Tyrone McKenzie done for the season...

[Wootylicous]

Rookie LB Tyrone McKenzie tore his ACL at the Patriots' first offseason minicamp. He'll be placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

:(

[Kase1]

That sucks 4 u guys, I thought he was gonna be a nice piece for the Pats

[FlyingElvis]

What the hell is going on w/rookie LBs not making it to the regular season?? GDAMMIT!!

[hannah73]

Hopefully not a bad sign for the year to come. One weekend one injury? Jezzus.

[Don Vito]

Holy ****. We are in a serious pinch at linebacker.

[Nalej]

$%^&%*&^%$*&^%&*%&^$%$#^%$^&

AHHHHHHHH

I can't ****** believe it!!!!
The only LB we draft... smh
L. Foote signed with his Lions too.
We need help... bad.
I hope Appleby steps up in a big way and
J. Taylor better be on his way up here

[ElectricEye]

That really bites. Appleby has a lot better chance of making the team. So does Redd. Let's hope Guyton is ready for some major playing time this year.

[TNPatsFan]

This is a shame. Hopefully he'll be able to learn the defense while he is out and be ready to play next year. I said before the draft that ILB was a bigger need than OLB and now with the loss of McKenzie that leaves only three ILB's on the roster (I don't count Alexander, he's a special teams only guy in my mind and shouldn't ever play LB unless it's at the end of a blowout).

I wonder if this means they'll be calling Seau again. I love the guy but we really need to turn the page and get younger guys in. This does seem to give Appleby a good opportunity. It will be interesting to see what he can do with it.

[FlyingElvis]

Why, Bill, why???



http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/files/2009/03/rey-maualuga.jpg

[Matthew Jones]

My thoughts exactly. It's not so much who they picked in this draft as who they DIDN'T pick.

[devinhester=R.O.Y 2006]

Mother ******.....well as we have all seen we will make due.

[cdf_2108]

i hope we get the newly released Pisa Tinoisamoa from the Rams.
we had him in for a pre-draft visit before the 2003 nfl draft i think

[Nalej]

i hope we get the newly released Pisa Tinoisamoa from the Rams.
we had him in for a pre-draft visit before the 2003 nfl draft i think

That'd be sweet. Just sign someone!

[Nalej]

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2009/05/ilbs_on_the_mar.html

Some possible additions for ILB depth.

[ElectricEye]

Pisa actually wouldn't be bad. Terrible 3-4 fit, but if he was cheap and we think he can play inside for us I wouldn't mind signing him and telling Teddy to take a seat.

[thetedginnshow]

This is karma for BB getting cute with the draft.

[Don Vito]

Nap Harris would be a real nice fit I think.