Looking At The Patriots 2022

So you don’t see Ty Montgomery sticking with the patriots? Or do you see him as a running back?
I see him as an 'exclusive special teamer', although more Bolden than Slater, where he can provide depth if there's injury.
 
Pick 6 then you may have to drop another one before the rosters are set.
Mike already picked the top 5 in order so this should be a cakewalk.
For me as of right now the 6th will be up to Tre Nixon and Christian Wilkerson to decide during TC unless another good veteran is added between now and then.
One thing I know is that our WR room is a lot better than in the previous 2 years.


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Sign the best of the cuts to practice squad...obviously.
 
So you don’t see Ty Montgomery sticking with the patriots? Or do you see him as a running back?

I think he'd be more insurance for James White and J.J. Taylor than a serious contender for a WR job.

White for obvious reasons and Taylor because he was inactive at times last year when you'd figure we could use a quick, 3rd down back and my guess
is that his ball security wasn't where it needed to be. He had a bad fumble last season and then sort of disappeared for quite a while. It's hard to gauge
what the staff thinks of him because he shows flashes of being a good player, but hasn't managed to carve out a role after two seasons with the team. My
guess is that he'll be moving on this summer.

It's also possible that Pierre Strong will make all three of them obsolete, because he's supposed to be able to catch and pass block, but I've always thought
Montgomery was a pretty solid player.

Watching Strong on tape he doesn't look to my eye nearly as fast or explosive as his timed speed suggests, but it could be he just has an unusual running style. He
appeared to have a lot of big holes to run through in College, so I'll be curious to see how he handles the jump up. Those holes will likely be a lot smaller in the Show.
 

Man, I hope so but let's be honest. We don't know and won't know until 8 games into the season. That's how it is with all rookies even if they have all the athleticism in the world.
This team is full of players like Jack Jones who make us hopeful but have yet to show anything much less prove anything.

Here's an excellent article about the current state of the Patriots that pretty accurately spells out my own feelings.

 
Man, I hope so but let's be honest. We don't know and won't know until 8 games into the season. That's how it is with all rookies even if they have all the athleticism in the world.
This team is full of players like Jack Jones who make us hopeful but have yet to show anything much less prove anything.

Here's an excellent article about the current state of the Patriots that pretty accurately spells out my own feelings.

I like his playful writing style.
 
Man, I hope so but let's be honest. We don't know and won't know until 8 games into the season. That's how it is with all rookies even if they have all the athleticism in the world.
This team is full of players like Jack Jones who make us hopeful but have yet to show anything much less prove anything.

Here's an excellent article about the current state of the Patriots that pretty accurately spells out my own feelings.

Lots of "worse" in that article especially as it relates to the defense which was the worst unit the last quarter of the season and in the playoffs. But to me the biggest "worse" is the coaching. That is what every fan would circle back to every season as that was always the biggest differentiator. That is gone now with the offensive changes and of course Stevie and Mayo. Also, did Bill make a move on STs or is the same guy back?

The other thing to consider is how much better the teams in the East are than the Pats at least on paper. Even the JETE are not going to push overs with the offseason they had.

Not sure what constitutes worse to this writer though? The team might have a worse record than last year but I expect Jones to be better and hopefully some of the FA receivers/TE from last year like Agahlor and Smith now that they have a seasons worth of experience. I don't think there is any question the defense will be worse as our LBs are not good and we lost Jackson from the secondary.
 
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Lots of "worse" in that article especially as it relates to the defense which was the worst unit the last quarter of the season and in the playoffs. But to me the biggest "worse" is the coaching. That is what every fan would circle back to every season as that was always the biggest differentiator. That is gone now with the offensive changes and of course Stevie and Mayo. Also, did Bill make a move on STs or is the same guy back?

The other thing to consider is how much better the teams in the East are than the Pats at least on paper. Even the JETE are not going to push overs with the offseason they had.

Not sure what constitutes worse to this writer though? The team might have a worse record than last year but I expect Jones to be better and hopefully some of the FA receivers/TE from last year like Agahlor and Smith now that they have a seasons worth of experience. I don't think there is any question the defense will be worse as our LBs are not good and we lost Jackson from the secondary.
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Lots of "worse" in that article especially as it relates to the defense which was the worst unit the last quarter of the season and in the playoffs. But to me the biggest "worse" is the coaching. That is what every fan would circle back to every season as that was always the biggest differentiator. That is gone now with the offensive changes and of course Stevie and Mayo. Also, did Bill make a move on STs or is the same guy back?

The other thing to consider is how much better the teams in the East are than the Pats at least on paper. Even the JETE are not going to push overs with the offseason they had.

Not sure what constitutes worse to this writer though? The team might have a worse record than last year but I expect Jones to be better and hopefully some of the FA receivers/TE from last year like Agahlor and Smith now that they have a seasons worth of experience. I don't think there is any question the defense will be worse as our LBs are not good and we lost Jackson from the secondary.

You know what my biggest "worst" is? When people repeat the same thing over and over.
 
You know what my biggest "worst" is? When people repeat the same thing over and over.
Sigh. I was specific to this upcoming season. Do you have counter thoughts? I mean it's pretty dead right now, woujd be good to have some debate up here.
 
Sigh. I was specific to this upcoming season. Do you have counter thoughts? I mean it's pretty dead right now, woujd be good to have some debate up here.

I've got plenty of counter thoughts to your assertions which are devastatingly repeated ad nauseum yet with little factual evidence from which a proper and good argument logically arises. Mostly just emotionally charged hyperbole, supposition and more.

There are some objective facts to be had in your assertions yet like a conspiracy theorist you seem to begin with a conclusion built upon a couple of valid and realistic number points then attempt to build a valid picture all the while rejecting other paint by number numbers cuz they don't fit your view and come with a horrendous anti art Jackson Pollock painting when a DaVinci is very much there to be had.

Running into my buddy's house for a while. I hope to remember to get back with a good argument which approaches as least most of the paintings numbers.

 
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Running into my buddy's house for a while. I hope to remember to get back with a good argument which approaches as least most of the paintings numbers.

Please do. The whole point of a message board is to share opinions and points of view.
 
Man, I hope so but let's be honest. We don't know and won't know until 8 games into the season. That's how it is with all rookies even if they have all the athleticism in the world.
This team is full of players like Jack Jones who make us hopeful but have yet to show anything much less prove anything.

Here's an excellent article about the current state of the Patriots that pretty accurately spells out my own feelings.

It's not even TC yet, my friend. All we've got is optimism right now.

Last year at this time, it was Cam Newton at QB, and we thought Matt Judon might be pretty good, not the DPOY in the first half of 2021.
 
It's not even TC yet, my friend. All we've got is optimism right now.

Last year at this time, it was Cam Newton at QB, and we thought Matt Judon might be pretty good, not the DPOY in the first half of 2021.
I guess I'm not detecting the "optimism" you mentioned. There's some of that here, but not alot, and virtually none in the media.
 
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