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Brandon Meriweather

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwZykBVPlIw

Brandon Meriweather makes his acting debut

At this point I’ve only watched about two minutes of this and I’m still not really sure what the hell it is. But hey, he’s still acting circles around TFB as far as I’m concerned.

All I know is that Meriweather is in it and along with the shooting situation, his rap song and now this I’m pretty sure it’s the third strike in getting the Patriots to offer him a contract extension.

Anyway, if anyone makes it through all 44 minutes please send me a synopsis and review.

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

https://www.patspropaganda.com/brandon-meriweather-makes-his-acting-debut-at/

National Football Post: Breaking down Matt Flynn’s long TD pass vs. Patriots

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National Football Post: Breaking down Matt Flynn’s long TD pass vs. Patriots

I’ll just jump to the part Patriots fans want to know… who’s fault was it…

I talk about this often with safety play, and this is an example of a poor angle to the football. In 2-man, you are taught as a safety to play with enough depth (on top of the numbers) to take a downhill angle to the ball. That’s not what we see here from New England’s Brandon Meriweather. Instead, this is a lateral—or parallel—angle to the point of attack. And that isn’t going to get it done. Not only does Meriweather fail to make the play, he also knocks off the CB.

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Patriots rookie Ras-I Dowling picking lunch for Brandon Meriweather and fellow vets. This is even more comical considering I think there’s a pretty good chance Ras-I’s gonna take Meriweather’s job down the line.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-rookie-ras-i-dowling-picking-lunch-for/

ESPN: Meriweather 8th best safety in NFL

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ESPN: Meriweather 8th best safety in NFL

This one should spark some debate! ESPN’s writers ranked the top 10 safeties in the NFL and Meriweather came out at 8th. The numbers are a bit deceiving because he didn’t even get a vote from 3 of the 8 writers, and Mike Sando’s 5th ranking really helped his stock a lot.

Meriweather has slowly developed into one of the most polarizing players for Patriots fans. At times he delivers crushing hits that border on or cross into the illegal territory. Really his problem is just inconsistency, which was evident by his silde down the depth chart in early 2010 for “freelancing”. And of course the off-field stuff like the shooting incident that he was at least present for in early 2011.

It’s hard to say how last season and this offseason are going to effect how the Patriots view Meriweather. Can he ever develop consistency and learn to always play within the system? No one will argue that when he’s doing that he’s a very, very good safety.

However, just coming off his second Pro Bowl and with only one year left on his deal at a manageable cap number it might be the right time to get some value out of Meriweather. Especially if they believe that he’ll walk in 2012 and that Ras-I Dowling shows enough to prove he’s the future at Free Safety.

James Sanders is a solid insurance plan if the Pats decide to move Meriweather, otherwise let’s hope playing in a contract year will force him to consistently play up to his potential.

Patriots’ Brandon Meriweather accused of shooting two people

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So by now everyone has probably heard the news that some lawyer is alleging that Brandon Meriweather shot two people last week in Florida. Here’s how Deadspin described it:

The trouble started at the Blue Jeans Lounge in Apokpa when a friend of Meriweather’s allegedly beat up a woman, according to Morgan. The woman’s brother arrived later with his own friend, and the conflagration shifted to a nearby party, where the brother soon got the better of Meriweather’s friend in a fight. That’s when Meriweather allegedly pulled out his gun and fired at the brother, grazing the man’s face and hitting the other victim in the head, according to Morgan.

The man who raised Meriweather (yes, that’s how he was described) told the Boston Herald that it wasn’t true. There haven’t be charges filed either so right now it seems very much murky as to what happened.

It certainly doesn’t help that Meriweather had an incident where he shot at someone while in college:

Miami Hurricanes reserve safety Willie Cooper was shot in the buttocks when confronted in his yard Friday morning by an unknown person who fled after another player returned gunfire.

Police said Cooper was able to walk after being shot and the injury wasn’t believed to be serious, but he was taken to a hospital for treatment.

After Cooper was shot, teammate and roommate Brandon Meriweather pulled a pistol from his pants pocket and fired three times at the person, who jumped a fence and fled with another person in a car, police said. It was unclear if the assailant was hit.

So clearly at one point in his life Meriweather was carrying a gun with him, although legally. We’d hope that he’s now a professional athlete those days are behind him, but this story definitely won’t help him in the court of public opinion until the facts come to light.

