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Schefter:”99.9% Chance the Patriots Don’t get Peppers”
March 17, 2009 by SOS · Leave a Comment
Adam Schefter on the Dennis & Callahan Show this morning stated the exact opposite of what Vic Carucci said yesterday. He said that the trade can’t and won’t happen. Peppers has yet to sign the franchise tender so the team cannot trade him, only his agent can negotiate a trade. I guess the “other shoe” has yet to drop.
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Patriots Closing in on Peppers? Sign Galloway
This could have been the reason that the Patriots dumped Matt Cassel and Mike Vrable to KC two weeks ago, Vic Carucci is reporting that the Pats & Panthers are “likely” to reach an agreement to send Julius Peppers to the Patriots. This certainly makes a lot of sense for the Pats and it is the proverbial “other shoe” in the Cassel trade. Never count out Belicheck. A trade and extension for Peppers would most likely mean the end of Richard Seymour when his contract runs out at the end of the season. By adding a healthy Tom Brady, trading for Julius Peppers, signing by Shawn Springs & Leigh Bodden, the Pats would once again be the team to beat in the AFC and possibly make another run at 16-0.
NFL.com’s Vic Carucci reports that the Patriots are “likely” to execute a trade for Panthers franchise player Julius Peppers.
New England reportedly plans to deal the No. 34 overall pick — acquired for Matt Cassel — for Peppers. Peppers would play opposite OLB Adalius Thomas, giving them an imposing edge presence. A contract would appear to be the significant hurdle left. The two sides should talk at the upcoming owner’s meetings, but the NFL Draft would be the true deadline for a deal.
The Pats also signed free-agent Joey Galloway to a one year deal. Galloway is a speedster who has put up consistent stats for a long time in the NFL. He would most likely fill the void left by the departure of Jabar Gaffney.
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Pats Sign Lee Bodden
March 11, 2009 by SOS · Leave a Comment
In dire need of an upgrade the Pats have signed Lee Bodden, who played with the Lions last year and the Browns previous to that. In addition to Bodden, the Pats signed former Redskin Shawn Springs last week. The Pats now have some depth at CB going into the 09 season with Bodden, Springs, Ellis Hobbs, Brenden Merriweather, Jonathan Wilhite & Terrence Wheatley. A position of weakness now might be a position of strength.
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Did the Pats make a bad Deal?
March 1, 2009 by SOS · Leave a Comment
With the details of the trade official, it looks like the Patriots may not have gotten as much as they could have for Matt Cassel. The fact that Pats where rushing to make this trade to get Vrabel off their books before he got a $1million roster bonus (they could have released him without penalty but it appears that wanted to do Mike a favor) hurt the return on this deal. Word has emerged that the Tampa Bay Bucs wanted to make a 3 team deal that would have sent Cassel to Denver, Jay Culter to Tampa and the Pats would have gotten a 1st & 3rd round pick in this year’s draft. Columnist are thinking that the Pats got ripped off or even made a sweetheart deal due to the relationship between Pioli & Belicheck (that conspiracy theory came from Mega-Douche Jay Mariotti). ESPN had asked Floyd Reese (now an adviser with the Pats) and Mike Lombardi of National Football Post to put a value on Matt Cassel and here is what they said:
Here’s what Reese said back then: “It would have to be multiple choices and very high choices to get Cassel. Two first-rounders, or a one and a two and a three … It’ll be something very, very expensive.”
Whatever the Giants gave up for Eli has to be the market,” Lombardi said. “It’s got to be a first-rounder, and not the 22nd or 24th pick in the draft. It has to be a substantial one and one that keeps on giving.”
The market could have changed in the two months that has past since these quotes, but the Tampa Bay rumor tends to add credence to each of these quotes.
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What’s Next for the Patriots
February 28, 2009 by SOS · Leave a Comment
In a very surprising move yesterday that Patriots agreed to trade Mike Vrabel to the Kansas City Chiefs for an undisclosed draft pick, or at least we think. This move hasn’t been officially announced so there could be more in the works. Would the Chiefs be interested in Matt Cassell as well? Do the Patriots have a Vrabel replacement in waiting (other than Shawn Crable who didn’t play a down last year). Are the Patriots going after Julius Peppers, who would fill the void left by Vrabel and move to OLB from the DE position he played in Carolina. Could the Pats simply be getting rid of a player that they think has his best days behind him and opening up some cap room to keep Matt Cassell? The Vrabel move saves the Pats more than $3million on this year’s cap.
What is Mike Vrabel’s worth as far as a draft pick goes? He is a soon to be 34 year OLB with a lot of mileage on his legs, coming off a season with only 4 sacks. If the Pats only get a pick I am thinking that it would be a 3rd or 4th round selection. Not sure if that Pats value that more than someone who fits well into their scheme and in the locker room.
I think that this is a great move for the Chiefs who get a veteran who comes from a winning franchise and helps the worst pass rush in the history of the NFL (only 10 sacks last year). Scott Pioli is already making a big impact bringing in “his” guys. Replacing Sperm Edwards with Todd Haley, pulling a Gordon Ramsay and telling Brian Waters to basically “piss off” and now trading for Vrabel. I am assuming that he has a lot more work to do in figuring out whether to trade or keep Tony G and Larry Johnson.
