LB Jonathan Casillas to pats

[soxhop411]

“@RapSheet: The #Bucs are finishing up a trade to send LB Jonathan Casillas to the #Patriots, source says.”

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/527186644646891520

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/527186644646891520

link to tweet

 

[mpx42]

That's the guy who recovered the onside kick for the Saints in Super Bowl XLIV. Special teamer, LB depth?

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Seems like a special teamer and backup coverage linebacker.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Who's watching tape of Denver now!?

 

[ifmanis5]

Nice. Wonder if he gets some parting words from Mankins.

 

[Stitch01]

Pretty tiny for a Pats linebacker if the PFF size numbers are correct, only goes 227

 

[riboflav]

His dad is Flash Gordon so that could help the Pats down the stretch.

 

[Corsi]

Brian McIntyre ‏@brian_mcintyre  6s7 seconds ago
Jonathan Casillas has played in 21% of the Buccaners’ def. snaps, is due $582,353 over the final 9 weeks. Has $1.6M playing-time incentive

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

Born in New Brunswick, NJ, home of a certain college.

 

[Stitch01]

Who's watching tape of Denver now!?

 
 

That's the guy who recovered the onside kick for the Saints in Super Bowl XLIV. Special teamer, LB depth?

Rare missed trick for BB, should have said he was watching Manning games on tape this morning.

 

[Corsi]

The 25-year-old Casillas (6-1, 227) is considered a solid special teams player who might factor into the mix in sub packages. Given the Patriots’ strong returning group, any linebacker addition would have to project to a core special teams role.
 

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4740632/free-agent-fit-linebacker

 

[Stitch01]

Does two trades with the same team in the same season set an NFL record?

 

[Mugsy's Walk-Off Bunt]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet! I love this guy, by which I mean I have barely kind of maybe quasi-heard of him.

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

Who does he bump off the game day roster?  Slater, Don Jones and Bolden seem to be the three special teams only guys every week.  Slater and Jones arnt sitting for this guy.  Bolden is the break glass in case of emergency bigger running back now.  So I guess the answer has to be Deontae Skinner, right?  Which if they are comfortable sitting Skinner, then they must been impressed with Ayers because Casillas is a Linebacker in name only.

 

[RoDaddy]

I was hoping they'd focus on LB depth at the deadline, so that part is good.  But with Brady's clock ticking, shouldn't we have gone after a better quality guy, even if it cost a high draft choice? 

 

[vadertime]

Who does he bump off the game day roster?  Slater, Don Jones and Bolden seem to be the three special teams only guys every week.  Slater and Jones arnt sitting for this guy.  Bolden is the break glass in case of emergency bigger running back now.  So I guess the answer has to be Deontae Skinner, right?  Which if they are comfortable sitting Skinner, then they must been impressed with Ayers because Casillas is a Linebacker in name only.

 
Probably IR Ebner.

 

[Stitch01]

I doubt any were available for anything under an absurd ransom.
 
Someone like Talib with talent but warts and injury concerns is about the best you can hope for at the trading deadline and there might just not have been a guy out there this year.  Its hard to do big trades for high draft choices in the NFL unless your owner is under the influence and spewing first round picks for replacement level RBs.

 

[soxhop411]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 4s4 seconds ago
Comp: New England traded its 5th-round pick to Tampa Bay for LB Jonathan Casillas and Bucs' 6th-round pick, per source.
 
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/527201943127883776

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

 
Probably IR Ebner.

 
Forgot about Ebner.  That seems likely

 

[E5 Yaz]

FieldYates Field Yates
To clear a roster spot for Jonathan Casillas, the Patriots have waived OL Chris Barker, per league source.

 

[Stitch01]

That might not even be a ten spot move.

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

NOT BAD. Only sub-optimal news is that Devey is more likely to stay.

 

[ivanvamp]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 4s4 seconds ago
Comp: New England traded its 5th-round pick to Tampa Bay for LB Jonathan Casillas and Bucs' 6th-round pick, per source.
 
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/527201943127883776

 
So they basically moved down about 6 spots in the draft to get Casillas.  

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

 
So they basically moved down about 6 spots in the draft to get Casillas.  

 
Probably a bit more once you factor in comp picks but, yeah, this is very minor draft compensation.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Wrong thread.

 

[Super Nomario]

Who does he bump off the game day roster?  Slater, Don Jones and Bolden seem to be the three special teams only guys every week.  Slater and Jones arnt sitting for this guy.  Bolden is the break glass in case of emergency bigger running back now.  So I guess the answer has to be Deontae Skinner, right?  Which if they are comfortable sitting Skinner, then they must been impressed with Ayers because Casillas is a Linebacker in name only.

The Pats play a lot of players on special teams, not just three. In fact, you didn't name the top two players in special teams snaps, Tavon Wilson and Chris White. As for game-day inactives, it depends. Casillas' ability to play specials means they could deactivate one of the safeties or a LB, but they could also deactivate a guy like Tyms, Butler, or White.
 

 
Probably IR Ebner.

Ebner returned to practice last week; I don't think they'll IR him.

 

[Super Nomario]

 
So they basically moved down about 6 spots in the draft to get Casillas.  

The last three inseason trades - Casillas, Ayers, and Sopoaga - have all been of this formula, trading a pick for a player but getting back a pick within a round or so. In the past Belichick has suggested that it's easy to move back in the draft and pick up late-round picks, but in 2012 he had trouble doing that - they ended up trading a second for a third, a sixth, and two sevenths, which is pretty poor value per the value chart. It seems like now they'd rather swap fifths or sixths than give up a sixth or seventh, and they've avoided stuff like the Haynesworth or Salas deals more recently.

 

[Darnell's Son]

That strategy works well too, because you're probably targeting players you covet that are probably not on other teams radars....wait who?

 

[Old Fart Tree]

THE FINAL PIECE TO THE PUZZLE!!!111ELEVEN1!

 

[CaptainLaddie]

Nice to see more Yambag-Eagles on the Pats.

 

[4thmartinez]

Brian McIntyre ‏@brian_mcintyre   [URL="https://twitter.com/brian_mcintyre/status/527188395744051201

https://twitter.com/brian_mcintyre/status/527188395744051201"]6s7

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Jonathan Casillas has played in 21% of the Buccaners def. snaps, is due $582,353 over the final 9 weeks. Has $1.6M playing-time incentive

 

[lambeau]

Interestingly, Reiss has Casillas preparing to play LB Sunday. Could he be a BB surprise, and the Pats best coverage LB? He's experienced, quick, and fast--his 4.61/40 is the same as Welker and J. Thomas. Like Revis, 6'1", long arms.
 
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4771296/casillas-cramming-to-be-ready-for-sunday