Archives for March 2012

Great stuff in here, digging deep into the numbers to show how some of the new signings could contribute.

Over the past two seasons, Lloyd leads the NFL in targets (73) and receptions (27) on throws over 20 yards. Over that same span, Patriots wide receivers combined for 62 targets and 21 receptions. That includes six catches on passes thrown over 41 yards. By comparison, Tom Brady has only three such completions over the past four seasons. In 2007, Brady was 7-for-16 for two touchdowns on passes of 41 yards or more. Since then, he’s just 3-for-29.

Cap space for Welker long term dealio perhaps?

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady restructured his contract last week, a league source confirmed on Wednesday. Signed to a four-year, $72 million contract extension on September 10, 2010, Brady was scheduled to earn $5.75 million in base salary with a $6 million roster bonus and $250,000 workout bonus this season. Under the restructure, Brady’s base salary was reduced to a fully guaranteed $950,000, with the leftover amount ($4.8 million) combined with the roster bonus and converted into a $10.8 million signing bonus that will be prorated over the three remaining years on Brady’s contract.

Unfortunate to lose Anderson but there’s no way the Pats were ponying up that much money for a player they likely valued as a DPR. I will say this for the Bills, I like what they’re doing. They’ve taken note of how teams like the Giants have beaten the Pats and they’re trying to follow that model of building up their defensive line with as many good pass rushers as they can pay.

It goes back to one of my favorite sayings “the road to the playoffs goes through the division”. If you’re not trying to build a roster to beat the team who has won the division 9 of the last 11 years what are you doing? I’m looking at you Jets.

The Patriots have lost defensive end Mark Anderson to the Bills, who signed the 28-year-old to a four-year deal and figure to use him as a pure pass-rusher. Anderson was able to parlay a big season with New England into a four-year deal with Buffalo worth $27.5 million, including $8 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.