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Mr. Irrelevant Kobe Minor CB Memphis 180 4.5 40 time.
Really have no idea how long his arms are, but I hope long enough.

Marcus Bryant is a very big boy. He stands 6-71/2 and weighs 320. He played for Missouri after transferring from SMU 2 years ago.
He did not go to the combine so his arm length remains a secret.
Could be a backup RT to start the season.

Andres Borregales Kicker Miami FL 5-11 170 4.87 40 time.
He missed only 1 FG and 1 PAT. He better not miss any for now on.
He has short arms and average leg length for a guy his size.

Brady Swinson DE LSU 6-3 255 4.7 speed. He was definitely on my list and rated #64 overall player on the Huddle Report.
Once again I was wondering why he hadn't been drafted yet. With the addition of Farmer and now Swinson this defense is going to be tough.
I don’t know about his arm length.

This happened while the morons on ESPN are yapping about Sanders so I don't know what the trade was.

Joshua Farmer DT Florida State 6-3 305.
Farmer was on my list for a while. Rated as the 69 best overall player by the Huddle Report. I've been watch for him and wondering why he had been picked yet.
Going to be a great addition to the Patriots DL.
I really don't know a thing about his arm length.

Craig Woodson 6 feet 210 pounds Safety from Cal.
He's exactly what I thought the Patriots needed, a versitile cover safety. He was not on my list because I didn’t watch any Cal games this year. All I know is what I've read and it's good.

Love this guy. 5-10 202 4.4 speed was the best of the 2 OSU RB.
Better than Judkins in my opinion. Runs with good pad level and vision and can take it to the house from anywhere.
Not sure about his arm lenght.

Will Campbell OLT from LSU, 6'6 319 very athletic will be protecting the blind side of Drake Maye.
As one analyst just said, he may have shortish arms but he has fast cement hands,

Per Schefter:

God, I hate this team.


View: https://x.com/MikeReiss/status/1875173847768412500

"I don't know. There's a reason why they're fans. Everybody can say what they think that we should be doing. In the long end, they're not qualified to do what Mayo is doing, or whatever the Pats are doing. The fans, I appreciate them at times, but sometimes they just have to know their place and just understand that it's a work in progress.

Anyone but the damn chefs

Thought I'd start talking about the upcoming game. I'm really looking forward to this season and hope I get pleasantly surprised by this team. Right out of the gate we get the Bengals, no easy task for any team, never mind a team with so many new parts that is rebuilding.

So many questions:

• Is Mayo up to the task of game management? So many coaches fail at things like time management, situation strategy (going for it on 4th down), etc.
• How will the defense scheme and perform without Bill calling the shots? Will they try to take away one thing, like Ja'Maar Chase? Will they adapt throughout the game?
• What will the new offense look like? I expect Jacoby will get the start, but will they give Maye a couple of series? Will the play calling be creative or predictable like last year? How will the WRs look?
• And of course, how will the Oline perform? They get a bullet point of their own as this is by far the teams achilles heel heading into the season, much like last...

For a third.

His season is probably over. It's a huge blow to the defense.

Rookie camp starts tomorrow. That's when the coaches work the rookies, whether drafted or udfa signees or invitees, into the ground to see who doesn't bounce back with gusto.
We should hear news from the media beginning tomorrow afternoon.

Here's a list of the invitees*

RB Terrell Jennings (Florida A&M)
WR Beau Corrales (Texas State)
WR Rory Starkey Jr. (Samford)
WR David Wallis (Randolph-Macon)
TE Owen Glascoe (Long Island University)
OT Tairiq Stewart (North Carolina A&T)
OG Ryan Johnson (Youngstown State)
OG Joey Ramos (Arizona State)
DL Devin Adams (Peru State)
ED Jay Person (UT Chattanooga)
ED Jotham Russel (Australia/IPP)
LB Josh Carr Jr. (Souther Miss)
LB Tre’Vion Green (Prairie View A&M)
LB Keontra Smith (Miami)
DB Trajan Bandy (Miami)
DB John Davis Jr. (North Texas)
DB John Pupel (Boston College)
DB Teldrick Ross (Middle Tennessee State)
DB Kason McCullough-Cooper (Angelo State)
K/P Vince Blanchard (Laval/Canada)
K Noah Rauschenberg (North Texas)

All prospects...

We're on to next year.

So I've been saying 'trade everyone burn it down' etc etc, but in the NFL there is the reality of the salary cap (which isn't crap), and the realities of it will determine what moves a team can make going forward.

I just said 'Trade everyone 30+' on the team in another thread, but in reality, that's a lot easier said than done. The Patriots will be on the hook for the dead cap numbers going forward, but with ~$97 million in space for next year, it might not be the end of the world. I am assuming the Patriots won't be signing any free agents this offseason, because besides the fact you're not going to get any young talent in FA probably, who the hell is going to want to come here? (which is my reasoning for the 3rd round comp picks) The 'Over 30s' with significant dead cap hits in a trade are:

-Matt Judon ($25 million 2023, 10 million 2024), obviously he's in IR, and even if you could trade him (and I'm not sure you can), you're not going to get any return for him. Healthy and...

This offense is clearly worse than last year's offense under Matt Patricia. Most of us blamed Patricia for the issues with the offense last year. However, we don't blame O'Brien for this year's offense being significantly worse. I think the reason is, people are realizing that the main problem with the offense is (and has been) the talent level of the players. We need an upgrade at QB, some of the o-line, and WR. Everyone who blamed Patricia (including me), owes him an apology.

I apologize, Matt. You weren't the main reason the offense sucked last year, any more than it's O'Brien's fault this year.

PS: We need to get a GM who can pick a QB in next draft, along with other needed players on offense.

I think we may as well start a thread like this now, as this current season is as good as done, and 2024 will probably be the most dramatic rebuild year in 20+ years at the team. BB could be gone or, at least, asked to accept a new GM. Mac will be gone, possibly from the league entirely, as he's not good enough, and there will be a mass clearout of other players.

The Krafts won't stand for the current status. They forked out cash for a major stadium upgrade, and Bob might step down and say it's time to hand over to Jonathan.

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