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Pats signing Cunningham to a 3 year deal!!!!

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We know what Mac is. Forget the meltdowns of the last 2 weeks he still has plenty of upside on the right team but there’s reason to think this particular team as constructed will never give him a chance to see that upside. Would be a really good trade piece if the Patriots want to move on. I’m not convinced they should unless the Patriots find themselves in position for a top QB prospect in April.

We also know what Zappe is. Zero upside and already proven to have no trade value but if a tanking team wants someone to just play out the string then he’s the choice.

Grier is a total unknown to me. Could be a surprise more likely won’t but we’ll see.

Cunningham is dynamic but flawed as a passer. So was Lamar at the beginning. All teams also passed on him for a reason. The team still thinks he’s a gadget QB and WR for some reason so not sure he will ever get a chance.

Most likely the true heir to Brady is not on the roster. Welcome to QB purgatory folks it’s not fun.
 
Yes and Myers also was a QB.. thier have been a few guy's over the years on the roster that were converted from one position to another. Malik is still a raw athlete.. he's no wear near reaching his full potential.. he can just continue to develop and learn the NFL as best possible.. he'll add muscle and adapt his body to the NFL. Lamar actually said Cunningham was faster than him in college and broke his records. He was being coy likely. As a pocket passer I'd rather see what Grier can do. As entertainment value Cunningham.
Meyers played QB in high school, that’s a long time ago… and Lamar was lying. Cunningham ran a 4.5 forty, he’s not faster than Lamar and he’s smaller.

You also seem to forget we saw Cunningham play QB in the final preseason game, so did the coaches, which is why they resigned themselves to his conversion to WR.

Expect to see Grier or Zappe when Mac fails again. If Cunningham plays under center it will be small bits to create a spark… he’ll be a gadget player and that’s okay. Obie called him a WR a couple days ago, that’s what he is.
 
Meyers played QB in high school, that’s a long time ago… and Lamar was lying. Cunningham ran a 4.5 forty, he’s not faster than Lamar and he’s smaller.

You also seem to forget we saw Cunningham play QB in the final preseason game, so did the coaches, which is why they resigned themselves to his conversion to WR.

Expect to see Grier or Zappe when Mac fails again. If Cunningham plays under center it will be small bits to create a spark… he’ll be a gadget player and that’s okay. Obie called him a WR a couple days ago, that’s what he is.
Right but the coaches have him listed at QB not WR.. and he was resigned as a QB. So who knows. Any that's why I said Lamar was being coy.. I haven't forgotten.. I watched the same as you. He showed athletic ability.. he's just raw.. yes I'll agree Grier is probably next up in line.
 
Meyers played QB in high school, that’s a long time ago… and Lamar was lying. Cunningham ran a 4.5 forty, he’s not faster than Lamar and he’s smaller.

You also seem to forget we saw Cunningham play QB in the final preseason game, so did the coaches, which is why they resigned themselves to his conversion to WR.

Expect to see Grier or Zappe when Mac fails again. If Cunningham plays under center it will be small bits to create a spark… he’ll be a gadget player and that’s okay. Obie called him a WR a couple days ago, that’s what he is.
FWIW, Lamar did not run the 40 at the Combine or his Pro Day. He only ran it unofficially at Louisville’s “Speed Day” and was timed around 4.35 IIRC. But who knows how reliable that is.
 
Cool, they'll still have to replace Mac with Grier or Zappe.
No, your emotional need to replace the guy who made you sad is not an answer he because neither of those guys can play.
Working to correct the guy who can play makes a lot more sense than putting a scrub who can’t play out there because you feel the need to punish someone.
 
Right but the coaches have him listed at QB not WR.. and he was resigned as a QB. So who knows. Any that's why I said Lamar was being coy.. I haven't forgotten.. I watched the same as you. He showed athletic ability.. he's just raw.. yes I'll agree Grier is probably next up in line.
He will probably be counted as a qb so they can have an active emergency qb
 
Does signing him to a 3 year deal mean anything?

I mean don't 7th round draft picks sign 3 year deals? But given how NFL contracts are not typically guaranteed it really means nothing.
It means that Malik was willing to give the team an option on 3 years rather than only one. My guess is that the bonus would have been about the same.
 
Apparently, another team showed interest. The team now has 3 years on minimum pay to try out Cunningham, with t=no guarantees.

I suspect the teams seems him as a possible #2 QB. Hopefully, Zappe will be cut on Monday or Tuesday.
 
Apparently, another team showed interest. The team now has 3 years on minimum pay to try out Cunningham, with t=no guarantees.

I suspect the teams seems him as a possible #2 QB. Hopefully, Zappe will be cut on Monday or Tuesday.
This is what I was thinking, someone was sniffing around.
 
Apparently, another team showed interest.
Same team that was supposedly keen on Patriots' highly rated 1st round draft targets N'Keal Harry and Cole Strange?



Agents manipulating Bill & Co........
 
He will probably be counted as a qb so they can have an active emergency qb
I expect the active QBs will be Mac and Grier with Zappe as emergency QB, and Cunningham as WR. Mac will start so they need the backup QB and emergency QB. If Cunningham is backup Grier or Z must be emergency and can only play if both Mac and Malik are out of action. That makes no sense. If Cunningham is emergency QB he can only play if both Mac and whoever is backup QB are out, and that means he can’t be used as WR or in the wildcat, so that’s nfg too.
 
Apparently, another team showed interest. The team now has 3 years on minimum pay to try out Cunningham, with t=no guarantees.

I suspect the teams seems him as a possible #2 QB. Hopefully, Zappe will be cut on Monday or Tuesday.
What evidence is there about other interest? Or is that pure speculation?
 
I expect the active QBs will be Mac and Grier with Zappe as emergency QB, and Cunningham as WR. Mac will start so they need the backup QB and emergency QB. If Cunningham is backup Grier or Z must be emergency and can only play if both Mac and Malik are out of action. That makes no sense. If Cunningham is emergency QB he can only play if both Mac and whoever is backup QB are out, and that means he can’t be used as WR or in the wildcat, so that’s nfg too.
Nope
 
This thread brings me back to the days of us bickering about whether BB intended for Cannon to be a Guard or a Tackle and so many on here were like "Guard!" even though BB himself kept saying tackle.
 
Cunningham must have improved as a WR and as a special teams contributor in practice and they need some WR help with Douglas and Juju getting hurt.
Please don't let me down TB80...
 
I expect the active QBs will be Mac and Grier with Zappe as emergency QB, and Cunningham as WR. Mac will start so they need the backup QB and emergency QB. If Cunningham is backup Grier or Z must be emergency and can only play if both Mac and Malik are out of action. That makes no sense. If Cunningham is emergency QB he can only play if both Mac and whoever is backup QB are out, and that means he can’t be used as WR or in the wildcat, so that’s nfg too.
Malik is NOT a WR. full stop.
 
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