The Patriots signed 19 free agents in the offseason. There are seven left: TE Visanthe Shiancoe, LB Bobby Carpenter, CB Marquice Cole, TE Daniel Fells, WR Brandon Lloyd, LB Trevor Scott and S Steve Gregory. I think all of them make the roster with Scott the possible lone exception.
AFC East preseason Stock Watch – AFC East Blog – ESPN
AFC East preseason Stock Watch – AFC East Blog – ESPN
Rising 1. Stevan Ridley, Patriots tailback: The starting running back job appears to be locked up for Ridley, who has been the most consistent Patriots tailback in training camp and the preseason. Ridley is running well and put together another solid effort Friday night against Tampa Bay. Ridley rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. These kind of performances is exactly what the Patriots want out of Ridley, who took advantage of his limited opportunities.
If you’re gonna get a Rob Gronkowski Signed Photo make it this one!
If you’re gonna get a Rob Gronkowski Signed Photo make it this one!
Enter “PatsProp” promo code for 10% off.
Greg Cosell, Unheralded Maestro of N.F.L. ‘Matchup’ – NYTimes.com
Greg Cosell, Unheralded Maestro of N.F.L. ‘Matchup’ – NYTimes.com
Great read on one of my favorite gurus, Greg Cosell.
My latest Patriots 53-Man Roster (post-75 cut)
My latest Patriots 53-Man Roster (post-75 cut)
With Gaffney and Will Allen both getting released today it opened up some more options for me.
Right now I have all the running backs making it. But at this point if I had to axe one it’d probably be Vereen, and even then we could just IR him.
Ihedigbo might be a reach but I think he’s a great insurance policy and brings good special teams ability.
Really wish I had a better sense of Weems, only having three tackles including Vollmer concerns me.
Looks like Deion Branch is here to stay.
QB (3) Tom Brady, Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett
RB (5) Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, Danny Woodhead, Brandon Bolden, Jeff Demps
WR (5) Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd, Julian Edelman, Deion Branch, Matthew Slater
TE (3) Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Daniel Fells
C (3) Ryan Wendell, Dan Connolly, Dan Koppen
G (3) Logan Mankins, Brian Waters, Donald Thomas
T (3) Sebastian Vollmer, Nate Solder, Marcus Cannon
DE (5) Chandler Jones, Rob Ninkovich, Trevor Scott, Jermaine Cunningham, Jake Bequette
DT (5) Vince Wilfork, Kyle Love, Brandon Deaderick, Ron Brace, Justin Francis
ILB(3) Jerod Mayo, Brandon Spikes, Niko Koutouvides
OLB(2) Donta Hightower, Bobby Carpenter
CB (5) Devin McCourty, Kyle Arrington, Ras-I Dowling, Sterling Moore, Marquice Cole
SS (3) Patrick Chung, Tavon Wilson, James Ihedigbo
FS (2) Steve Gregory, Nate Ebner
ST (3) Stephen Gostkowski, Danny Aiken, Zoltan Mesko
Total players: 53
Created with Pats Picker: http://patspicker.patsfans.com
Road to 53: Vol. 2 – Extra Points – Boston.com
Road to 53: Vol. 2 – Extra Points – Boston.com
Here is Greg Bedard’s 53-man with some interesting choices, especially when it comes down to Woodhead and Bolden. I think I’d take Woodhead over Vereen, but the Pats certainly have some tough decisions to make. There’s also no doubt that at least a few guys who get cut next weekend from New England will go on to have an impact for another team.
There are no easy decisions by next weekend, but I am most curious to see how the cuts play out along the offensive line, running backs and secondary.