Of course going for the kill shot then only grazing someone certainly does sound like Brandon as well…

Stay tuned…

Top 5 Patriots who could be on the chopping block in 2011

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The Patriots have nine draft picks in the upcoming 2011 NFL Draft and while it’s unlikely that they will take nine players there is sure to be some talented new blood at training camp this summer, including any free agent acquisitions.

What it really comes down to is replacing the “solid but not spectacular” types with guys who “could potentially develop into spectacular” types.

Let’s take a look at 5 areas where players who had a significant role in 2010 might be looking for work in September.

1. Darius Butler – What a difference a year makes. Entering training camp of 2010 Butler was penciled in as a promising second year starter across from Leigh Bodden. It’s safe to say that had Bodden not gotten hurt, Butler wouldn’t even have been the starter at RCB in week one and two where he was torched and put on the bench for most of the remaining games. When Jonathan Wilhite went to IR it opened up a dime spot for Butler and he looked okay in that role. But he’s one of the most penalized corners in the NFL.

Butler has been penalized more yards than any other New England defensive back in each of the last two seasons (84 this year and 62 in 2009). His 146 penalty yards the last two years is fifth most in the NFL among defensive backs.

In 2011 Wilhite and Bodden will be back and the logical corner lineup appears to be McCourty and Bodden as the outside guys, Arrington as the nickelback and Wilhite in a dime slot role. Butler seems more of an outside guy so it might take another injury (Hoodie forbid) for him to stick around.

Somebodies about to get Dougied on...

2. Ron Brace/Brandon Deaderick/Kyle Love Cage Match – With the return of Ty Warren, Mike Wright and Myron Pryor, along with the likely addition of at least one high round defensive lineman and possibly the re-signing of Gerard Warren, it’s likely that one, and maybe even two, of these young d-lineman could be out of a job or headed to the practice squad (not sure on eligibility).

It’s hard to tell who that would be. Deaderick and Brace both had off the field issues, while Love was undrafted but saw his playing time continue to grow as the 2010 season went on. You could make arguments for keeping or cutting just about any of them. But it’s clear that the competition along the defensive line will be fierce and that’s just the way you want it.

We're not all making it in 2011

3. Tully Banta-Cain – TBC’s big contract, lack of production, susceptibility to losing contain, and penchant for untimely stupid penalties make him a real bubble player for 2011. His extension last off-season was probably more about him being a solid-not-spectacular player who knew the system and bought into the “Patriot Way”. But that will only get you so far.

Eric Moore started over him in the playoffs, and appears to be primed for an expanded role in 2011. Jermaine Cunningham should be healthy and much improved as well, and there’s a good chance a high round OLB will be drafted. What the Patriots need is a 3-down outside linebacker and TBC is never going to be one. He’ll need a big camp to stick around. 

4. Julian Edelman – I know a lot of the readers won’t like that Juju is on this list, and the fact is he still has a very good chance of still being with the Pats in 2011, but he will need to show more consistency in training camp. He ended 2010 strong, with some great punt returns. Clearly he adds value there, but his development as a receiver slowed in 2010, making a handful of untimely drops and miscues over the course of the season. If the Patriots bring in another receiver it’s likely Brandon Tate, Taylor Price and Edelman will have a pretty good competition to make the club. Given what each brings to the table, Juju could be on the short end of the stick. Certainly if looks are part of the competition he’s a roster lock, at least according to my female readers and tweeps.

Yeah nice job, but it's coming back...

5. Brandon Meriweather vs. James Sanders – There’s a pretty good chance that both these guys will be back in 2011, but there are reasons to think that one or both might not be. Sanders is a solid, but unspectacular pro. He’s due to make $2.6 million in 2011 which isn’t a huge number but compare that to the $650K Meriweather is due to make. Both are entering the last years of their deals.

Where Sanders might be a financial casualty, Meriweather might be more of a case of his stock never being higher. Ultimately his low salary will probably save him, but he’s consistently inconsistent and is far from a lock to be the free safety ballhawk of the future. I expect free safety to be a position that the Pats could draft higher than a lot of people expect this year. If they do it could come at the expense of Sanders or Meriweather.

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Who do you guys think is most likely to not be a Pat in 2011?