Jimke
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
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Things are slow so I would like to express a few of my opinions.
1. The Patriots had a good draft. Even their late round defensive
picks are pretty good players.
2. The addition of Thomas and Mills should improve their third down
and goal line offense.
3. The kicker's job is Gostkowski's to lose. Brad Seely must have really
liked him to use a fourth round pick to get him.
4. Fred Roach is a good football player. The knock on him is that he
is a slow two down run stuffer with limited coverage abilities. He sounds
like Ted Johnson.
5. Herring and Jackson are good strong safetys. If they are good
special team players, they may pressure T. Jones, Mitchell, and Sanders
for a roster spot.
On the flip side, I will not be satisfied until the Pats do some of the following;
1. Sign a high profile free agent. Ty Law would be nice.
2. Re-sign Koppen, Branch, Graham, and Samuels. Low balling will
not do the job. A fair offer which increases their 2006 salaries might.
3. Sign a couple more wide receivers. It is still the weakest area on the team. True, we signed Caldwell and drafted Jackson but we lost Givens,
Davis, and Dwight in 2006 and Patten in 2005. The UDFA's we signed
(Davis and Shelton) had less than spectacular college careers.
1. The Patriots had a good draft. Even their late round defensive
picks are pretty good players.
2. The addition of Thomas and Mills should improve their third down
and goal line offense.
3. The kicker's job is Gostkowski's to lose. Brad Seely must have really
liked him to use a fourth round pick to get him.
4. Fred Roach is a good football player. The knock on him is that he
is a slow two down run stuffer with limited coverage abilities. He sounds
like Ted Johnson.
5. Herring and Jackson are good strong safetys. If they are good
special team players, they may pressure T. Jones, Mitchell, and Sanders
for a roster spot.
On the flip side, I will not be satisfied until the Pats do some of the following;
1. Sign a high profile free agent. Ty Law would be nice.
2. Re-sign Koppen, Branch, Graham, and Samuels. Low balling will
not do the job. A fair offer which increases their 2006 salaries might.
3. Sign a couple more wide receivers. It is still the weakest area on the team. True, we signed Caldwell and drafted Jackson but we lost Givens,
Davis, and Dwight in 2006 and Patten in 2005. The UDFA's we signed
(Davis and Shelton) had less than spectacular college careers.