Patterson likely doesn't make an impact in 2013. He's very inexperienced, and wasn't overwhelmingly productive in his one season of playing in a major conference.
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The red flag for Swope is a history of concussions.
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There are a ton of corners available in free agency: Brent Grimes Chris Houston Adam Jones Aqib Talib Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Keenan Lewis Greg Toler Bradley Fletcher Derek Cox Darius Butler EJ Biggers Cary Williams Tracy Porter And there are more. They can't all get paid. Is there anyone on the list above who you would think that Sean Smith is way better than? I think he's
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There are a lot of tackles on the free agent market, including Sebastian Vollmer, Branden Albert, William Beatty, Sam Baker, and Gosder Cherilus. They aren't all going to get massive contracts because the money simply isn't there to allow that to happen.
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mizzou15 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Smith is not worth the franchise tag I agree but > trust me we can do a lot worse than this guy. He > is another guy I don't want to over pay on but we > better damn well be ready to replace him and not > w/ someone currently on our roster. With $48M in cap space, a ton of free agent corners on the
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Here is the myth of Sean Smith: He did a great job shutting down Larry Fitzgerald and AJ Green, and that shows how much potential he has. Is this really the case? Let's start with the game against Larry Fitzgerald, when Sean Smith had his only 2 INTS of the season. In that game, Fitzgerald had 8 catches for 64 yards, with 1 TD. The 64 yards is impressive for Smith, but 8 catches and 1 TD? Fit
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wow, Mark. I thought you liked to rely on PFF. > Two days ago, the Boston newspaper had a headline > that "Wes Welker Ranked As No. 2 Free-Agent Wide > Receiver By Pro Football Focus." It does talk > about the drops but I suppose the ranking must be > based on the same thing I see, that
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eesti Wrote: > > > RG is the easiest position to fill on the line. > > The RG rarely gets asked to pull, and he almost > > never faces quality pass rushers. It is the > > position on the line that coaches and personnel > > guys worry about filling the least (see Rex > > Hadnot, Donald Thomas, etc). > > I don't completely agree with this mi
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "I don't understand why anyone would think Welker > is a target for us in free agency. He doesn't > address the glaring need. Is he better than Bess? > Yes, but only marginally so, and he's older." > > I disagree, Mark. > > Then that must mean Brady is a million times > better
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808phan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think Bess will be traded. He hasn't been > paid but the vet minimum if not just a little more > perhaps - it's not like he's breaking the bank. > The dude is just happy to have a job after being > an undrafted free agent. If anything, he's been > underpaid all this time for all the licks he
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Josh Morgan got $6M per year last season. Laurent Robinson got $7M per season. Robert Meachem got almost $7M per season.
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THE Truth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > dolfanmark Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > Bess would be fine in the slot if we had two > fast > > WRs on the outside. But, the last few years, > the > > lack of speed outside is compounded by Bess > > inside. If the
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eesti Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think Soliai fits just fine. He is a space > eating DT who can also play NT. Most 4-3 defenses > have an under and an over tackle. One eating up > blockers and the other usually a quicker DT with > some pass rushing ability. > > It seems to me that the rest of the players (you > mentioned) b
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Soliai is not a classic 4-3 DT. Taking on double teams is not a big part of the 4-3. With 4 D-linemen, the offense can only double team one guy. And it's not always the same one. A NT in the 3-4 has to take on double teams on every play. That's not the case in the 4-3. A pure 4-3 DT is a guy who can stay on the field for all 3 downs. That's not Soliai. He rushed the passer 100 more times in 2012
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eesti Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just want to see someone in the slot with some > explosiveness like a Percy Harvin or Victor Cruz. > Someone who can do more than short possession > routes. It may be wishful thinking but we need an > upgrade. I agree that we could use a more explosive slot WR. But, Harvin has averaged 11.8 yards per
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The stat refers to targets 20 yards or more downfield. It's not pass plays that resulted in gains of 20 yards or more. It's no surprise. He's slow and small. That's why he plays the slot. And that's why he doesn't run many deep routes. I don't understand why anyone would think Welker is a target for us in free agency. He doesn't address the glaring need. Is he better than Bess? Yes, but onl
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He has never got along with coaches. Any of them. Going back to at least college. Philbin will never even consider this guy.
