ryan claridge

[patsfan55]

it seems as though ppl have forgotten about him
a lot feel we should pick a lb in the first rd, however as long as we retain willie we still have four great ones: willie, rosie, bru, and vrabel
and claridge could be a very solid lb
also we could pick up a fa
but back to claridge, what should we expect of him this yr?

 

[smg93]

according the chad brown in his interview at patriots.com, we should be looking out for him this year. Let's hope he lives up to that prediction

 

[IndyKen]

He's going to have the extra burden of dealing with the recent death of his brother, Travis.

 

[stinkypete]

I see good things ahead for Claridge and TBC.

 

[PATSNUTme]

He hasn't been forgotten. We just don't know what we have until he starts playing in pre-season games.

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

according the chad brown in his interview at patriots.com, we should be looking out for him this year. Let's hope he lives up to that prediction

Thanks for pointing that our, here's a link for those interested :

http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=generalnewsdetail&pid=15645&pcid=41

I guess that means something. Hopefully. Harrison hit the nail on the head when he talked up Hobbs before Hobbs got to play much, hopefully Chad is right on this.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

but back to claridge, what should we expect of him this yr?

A rookie ILB, he'll make a lot of mistakes and hopefully learn from it; I wouldn't want people to raise expectations of the next Bruschi until the kid has time to develop.

 

[shakadave]

A rookie ILB, he'll make a lot of mistakes and hopefully learn from it; I wouldn't want people to raise expectations of the next Bruschi until the kid has time to develop.

Agreed. Whatever he is, we won't know for 2-4 more years.

 

[patsfan55]

Agreed. Whatever he is, we won't know for 2-4 more years.

this might not be true
the last time we drafted a lb, tbc, he contributed right away
dont forget we dont draft lbs often, so when we do maybe its when bb and sp feel that they can contribute in their first couple yrs

 

[patchick]

this might not be true
the last time we drafted a lb, tbc, he contributed right away
dont forget we dont draft lbs often, so when we do maybe its when bb and sp feel that they can contribute in their first couple yrs

and Claridge is a rare bird who actually played 3-4 lb in college...