The Pats to meet with Wesley Woodyard

[Brady_to_Moss]

Belichick would be smart not to let him leave Foxboro without a deal.

I'd also imagine McDaniels will be present at the visit.

They very well may offer him a contract. But if he was smart he would wait to visit with the titans to see their offer as well

 

[Froob]

Belichick would be smart not to let him leave Foxboro without a deal.

I'd also imagine McDaniels will be present at the visit.

There's an angle I didn't think of. We can blame McDaniels for this potential signing everytime Woodyard has a bad play.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

SO no deal for him today? Hopefully he is still around the facility

 

[Marqui]

SO no deal for him today? Hopefully he is still around the facility

He was already scheduled to visit the Titans.

 

[Rob0729]

LB Wesley Woodyard to me on his Wed visit in NE: "The visit with the Patriots went great. I got to sit down with the coaches. I talked to (Bill) Belichick too. He told me how he sees my role with the team. I respect him a lot."

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Sounds like the Pats are at least still in the running if not the favorites to land the guy.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Woodyard on the visit

LB Wesley Woodyard to me on his Wed visit in NE: "The visit with the Patriots went great. I got to sit down with the coaches. I talked to (Bill) Belichick too. He told me how he sees my role with the team. I respect him a lot."

Posted at the same time LOL

 

[Sciz]

Translation: "He doesn't see me as a starter. I'm going to keep looking to see if somebody does."

 

[resdubwhite]

There's an angle I didn't think of. We can blame McDaniels for this potential signing everytime Woodyard has a bad play.

capital idea.

 

[Mack Herron]

Translation: "He doesn't see me as a starter. I'm going to keep looking to see if somebody does."

Got him in the showroom but couldn't close the deal. How many times does a guy go visit other teams before signing with an earlier suitor?

 

[jmt57]

It Is What It Is » Wesley Woodyard: Visit with Patriots “went great”

“The visit with the Patriots went great,” Woodyard told Anderson. “I got to sit down with the coaches. I talked to (Bill) Belichick too. He told me how he sees my role with the team. I respect him a lot.”

The 6-foot, 233-pound linebacker compiled 84 tackles, three forced fumbles and four pass breakups in 2013. In last year’s regular-season meeting between the Patriots and Broncos, the 27-year-old finished with 15 total tackles (seven solo) and a forced fumble.​

 

[West Philly Patriot]

Never good when they leave town deal-less

 

[JMC00]

Unless they were up front with him and said they really wanted him but there were some things in the works (trying to get Revis and extend Wilfork) that needed to be addressed first and that if he gets a deal from another team in the mean time to give them a chance to match or beat it.

 

[TBR]

I'd rather the money go towards a DE

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Never good when they leave town deal-less

Ya...would be a good fit here

 

[captain stone]

Hmm, he definitely would not be a Spikes replacement imo. Spikes was a leadfoot. Woodyard could be the next Phifer for us if he returns to form. He was misused by Denver as an MLB when he should be on the outside, making plays in space and occasionally rushing the QB.

In 2012, Woodyard amassed 3 INTs, 5.5 QB sacks, and 70 tackles. That's the kind of guy I'm hoping we're getting if we sign him.
Wesley Woodyard NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com

What I meant to say was that Woodyard would replace Spikes on the LB roster, not that he would
replace Spikes' specific role. We already have Hightower & Mayo as the lead-foots; that's plenty.

 

[MileHighFish]

Woodward would be a great addition for the Pats if they get him. Loved him here in Denver. For some reason, he fell out of favor of JDR and the Bronco brass? Not sure what the story is behind that but a solid player who is a good leader.

 

[mayoclinic]

Woodward would be a great addition for the Pats if they get him. Loved him here in Denver. For some reason, he fell out of favor of JDR and the Bronco brass? Not sure what the story is behind that but a solid player who is a good leader.

Thank you for this. Nice post.

 

[patfanken]

Next to Browner and a DE, Woodyard is one of my top guys to get. We are good at LB, but very thin. Working in a rotation with May, Hightower and Collins he'd get a lot of playing time and make us better and more flexible. Speed is king these days in the NFL, and that's why Spikes is eminently expendable.

For me Browner solidifies the 2ndary at 2 positions is #1

#2 and 2a are the DE and Woodyard

#4 is the move TE

#5 is OL depth

The problem I have with both Woodyard and Browner is that, historically speaking, when a FA leaves town without a contract, they don't usually come back.

 

[MileHighFish]

You have to remember that Woodyard went undrafted and this is really his first chance to lock up a solid contract. It makes sense that he will most likely take every visit he is offered and go to the highest bidder. Can't really blame him for that I guess.

 

[Kontradiction]

Josina Anderson ✔ @JosinaAnderson Just got a text from LB Wesley Woodyard: "I'm about to sign with the Titans."

Looks like we'll be looking elsewhere in FA or toward the draft for a Christian Jones or a Jordan Tripp.