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montequi Wrote: > Well, we already have a Pro-Bowl center. Now we > just have to shore up the Guard position. He hasn't made the Pro Bowl yet. And while he rarely got beat on the pass rush this year, he still doesn't hold the point of attack well enough. He allowed rushers to get too deep, at times.
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berkeley223 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > mark what do you propose we do at OL this > offseason? This is a point that Omar Kelly made recently, and you can see it in some of the posts people have made. And in just history. Successful offensive lines are built in many ways. The early 70's Dolphins had maybe the best line in the history of the league
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One thing that is not discussed above is that > given Tannehill's skills set, protection for a > "pocket passer" is less relevant for him than it > would be for Matt Moore. > This is sort of true, for outside rushers. But, no matter what kind of QB you are, you can't have pressure coming up
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Starks could get as much as $8M or so on the open market. It could be awfully difficult for Miami to swallow that, and be paying $16M combined to your 2 DTs, considering one of them comes off the field in passing situations. And if they want to re-sign Clemons and Hartline, and bring in a top WR, and possibly add an OT/TE/CB/DE, and sign Reshad Jones to an extension, that kind of money for Starks
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People have to keep in mind, the difference between Parcells' personnel and Philbin's personnel is huge. Everyone says this is Ireland's year. The reality is that it is going to take time to turn this roster over. Parcells believed in bigger, stronger. Philbin wants faster, smarter. The o-line was built for a straight ahead, man blocking scheme. That's what Parcells believed in. Philbin wa
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eesti Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is also talk about moving Jerry to RT but I > see no signs of that happening or that he is good > enough. > > dolfanmark....how did Jerry grade out in pass pro > and run blocking last year. Well, Jerry can't stay at OG in this system. He's never going to be athletic enough to fit with what
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ChyrenB Wrote: > As I remember, he sucked even worse at RT. > The QB pressure numbers disagree with this. > You have to remember those stats you are talking > about were garnered in his ROOKIE year. > Remember Richmond Webb as a rookie? He was a stud. Remember Jake Long as a rookie? Stud. Martin was better than Marc Colombo, but that's not saying much. He will ge
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Bess could be an important piece to the right team. For example, say Brandon Stokley retires. With Thomas and Decker on the outside, and Manning at QB, Bess would be a huge piece of the puzzle for Denver. They already have their big play WRs and TD scorers. Bess would likely get less catches for them than us, but he'd be more useful to them, if that makes sense.
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eesti Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Latest rumor is that Harvin is headed to NE to > take over at slot for Welker. The belief in New England (where I live) is that the Patriots will franchise tag Welker for one season. The Pats are a team that could take on Harvin, though. With Belichick and Brady, they can take on a problem child and try to mak
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ChyrenB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But Martin struggled at RT, even moreso than he > did at LT despite being a rookie at both. Martin excelled run blocking at LT, but was bad in pass protection at both positions. At LT, Martin allowed 2 sacks, 2 hits, and 17 hurries. That is over 4 QB disruptions allowed per game at LT. He allowed 3.5 pressur
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montequi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Welker was the #3 option...or lower...on that > offense. That's changed from previous years. I'm > not saying Welker hasn't lost a step, but AGAIN > the stats don't tell the whole story. Welker was targeted 166 times this season, by far, the most on the Patriots. He was their #1 option.
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Rotoworld called CB the deepest position in this year's free agent class. PFF 2012 grades of the free agents: Pacman Jones +11.1 Terrance Newman +8.6 Sheldon Brown +7.5 Chris Houston +7.4 Greg Toler +6.8 Darius Butler +5.5 Chris Owens +4.9 Joselio Hanson +4.2 EJ Biggers +3.8 Bradley Fletcher +3.8 Leodis McKelvin +3.8 Michael Adams +3.6 Keenan Lewis +3.2 DJ Moore +3.1 Kyle Arri
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