New England Patriots Discussion - Page 178

ElectricEye · 01-06-2011, 05:43 PM

Patriots sign Atiyyah Ellison. Hasn't played yet this year and his only action came for Jacksonville in 2009. He was with Kansas City for a week in October, so he has SOME familiarity with the system, but not much. You have to be encouraged by how well these in season acquisitions have worked out so far, but our luck has to run out sometime.

luckyjackaubrey · 01-06-2011, 05:51 PM

I was suprised they didn't sign LeKevin Smith (in for a tryout the same time as Ellison) or look into Jarvis Green ( he is free right now isn't he?). Right now it's looking like Wilfork, Warren, Pryor as starters and a bunch of waiver pickups heading into the playoffs....uhg....

Even if Mike Wright comes back he hasn't played in two months (or practiced). How effective can he be?

ElectricEye · 01-06-2011, 05:57 PM

Jarvis Green can't sign with us because he's currently under contract by the Texans even though they're done...or something like that.

Don Vito · 01-06-2011, 07:39 PM

Jarvis is done. He was a great situational pass rusher type behind Seymour and Warren but he showed last year that he isn't a full time starter, especially now with his age. He probably wouldn't bring anything to the table that we don't already have.

luckyjackaubrey · 01-06-2011, 07:44 PM

I'm sure he is far less than he once was at this point. My thinking was that bringing in someone with an understanding of the system would add more value given the stakes.

Don Vito · 01-06-2011, 08:09 PM

If we could take him I'm sure we would. especially considering how dinged up at the position we are. Plus we are known to bounce people in and out of here like we did with Seau.

ElectricEye · 01-06-2011, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Vito

Jarvis is done. He was a great situational pass rusher type behind Seymour and Warren but he showed last year that he isn't a full time starter, especially now with his age. He probably wouldn't bring anything to the table that we don't already have.

Yup. I was sad to see him go, but at the same time it wasn't that hard to see this happening.

diabsoule · 01-07-2011, 03:37 PM

Pats put DL Mike Wright on IR, they announce. Has been out with a concussion

Nalej · 01-07-2011, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabsoule

Pats put DL Mike Wright on IR, they announce. Has been out with a concussion

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Don Vito · 01-07-2011, 03:46 PM

Son of a *****. That sucks.

ElectricEye · 01-07-2011, 05:34 PM

God damn it.

Counter move is lifting Brandon Deaderick's suspension. Bit of a silver lining there.

nepg · 01-07-2011, 05:36 PM

Well...they didn't have him for a very long stretch... But the idea of getting him back was something to look forward to. Oh well. Hopefully Deaderick bounces back from his suspension like a Patriot should.

ElectricEye · 01-07-2011, 05:39 PM

Sounds like the only reason Deaderick was suspended was an issue with alarm clocks/possibly opening up a roster space to sign someone while we wait to see on Mike Wright. Good to see us take concussions seriously, but this is very bad news. One of our best defensive linemen this year against both the run and the pass. Would have been nice to see him get some action with our improved pass rush and see how he fit in there. Myron Pryor can do the same type of things he does for the most part and we have him back, but he doesn't do them near as well.

Jvig43 · 01-07-2011, 05:40 PM

This is really starting to concern me. Were most likely going to have to play a strong running team in the first matchup, we need a healthy Dline.

ElectricEye · 01-07-2011, 05:43 PM

We've played the run better than we did with Mike Wright in. That's largely irrelevant to him and he can still help in that area, but still. Not a death blow for the run. More a bummer that he can't help.

nepg · 01-07-2011, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jvig43

This is really starting to concern me. Were most likely going to have to play a strong running team in the first matchup, we need a healthy Dline.

Remember, the Pats had to deal with pretty decent running teams the last 4 weeks of the season without the #1 reason they became so good at stopping it this year... The Eye Gouger's back! I think his return has been soooo underrated, and definitely understated.

The Pats have dealt with injuries along the DL all year long, and while they'd be a ton better without the injuries, they've shown they get get **** done. They had some trouble without Spikes, though. Glad to get Pryor back. He's a huge upgrade over the fill-ins the Pats have used over the past few weeks. I love having a bye, but hate that we have to wait until next week to watch possibly my favorite Patriots team ever.

At least I get to watch the Chiefs this weekend (I also have to root for the Jets - FML)... And Babylon has his Seahawks... Sorry everyone else!

ElectricEye · 01-07-2011, 05:58 PM

Guyton is what he is; a good player in doses. In our system, anyway. Spikes adds so much more in terms of stuffing the run. Really helps mitigate the loss of Brace. Plus we get Deaderick back, who did outplay Brace down the stretch.

Nalej · 01-07-2011, 07:50 PM

What do you mean we get Deadrick back? He's suspended for the 1st game we play, no?
Makes no sense to suspend him for the off week.
I agree that Spikes back is a major plus. So is Pryor. Upgrade there, for sure

ElectricEye · 01-07-2011, 09:17 PM

Suspension is just lifted, I guess. Wasn't an NFL job, internal thing. So it just never happened, basically.

Matt Light named to the Pro-Bowl as an alternate, proving that the system is an absolute joke.

ElectricEye · 01-07-2011, 10:06 PM

Interesting article on the culture of the locker room right now;

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/f...ts#articleFull

Gotta love grilling Shawn Springs and AT. Springs left a bad taste in my mouth after watching him on TV. He was asked to talk about the Patriots and you could just taste the contempt.

Nalej · 01-07-2011, 10:22 PM

Yup... simply put... "In Bill We Trust"

Jvig43 · 01-07-2011, 11:32 PM

Go Chiefs, and Colts. I'd rather see the Jets lose and leave now and then the Colts get handled by the steelers. I'd love to play KC.

ElectricEye · 01-08-2011, 09:33 AM

KC....eh. No. Not them. We've struggled traditionally against teams familiar with our personnel and system. Indy I could deal with. Jets I could deal with. Don't want any part of the Ravens.

Nalej · 01-08-2011, 09:38 AM

I want no parts of Colts and Ravens. I'm confident in blowouts on the rest. We rock :)

ElectricEye · 01-08-2011, 09:52 AM

Old news, but Vince is on the SI cover.

Don't like the thing at the bottom though :/