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Scouting report: Josh Cribbs – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Scouting report: Josh Cribbs – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Still not even sure if this is going to happen, but here’s Field Yate’s assessment of how Cribbs would impact the Patriots.

Based off of a film study of Cribbs, he offers depth for the Patriots at wide receiver and would be a core special teams player. If Wes Welker and Edelman are retained, Cribbs would sit behind both on the depth chart, but Josh McDaniels would likely find ways to get creative with his skill set. He’s not an every-down receiver, but he’s a chess piece who can be used in specific roles. On special teams, Cribbs would give the Patriots a ready-made return option on both punts and kickoffs. Jeff Demps figures to factor into that equation as well, and certainly holds the edge from a speed perspective. Cribbs can play on core special teams units as well, although not at the same level that he was at early in his career (his impact was much like Matthew Slater’s today). While not a splashy pickup, Cribbs is a dependable veteran who would add value in two phases of the game.

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Wes Welker may have hard time doing significantly better than how New England values him with the receiver market slow right now, according to league sources. The Patriots want to keep slot ace Wes Welker, but given his age, won’t break the bank to do so – especially with Danny Amendola an option in free agency and with their own depth receiver, Julian Edelman, himself a free agent, on the back burner. Some teams are not sure that Welker would be as productive for them as he is in the Pats’ system with Tom Brady, and there has been tredipidation to put forth big money for him.

Welker may have hard time beating New England deal in this market – CBSSports.com

https://www.patspropaganda.com/wes-welker-may-have-hard-time-doing-significantly/

Welker’s status from both perspectives – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Welker’s status from both perspectives – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Good recap of where we’re at with Welker at the moment. Can’t help but assume Welker hasn’t been overwhelmed by his free agency market either, assuming his next step is to take a visit and make sure everyone knows about it. Think that would’ve happened immediately if someone was ready to cough up $8+ million per year. 

Ultimately I think teams are scared to give Welker a big chunk of change. Either way it should all be played out by the end of the week. 

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I think what has been proven time and time again is that they can afford to lose close to anyone except for No. 12, and that’s a key to this team. That’s no disrespect to Wes, because I love Wes and I love the player. The thing is, they’ve already had contingency plans with Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski. They’ve got a plan and an idea in mind if they lose this player – even though those guys aren’t wide receivers, they fill similar roles. It’s not something that they want to do. But again, I also know the Patriots well enough to know that they have a price and they know what they believe it’s going to be, and they’re not going to let other things dictate exactly what they’re going to do.

Pioli opines on Pats’ approach with Welker – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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