The Patriots also announced the signings of “Fragile” Freddy Taylor and TE Chris Baker the Touchdown Maker, who has been on everyone’s fantasy team during a bye-week at some point in the last three years. Can Fred Taylor be the 2009 version of Corey Dillon, in one word “no”. The Pats will most likely use the committee approach to keep Freddy T, Sammy Morris and Maroney all healthy. The Baker move is interesting because the Pats now have 36 TE’s on the roster and none of them are better than average.
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Pats add the man who drafted Vince Young
January 28, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
The Patriots added Floyd Reese as a senior advisor to help Nick Caserio who is the director or player personel. Reese, a 31 year football veteran, ran the Oilers/Titans for 13 years from 94-06. He was also responsible for drafting the man, the myth, the lengend Vince Young. Reese had this to stay:
“It’s different from a lot of situations – this organization doesn’t need a lot of fixing. They are in pretty good shape, so I think my objective is to come in and do whatever I can do to help Mr. [Robert] Kraft and Bill win another world championship.”
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Thunder Tom Brady is Back on Track
January 28, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
The Boston Globe is reporting that Tom Brady is on schedule to start the opening game of the 2009 season. I assume that they are reporting this because of the topless photos of him in Mexico from this past week. More from Boston.com
TAMPA – Tom Brady is progressing on pace in his rehabilitation from reconstructive left knee surgery and is now dropping back and throwing passes, according to a medical source familiar with the Patriots quarterback’s case.
No additional surgical procedures are planned, according to NFL and medical sources.
Since Brady suffered a postoperative infection, there was concern that the damaged knee would require more surgery to deal with the buildup of scar tissue and other possible complications that could prevent him from being ready for the 2009 season.
The medical source said Brady is “on track to be fine for the opening game of the season.
“Based on anybody else doing an ACL rehab, he’s going right along. He had a shaky start, but he’s caught up,” said the source.
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Matt Cassel Wouldn’t Mind Coming Back Next Season
January 23, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
From ESPN:
New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel says there won’t be a quarterback controversy if Tom Brady returns next season from the knee injury that thrust Cassel into the starting job.
“This is Tom’s team,” Cassel said Thursday on ESPNEWS. “The Patriots have been Tom’s team. He’s built that franchise up with his own two hands. He’s the guy, and he was the MVP the year before. I realize that. He’s been such a mentor for me that I would say, ‘No, there is no quarterback competition.’ But I’ve learned so many things from Tom, and hopefully it’ll help me in my career.”
Cassel’s future with the Patriots will be decided next month. The Patriots will have two weeks starting Feb. 5 to decide if they want to place a franchise tag on him and keep him as an insurance policy, a move that would make him about $14 million. Otherwise, Cassel will become an unrestricted free agent as of Feb. 27, free to sign with any team.
In another interview Thursday, this one on Comcast SportsNet, Cassel said he has yet to begin contract discussions with the Patriots.
“If the situation is what it is, then I would accept it and I would continue to do what I have done my entire career which is work hard, put my best foot forward and continue to work on the things that I need to and put out my best effort,” Cassel told the network.
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Could Tony Gonzalez Be An Option For The Patriots ?
January 23, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
With one of Bill Belichick’s best friends in football, Scott Pioli taking over the Kansas City Chiefs, it makes sense that the two-teams could make a pretty good tandem to hatch out trades together. And what player on the Chiefs roster might interest the Patriots ?
Tony Gonzalez
The 32-year-old, 10-time Pro Bowler has made it known earlier this season that he would like out of Kansas City. He says that he wants to play for a winner, and what better place for him then New England. The Patriots have two tight ends who have under-performed- Ben Watson and often-injured David Thomas. It’s a position that Belichick would like to upgrade with Watson’s impending free-agency next season, but he won’t want to pay too much for a quality tight end, nor will he want to waste another first round pick on one.
Which brings us back to Gonzalez. Who in 2007 signed a five-year contract worth $35 Million Dollars with $17 Million guaranteed, making him the highest paid tight end in the NFL. A salary range the Patriots typically don’t like to be in for a tight end. But, Gonzalez may change that. We have seen how the Patriots were will to spend money to re-sign Randy Moss. Would they be willing to shell out $7 Million a season on a tight end ? Perhaps not. But with Gonzalez’s desire to get out of KC and to play for a winner; what’s not to say that he won’t be willing to restructure his contract ?
The price to trade for the tight end might not be as high as people may think. It won’t cost you a first round pick or Matt Cassel for Gonzalez. It probably won’t even cost you a second round pick either. What Pioli wants to do with the Chiefs is get rid of the older players with expensive contracts and acquire draft picks, so he can get the team younger, create salary cap space and add quality to an old and talent starved team. So, if the Patriots were willing to trade perhaps a third round pick they could acquire the Pro Bowl tight end. A deal that would be beneficiary to both teams. The Patriots currently have one first round pick, two second round picks, and one third round pick. But, they will probably be awarded an extra third round pick as compensation for losing Asante Samuel. They pick however cannot be traded. So, if the Patriots were willing to trade around the 90th pick in the NFL Draft they could perhaps have one of the best tight ends in football. Who just last season had 96 catches for 1,058 yards and 10 TD’s.
The Patriots will try and concentrate on re-signing many of their younger players; i.e. Vince Wilfork and Logan Mankins this offseason. But with the salary cap going up again this season, acquiring a tight end the likes of Gonzalez makes a whole lot of sense. Especially if they can re-do his contract.
Oh, and did I mention his wife ? Bonus Pics here and here.
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