PATRIOTS NEWS Patriots Practice Reports - August 19

[captain stone]

Agree; I'm thinking Baker over Bourne, as a final WR is expected to play ST.
That role is more suited for a 23-year old than a 30-year old.

We don't need Either of them. Sign halfBaked to the PS if you must after he clears waivers, which he most assuredly will.

 

[captain stone]

I get it though, because they’ve changed the rules a lot over the last dozen seasons. Initially it was an 8 week requirement. Post Covid they’ve loosened things up. Can recall up to 8 players now (only up to 2 of which can be immediately put on IR at cut downs) plus an extra 2 can be recalled in the postseason, and the wait is 4 games minimum on IR. Still have the rule that once they begin practicing, they must be activated within 21 days or they revert to season-ending IR.

I thought the Rule of 2 no longer applied...?

 

[captain stone]

TBD. You aren’t going to keep baker to win games now, you keep him because he has a future.
If you are keeping Hollins to win games now you are making a mistake, if you are keeping him as the last man in the bench you are making a different mistake

halfBaked has no future.

 

[captain stone]

I wasn't expecting to pick Hollins and Chism. I would have guessed somehow Polk and Baker would have won this battle. But for me I think it's pretty clear Chism and Hollins played better than Polk, Baker, and Bourne. I even think there's a chance one or both could have passed Boutte too and not to Boutte's fault he had a good start to camp and has been consistent since I just think there's a decent chance the last week from Chism and Hollins was better than the best Boutte has put on tape.

Right now I see it as
Diggs, Pop, and Hollins getting the bulk to start.

Boutte, Chism, and Williams will very much still be in the mix with some time letting it all shake out. I think Boutte probably starts the year as the 4th GameDay active.

Baker, Polk, and Bourne are headed to PS, IR (possibly DTR), or another team.

I agree that all of Dawghouse, sloPolk & halfBaked are undeserving of surviving Cut-Down Day. I do believe however that BootyTime will be on the field for the very first offensive snap from scrimmage on Week 1.

 

[captain stone]

I think it’s just a crossroads of if White will take the next step, or will he be just a “fine” jack of all trades piece.

Aka, is he the new Wise.

I'll be disappointed if White's floor never becomes higher than Wise's ceiling.

 

[captain stone]

Breer - still a year to go to recover from Belichick draft disasters:

Patriots Camp Takeaways 2025: Mike Vrabel’s Play Style, Drake Maye’s Development

New England’s skill positions should be good. Plus, the team will need another year to recover from lost draft classes under Bill Belichick.

www.si.com

He seems fairly positive about Maye's prognosis...

 

[captain stone]

I mean…I wanted a 1 for Jimmy G lol.

Didn't people in Cleveland say after the trade that they might've been willing to offer a 1 had they known that he was even available?

 

[captain stone]

I think the most frustrating part of the recent WR draftees is that they are all so injury prone.
Almost everyone of them gets hurt in practice, gets hurt in a game.
You wonder how much the fragile issue has held some of them back.
They are all so injury prone.
Chad Jackson
Dobson
Harry
Thornton
Polk
Baker
Mitchell

Dropson, Mitchell & BoneyT should've been no surprises whatsoever.

 

[captain stone]

cut Bourne
IR Polk
PS Baker

Trade Bourne to SF if he's healthy enough to play by Week 1.

 

[captain stone]

No. White is a beast.

...who also has Zero QB-sacking instincts.

 

[captain stone]

...Belichick's drafts were bad prior to those 6 years, but we really don't need to talk about 2016 anymore since that was so long ago. The more recent drafts aren't as bad as people make them out to be...

Uhhh... What?

 

[upstater1]

Uhhh... What?

I just listed all the players he brought in

 

[n1997y]

Trade Bourne to SF if he's healthy enough to play by Week 1.

If he’s not on our roster