New England Patriots Discussion

[Jvig43]

Yeah, never a good idea to draft a pats RB unless you get them after the draft.

[FlyingElvis]

What's the deal with Stevan Ridley? Pats are so damn tight lipped about injuries I can't find anything about what's wrong with him. I'm assuming concussion-anyone know or think anything different?

Pegged him in fantasy draft as a possible break out rookie. It looks like he's a combination of BJGE & Woodhead and I gambled that he might get significant playing time as the season goes. fail?

Keep him stashed. Nobody has any idea what's up with Ridley, but I think stashing him and hoping for the mid-season breakout is absolutely not a fail.

[ElectricEye]

Everyone but Vollmer practiced today. Vollmer has a full five days to get ready to go, so he should be good as well. Looks like we'll be putting our best foot forward against the Dolphins.

[descendency]

Looks like we'll be putting our best foot forward against the Dolphins.

You're supposed to save that joke for another divisional team . . .

[descendency]

Yeah, never a good idea to draft a pats RB unless you get them after the draft.

My first rule of fantasy football: Do not play a Patriots player outside of Gostkowski and Brady.

[Nalej]

and W.Welker if you're in a PPR league

[Jvig43]

I got Hernandez because hes been lining up at wr and has been getting good looks.

[Nalej]

I wouldn't mind picking him up as a back up tight end.
In my FF leagues... it seems like Gronkowski was always available late in the draft
so he's my back up TE instead. Hernandez isn't a bad choice either though.

[dj825]

So Carolina signed Darius Butler, i havent gotten to see him play so i was wondering what you guys think of him? Its not like were stacked at corner as it is but im just curious how good a pick up it really could be.

[descendency]

So Carolina signed Darius Butler, i havent gotten to see him play so i was wondering what you guys think of him? Its not like were stacked at corner as it is but im just curious how good a pick up it really could be.

Could be: a #2 boundary corner, maybe even #1.

Probably will be: A guy who gets cut in a year or two after he doesn't develop anymore.

Is right now: Zero confidence, zero ball skills.

[Jvig43]

So Carolina signed Darius Butler, i havent gotten to see him play so i was wondering what you guys think of him? Its not like were stacked at corner as it is but im just curious how good a pick up it really could be.

Your honest to god best bet is to sneak down to the stadium one night and poison his water. You will thank me later.

[Matthew Jones]

So Carolina signed Darius Butler, i havent gotten to see him play so i was wondering what you guys think of him? Its not like were stacked at corner as it is but im just curious how good a pick up it really could be.

I feel bad for Butler, he seems like a good kid and had a lot of chemistry with the other Patriots DBs off the field, but he just can't put it all together. Has starting talent but I cringed every time I saw him on the field - other teams knew he was incompetent and would target him mercilessly whenever he was out there with a ton of success. He was basically an instant first down. Last season he allowed Ochocinco to go 10/12 for 133 yards and a TD in the first game, and then got smoked by Braylon Edwards to the tune of 5/6 for 74 yards and a TD, after which Edwards did the dougie in his face. All in all, his QB rating against last season was 106.7. Maybe the Dolphins should have signed him as a quarterbacks coach, because he made Chad Henne look like Tom Brady.

[ElectricEye]

Miami is pumping crowd noise into the practices, with the idea that there may be more Patriots than Dolphins fans there. **** yeah.

Tampa is also blacked out as the only team that didn't sell out there stadium. Hate to say it because I know some legitimate ones....but Florida sports fans lol.

[descendency]

Dolphins fans? what is that?

[Jvig43]

I couldn't hate any team more than the Dallas Cowboys right now.