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Post by rkarp on Oct 28, 2017 6:36:22 GMT -5
again, it is only week 8, and Edelman and (most likely)Mitchell are done for the season, and Hogan and Danny are beat up. Dorsett is potentially a down the road player. the question is what will the WR group look like and feel like by week 12 and 13? is obtaining a WR now a prudent decision to prepare for the second half of the season and beyond? I am not sitting here pining for Boldin to be on the team. but I am thinking is there a player out there that could improve the WR depth for down the road, because from what we have seen from Danny and Hogan is that they are physically beat up, and Dorsett has proven to be a deep route runner only (so far). could the team get a player that can go over the middle, thrive in a quick, short yardage passing game, and come in and understand some of the offense in 4 weeks? that COULD be Boldin. it could be someone else. maybe it is Hollister. Maybe it is Allen. all I am saying is if the team can upgrade its depth, they should do it. I am of the opinion Boldin could be an upgrade You guys are gung-ho to add depth without providing answers as to how we fit yet another receiver on the roster? Who gets cut or put on the IR, if Danny or Hogan aren't done for the season then it ain't happening. If a WR upgrade is available I have no problem trying to get Hollister to PS, releasing Dorsett or Grissom
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Post by mthurl on Oct 28, 2017 7:40:51 GMT -5
Well I think a rather strange point in the season has kind of reached us, do they try to upgrade or do they throw in the towel? And that does sound ridiculous but I wonder what they're thinking...they sit here in a good spot...but injuries and potential injuries could ruin the already paper thin depth.
I'm assuming Mitchell is done, Edelman already is...Gronk?? To think that he is what we are pinning our hopes on at this point is absolutely frightening. I mean I'd trust anyone but this guy to stay healthy. Amendola is very close behind. Dion Lewis is right there as well. Not exactly a durable bunch we have left. Hightower already went down.
So I think if they are serious about this season something will have to be done, there's just not enough here right now and like I listed above...the heavy hitters haven't even gone down yet. Who knows how they really feel about this team? Whether they feel there is a legitimate shot to win it all if they give up some more of their future for rig now. I think this weekend - how they respond - will go a long way in determining that.
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Post by jri37 on Oct 28, 2017 7:50:33 GMT -5
Well I think a rather strange point in the season has kind of reached us, do they try to upgrade or do they throw in the towel? And that does sound ridiculous but I wonder what they're thinking...they sit here in a good spot...but injuries and potential injuries could ruin the already paper thin depth. I'm assuming Mitchell is done, Edelman already is...Gronk?? To think that he is what we are pinning our hopes on at this point is absolutely frightening. I mean I'd trust anyone but this guy to stay healthy. Amendola is very close behind. Dion Lewis is right there as well. Not exactly a durable bunch we have left. Hightower already went down. So I think if they are serious about this season something will have to be done, there's just not enough here right now and like I listed above...the heavy hitters haven't even gone down yet. Who knows how they really feel about this team? Whether they feel there is a legitimate shot to win it all if they give up some more of their future for rig now. I think this weekend - how they respond - will go a long way in determining that. Agree 100% about the line for Gronk being razor thin between health and injury. I hear ya about injuries and depth in general but take a look around the league its an epidemic. www.spotrac.com/nfl/injured-reserve/
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Post by mthurl on Oct 28, 2017 8:23:54 GMT -5
Well I think a rather strange point in the season has kind of reached us, do they try to upgrade or do they throw in the towel? And that does sound ridiculous but I wonder what they're thinking...they sit here in a good spot...but injuries and potential injuries could ruin the already paper thin depth. I'm assuming Mitchell is done, Edelman already is...Gronk?? To think that he is what we are pinning our hopes on at this point is absolutely frightening. I mean I'd trust anyone but this guy to stay healthy. Amendola is very close behind. Dion Lewis is right there as well. Not exactly a durable bunch we have left. Hightower already went down. So I think if they are serious about this season something will have to be done, there's just not enough here right now and like I listed above...the heavy hitters haven't even gone down yet. Who knows how they really feel about this team? Whether they feel there is a legitimate shot to win it all if they give up some more of their future for rig now. I think this weekend - how they respond - will go a long way in determining that. Agree 100% about the line for Gronk being razor thin between health and injury. I hear ya about injuries and depth in general but take a look around the league its an epidemic. www.spotrac.com/nfl/injured-reserve/Yeah good point, lots of injuries, but I think as a team we have more than your average team, certainly more for a team in the thick of it. Hate it. Always ruins my mood. And I can't even watch basketball without cringing now because of Hayward...every time someone goes up high for a layup or dunk I think they're coming down with a leg snapped in half. It's weird. I'll get over it, haha. I think this week is more important than we ever could have imagined, if they show well? I think they go all in. If they don't? I think they quietly stand pat and just kind of see where it goes.
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Post by rkarp on Oct 28, 2017 8:34:29 GMT -5
I do not think the Pats will ever throw in the towel They will be very active to try and improve. I am not saying that is Boldin or any WR. But to think in week 8 that the team would not or should not try to upgrade Dorsett, Hollister or any player is short sighted
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Post by mthurl on Oct 28, 2017 12:08:47 GMT -5
I do not think the Pats will ever throw in the towel They will be very active to try and improve. I am not saying that is Boldin or any WR. But to think in week 8 that the team would not or should not try to upgrade Dorsett, Hollister or any player is short sighted Tried but they have always cared as much about the future as the present...releasing Milloy, trading Seymore a week before the season started, trading Dieon Branch, trading Collins halfway through the season for peanuts, trading Chandler Jones for a roll of tape. Those were some of our best players, traded away for an eye towards the future, the cap and financial responsibility. With the exception of Milloy, they had no viable backup plan in place for any of them...unless you count Kyle Van Noy and the fact they won the super bowl despite not having Collins. Are they going to trade more of the future away if the team comes out and loses to LA and looks flat...if Gilmore looks lost again and the defense looks a mess. I wonder, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't.
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Post by mthurl on Oct 28, 2017 13:52:21 GMT -5
I do not think the Pats will ever throw in the towel They will be very active to try and improve. I am not saying that is Boldin or any WR. But to think in week 8 that the team would not or should not try to upgrade Dorsett, Hollister or any player is short sighted Tried but they have always cared as much about the future as the present...releasing Milloy, trading Seymore a week before the season started, trading Dieon Branch, trading Collins halfway through the season for peanuts, trading Chandler Jones for a roll of tape. Those were some of our best players, traded away for an eye towards the future, the cap and financial responsibility. With the exception of Milloy, they had no viable backup plan in place for any of them...unless you count Kyle Van Noy and the fact they won the super bowl despite not having Collins. Are they going to trade more of the future away if the team comes out and loses to LA and looks flat...if Gilmore looks lost again and the defense looks a mess. I wonder, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't. I dont Nink I'm going to go back and edit crap anymore, iPad seems to take a life on if it's own when it wants to and little simple words like true, turn into tried. Think came out as Nink. Etc etc. all well.
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