2015 Patriots 53-man Roster & Practice Squad Watch
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Doug Kyed @DougKyed 19s19 seconds ago
WR Chris Harper, who cleared waivers yesterday, is back in the #Patriots locker room.
WR Chris Harper, who cleared waivers yesterday, is back in the #Patriots locker room.
Doug Kyed @DougKyed 17s17 seconds ago
The Patriots worked out former Bills RB Bryce Brown today, according to a source.
The Patriots worked out former Bills RB Bryce Brown today, according to a source.
Doug Kyed @DougKyed 6s6 seconds ago
Source: The Patriots worked out RB Bryce Brown, WR Jarrett Boykin, FB Henry Hynoski, WR Austin Pettis, QB Alex Tanney and QB Dustin Vaughan.
Source: The Patriots worked out RB Bryce Brown, WR Jarrett Boykin, FB Henry Hynoski, WR Austin Pettis, QB Alex Tanney and QB Dustin Vaughan.
Interesting inactives this week:
CB Fletcher - just a matchup thing, or is he maybe on the way out?
S Wilson - A healthy scratch. Has never done much on D but has been a big ST contributor - maybe now not even that?
CB Brown - started the first two games, was active but never saw the field. Is that a verdict on his early-season play? Have Ryan and Coleman really passed him?
RB Cadet - active last week over White, this week White got the nod
TE Hoomanawnui - I've never been totally clear what he brings to the team; could he be cut at some point?
CB Fletcher - just a matchup thing, or is he maybe on the way out?
S Wilson - A healthy scratch. Has never done much on D but has been a big ST contributor - maybe now not even that?
CB Brown - started the first two games, was active but never saw the field. Is that a verdict on his early-season play? Have Ryan and Coleman really passed him?
RB Cadet - active last week over White, this week White got the nod
TE Hoomanawnui - I've never been totally clear what he brings to the team; could he be cut at some point?
Super Nomario said:
You have to figure that with Brown it's a health thing, right? For Fletcher, Cadet and Hooman, I think it's just a matter of there being other guys on the roster who do more (now that White has gotten his feet wet). Wilson, I don't know - I'm not deep enough in ST to know whether anyone is especially good/bad, aside from Slater, who reminded us again today that he's really, really good!
There were some rumors about Brown's health but he wasn't on the injury report at all. I would think if he tweaked something late they would have just deactivated him and activated Fletcher.mwonow said:
Stitch01 said:
It seems likely (though BB would never say as much) that they treated today's game a bit like a scrimmage. They wanted to see what Coleman, Richards, and White could do in game situations. Great way to get their feet wet without risking much, given Jacksonville's limitations. Given how all three played, we may see them again next week. That said, I suspect Brown starts again and Coleman is the back-up. Brown looked solid to the naked eye in the first two weeks.
I know we genuflect at Belichick a bunch on these boards, but this strikes me as another way he is two steps ahead of the rest of the league.
There was a rumor somewhere(I believe yesterday during the game) that Brown was seen icing his legs on the sidelines at the end of the Buffalo game. Maybe there was some lingering soreness and he was to be available in an emergency role only. That made the Fletcher inactive choice that much more interesting. I think by November Fletcher will get cut.
How far Ball has fallen.
The Montee Ball problem: If there are running backs behind 3 doors and you open one of them and it's Montee Ball, should you switch to get a chance at a better back?
The Montee Ball problem: If there are running backs behind 3 doors and you open one of them and it's Montee Ball, should you switch to get a chance at a better back?
Lyons Yellin WWL-TVVerified account @LyonsYellin 2m2 minutes ago
Can confirm Akiem Hicks trade. Crazy because I was just talking to him today and he drinking his Kale Smoothie and going about his business.
Can confirm Akiem Hicks trade. Crazy because I was just talking to him today and he drinking his Kale Smoothie and going about his business.
Over valuation of draft picks, and coaches short leashes seem to be the new market inefficiency. Just spent 20 minutes at Saints forums and he had been benched and largely replaced by rookies in the last game. Seemed to be references to being part of a negative locker room but they felt he had more talent than he had showed this year.
In Bill we trust...
/autocorrect is the devil
In Bill we trust...
/autocorrect is the devil
Stitch01 said:
The Saints board I'm reading seems to think the Saints got fleeced. I hope they're correct!
quint said:
He is oft injured except when he isn't so his pride was hurt even though he isn't injured but forgotten is what it means.
I think BB sometimes rotates certain guys through the practice squad as a sort of extended shadow roster/tryout spot. So like with Thompkins, he knows the system, he's now had a couple of weeks to work with the team in practice this year, BB's had a couple of weeks to see what progress he's made over the last year, and there's depth right now at WR given LaFell is waiting in the wings as well and they don't even have a game this week to worry about. So they can release Thompkins and evaluate someone else at practice this week. If two receivers go down in week 4, they probably can still sign Thompkins again even if he ends up on another practice squad. Not riskless, he could end up on an active roster, but if they know what Thompkins is and they know its unlikely they are using him very soon and he just cleared waivers two weeks ago, why not shuffle in someone else that might eventually have more value than sixth string WR and give them the week of practice reps?
Barker and Vellano sort of fall into the same category
Barker and Vellano sort of fall into the same category
This is kind of a curious move given that they just traded for Hicks and they just waived Thornton a couple weeks ago. I'm guessing some other team tried to poach him off the practice squad and they didn't want to lose him.nattysez said:
Hill is an interesting dude. He had 81 catches for 1364 yards and 11 touchdowns his sophomore year at Arizona, then tore his ACL and missed his entire junior year. When he came back his senior year, he wasn't the same guy and the Wildcats used him in a more limited role. He might be the most physically gifted receiver they have if he's 100% healthy. That's a big if, and it also doesn't account for all the non-physical challenges (route running, understanding the O, adjusting to the pro game, etc.) that young receivers typically face.nattysez said:
About time. They brought him in twice for a looksy already. Doug Kyed has the current roster breakdown:
Nice intro on Iosefa: http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/5-Things-to-Know-About-Joey-Iosefa/774f7085-1ca6-42a1-82fd-afc64a7c5ed3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcx46Nvpk3g
* Check out 1:55 mark. He's throwing a bomb to a receiver.
Brennan Williams may be the only NFL player to be into LARPing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5E1MCNOi7g
Hope he sticks around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5E1MCNOi7g
Hope he sticks around.
Rand Getlin @Rand_Getlin 5s5 seconds ago
The #Pats worked out Cortland Finnegan today, a source said. Despite announcing his retirement in March, he's open to a return to the field.
Rand Getlin @Rand_Getlin 30s30 seconds ago
The #Patriots didn't sign Finnegan today, but given his willingness to consider opportunities, he'll be worth monitoring moving forward.
The #Pats worked out Cortland Finnegan today, a source said. Despite announcing his retirement in March, he's open to a return to the field.
Rand Getlin @Rand_Getlin 30s30 seconds ago
The #Patriots didn't sign Finnegan today, but given his willingness to consider opportunities, he'll be worth monitoring moving forward.