Bill Belichick hasn’t stopped making headlines. Today, the team announced the release of receiver Chad Jackson and strong safety John Lynch, bringing the team to 51 players.
With Chad Jackson, I was shocked, to say the least. I thought he had begun to make strides near the end of the preseason, but apparently it wasn’t enough [...]
Yesterday, a lot of fans were surprised when they discovered that Matt Cassel had beaten out Matt Gutierrez for 2nd string quarterback spot, behind Tom Brady. I got a few emails yesterday, some quite angry with Belichick and Pioli:
what the (explicative) is belidiot doing keeping cassel on the team??? i cant stand to watch cassel in [...]
I am mystified as to Kevin Faulk being penalized a game for violating the league’s “Substance Abuse Policy”. He got picked up at a Lil’ Wayne concert carrying two marijuana cigars. He never failed a NFL drug test but he is penalized a game? This is ludicrous. I think the NFL substance abuse policy should [...]
The report from Patriots.com:
The New England Patriots placed two players on the reserve/injured list, placed one player on the reserve/non-football injury list and released 14 players today. Tackle Oliver Ross (shoulder) was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list, while linebacker Bo Ruud (ankle) and defensive lineman Kenny Smith (arm) were placed on the reserve/injured list. [...]
Patriots running back Kevin Faulk has been suspended one game two to violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.
Faulk’s suspension will open up a roster spot for one player on the team.
So I made one of these earlier in the year, but here’s my volume 2. Let’s go:
Quarterbacks: Tom Brady, Matt Cassel, Kevin O’Connell
This is where I made my first big change. Cassel now gets the nod for me. Maybe Goots was more productive, but lets keep in mind that he was playing against 2nd and [...]
The Patriots have begun final cuts by releasing four players, Boston Globe writer Mike Reiss reports:
The New England Patriots announced the released of four players today:second-year nose tackle Steve Fifita, first-year offensive lineman Jimmy Martin, fourth-year cornerback Jeff Shoate and rookie tight end Jonathan Stupar.
The release of these four players brings the Patriots down to [...]
With the first roster cut at 4:00 PM this afternoon, the Patriots trimmed their roster down to the league mandated 75 player limit. To make the cut, the Patriots released FB/HB Kyle Eckel, cornerback Jason Webster, and rookie interior lineman Ryan Wendell. The team also placed right tackle Ryan O’Callaghan on injured reserve, effectively ending [...]
Much of the Patriots preseason has been frustrating, to say the least.
0-3, with two truly pathetic efforts. There have been some notable individual performances, but none too significant.
So should we be worried, or is everything okay?
Lets start with the good. Patriots rookie linebacker Jerod Mayo has 18 total tackles in the three preseason games. He [...]
The Patriots have signed free agent guard/center Mike Flynn, according to reports.
The signing of Flynn is a result of the numerous number of injuries to the interior of the Patriots line. Ross Hochstein and Billy Yates, two top back-up interior lineman, have also both suffered injuries.
Flynn has started 115 of 134 games in ten seasons, [...]
