th or 8th best. His last year in college painted a similar picture. I think he's on the roster for more long term considerations, which is fine since he's under contract for 4 years at minimum salary.
He's probably a bust.If Jajuan Williams doesn’t win the starting job in Gilly’s place, that’s pretty bad.
I felt McCourty has lost steps the last 2 seasons.They’ll weather the storm unless McCourty (34) has lost a step. If that happens, the secondary is screwed. As of now, with a presumably strong front 7, two high level players in Jackson and McCourty should be enough to hold down the fort.
If that’s the case, they should have traded him last season.The Pats say he'll be ready week 3ish
Gilly tells Josiah Anderson Jul 9 he is almost running at full speed and should be close to ready by camp.
The PUP is about the contract and leverage.
YepIf that’s the case, they should have traded him last season.
Thanks for the response, I get where you're coming from, and appreciate your opinions.I dont include Curran among the top Pats beat guys anymore. Hes been very inconsistent for a while now. Cant trust what he says. Reiss and Howe are at the top of the food chain.
Gleaning from everything reliable that I've read I believe that yes, of course the contract is an issue but he's not back yet cause he'ses not physically ready. If they worked out his contract tonight he wouldnt all of a sudden start practicing tomorrow. Besides the Pats have been raving about his work/participation in positional meetings where he has been extremely vocal and sharing knowledge. almost like another coach. Dont think ged be doing that if he was simply holding out.
Curran is just another media whore, thirsty for clickbait. Keep stirring the pot.
Hes a sellout. Its a shame he used to be the best. I never read him anymore.
I presume this means BB and the front office staff read the signs wrong.We should have traded Gilmore last year. Now we get nothing and he walks in March.
If only we knew he was going to have an injury requiring surgery. Even without the injury it might have been wise to have traded him but at the time we were hoping for 2 more seasons from the DPOY. We knew contract was an issue but we bumped last year and thought we could do something similar to this year or maybe even long-term but the injury really clouded all that. It is what it is. At this point I just want what he can give us on a contract year when he finally does return. He's going to need to ball out at some point to get the contract he wants next off-season.If that’s the case, they should have traded him last season.
Yeah, it’s definitely 20/20 hindsight. Though I thought we should have traded him last year, and said as much at the time, when it was clear we were simply punting to 2021. Makes no sense to trade him now. I’ll add the caveat that it’s probably a 50/50 shot, at best, that this is contract-related as opposed to being injury-related.If only we knew he was going to have an injury requiring surgery. Even without the injury it might have been wise to have traded him but at the time we were hoping for 2 more seasons from the DPOY. We knew contract was an issue but we bumped last year and thought we could do something similar to this year or maybe even long-term but the injury really clouded all that. It is what it is. At this point I just want what he can give us on a contract year when he finally does return. He's going to need to ball out at some point to get the contract he wants next off-season.