TBC informed he will be released

[Synovia]

Lots of decisions, if cutting TBC and Kaczue means keeping Mankins and Light... it has to be done.

I'm all for TBC getting cut, but Kazcur for Light?

Matt Light is going to be 34 years old. Last year, there were 2 36 year old starting lineman in the NFL, and two 35 year old starters. And thats out of 160 starting offensive line positions.

The chances that hes going to be a valuable player for the next 3 or so years are extremely low. 33 seems to be about the age that offensive lineman drop off a cliff.

 

[NinjaZX6R]

I'm actually going to miss The Banta-Cain-Spin-O-Rama. It never worked of course, but it was always good for a chuckle or two watching a new RT knock him flat to the turf every week... Still makes me laugh today. Hey wait... that's right. He DID pile up quite a few HALF sacks back in '10. Every couple games or so he'd surprise a QB who didn't see him still lying on the ground and would unwittingly scramble over him, stumble and sometimes get yanked down. Embarrassed, the original RT who had quickly moved on from TBC to block someone else, could only look back over his shoulder, shrug and say..."My bad."

Joking aside, TBC was a solid Pat. Old school. Wouldn't surprise me if he's back, and cheaper too this season. I assume that's still possible, with the new rules and all. What do you guys think?

He spin move only worked once as I recall...against the Steelers for a sack.

 

[LuthierJr]

TBS was good when he could stay healthy. Unfortunately for both the pats and TBC he was hurt very often. Happy trails TBC.

 

[captain stone]

Becuase MOAR PASS RUSH is needed.

The secondary isn't that bad. It's actually looking better than it has in a while with Chung, McCourty, Dowling, Bodden. Meriweather isn't a star but he's not as horrendous as some say. Butler and Wilhite could be decent slot guys. Arrington improved as the year went on but is a depth guy.

The Pats pass defense was absolutely awful last year. 30th in the league.

The Pats 3rd down defense was the worst in the league last year. That's 32nd in the league. They allowed opponents to convert nearly 50% of their 3rd down attempts.

The Pats defense could not touch the opposing team's QB. The pass rush has been subpar to bad from 2008 on.

You can talk about "scheming pass rush" all you want, but Belichick is not a creative blitzer like Rex Ryan or LeBeau, nor does he want to play that style. He wants to rush four guys and confuse opponents with coverages. To do that, you need better pass rushers than Ninko, Cunningham, Moore, Murrell. You need better DE/DT's than Brace, Deaderick, Pryor, etc. Maybe Cunningham steps up this year, but you still need another guy.

The last few years we have been asking ourselves, "Can the Pats win it all IN SPITE OF a Belichick-coached defense?" Did you ever think you'd live to see the day those words were uttered?

As Felger would say, the Patriots tried to and unfortunately have successfully become the Colts. Too reliant on Brady and the offense to outscore teams in a shootout fashion.

Bumped into the next page for Truth.

 

[TheSolderKing]

if they sign the S Asmo mablahgah then I see our football team becoming a very run heavy team, relatively speaking. We normally Pass what 3 times more than run it? If they land the S we use the run much much more. I <3 our underneath options in Hernandez, Woody, Wes, Edel. Height wise we have GRONK and I see no S or CB covering him and his arm range




I am not scared... they try to hurt our passing game we beat them with our runs and underneath routes that are just as good as runs. When we establish the run in those Jet games... they will NEVER be able to handle this unpredictable Offensive Juggernaut.

 

[cstjohn17]

TBC was awful, good riddance but on the otherhand here is a breakdown of career sacks by Patriot OLBs.

Ninkovich - 5
Moore - 4
Cunningham - 1
Murrell - 0
Carter - 0

Total: 10

 

[italia44]

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