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Intanto posto qualcosa di interessante sugli ultimi acquisti fatti via FA, cioè i tanti DB, a cui ieri si è aggiunto anche Fernando Bryant:

79-70: Good Starter
69-60: Average Starter
59- 50: Good Backup

Fernando Bryant, CB

Grade: 70
Comment: Bryant is athletic, instinctive and experienced. He has good cover skills and plays with a lot of confidence. He has fluid hips and can turn and run with most receivers. He is at his best chasing vertical routes on the perimeter. He is efficient, wastes little motion and gives up few big plays. He is competitive and technically sound. He is a wrap-up tackler in the open field. But Bryant is small and not very physical. He struggles in run support. He has trouble with bigger receivers who push off to create separation. He won't win many physical battles, especially on jump balls. His recognition skills seem questionable. He doesn't seem to be around the ball much or make many big plays. He tends to give a cushion and doesn't close very well on the ball. His size, age and injury history make durability a concern. He lost most of 2005 to a dislocated shoulder.

Lewis Sanders, CB

Grade: 55
Comment: Sanders has bounced around the league as a part time starter, but primarily a backup corner. He has the size, speed and quickness to play corner in the league. The issue is he can generally be in position to break up a pass but the ball tends to get through for a completion. He lacks great awareness, vision and ball skills once the ball is in the air. He is best suited for the nickel package when he can line up with the opponent's big wide receiver that is not quite as quick and nifty as the slot receivers usually are. With his size and strength he can be effective once he gets his hands on the receiver to re-route them. He is a little tight in the hips and struggles in transition. He works best when he can line up tight and run with receivers from a trail alignment. While he is willing in run support, he does not play big and is not the most sure tackler.

Jason Webster, CB

Grade: 59
Comment: Webster is fluid, experienced and versatile. He gives very good effort and plays bigger than his listed size. He is athletic, has a smooth pedal and transitions well in coverage. He is more natural from a press than off position. He has decent ball skills and flashes the ability to find the ball over his shoulder and break up passes. He shows some toughness in run support. He is a willing insert player who will force from an outside-in position. He prefers to go low but is a pretty reliable open-field tackler. Still, Webster is undersized and lacks ideal speed. He gets separated from receivers on a regular basis on crossing routes. He loses a step at break points and lacks a recovery burst. He needs an extra step to get his hips aligned and break downhill when closing on underneath routes. He gives up a lot of balls in front of him.

Tank Williams, SS

Grade: 55
Comment: Williams is a huge strong safety who does his best work close to the formation but is a liability in coverage, and his production drops the further he is from the line of scrimmage. Williams had a solid stay in Tennessee before hurting his knee and signing with Minnesota. His season with the Vikings ended when he fractured his kneecap in August of 2006. He is a physical tackler and able to lay a big hit. He is aggressive and works hard to make plays. He can be very physical re-routing receivers. Williams is slow changing directions and has to prove he can stay healthy. He doesn't offer much as a blitzer or pass rusher and doesn't get his hands on many interceptions. He also takes false steps at times and will bite on play-action and misdirection. Williams' stock is dropping very rapidly.

Da quanto dice ESPN, abbiamo aggiunto tre buoni backup, e uno starter nella media che potrebbe giocarsi il posto con Meriwheater per giocare insieme a Hobbs. Credo che almeno Bryant e Williams facciano il roster, per gli altri non so sinceramente.

Ma un CB vero quando lo prendono?  :figo:

PatriotsForever wrote: Ma un CB vero quando lo prendono?  :figo:

28 Aprile penso.

mvp18 wrote: 28 Aprile penso.

Mah... forse 29 Aprile conoscendoli... 

Anzi il 26 aprile a NY City :D

PatriotsForever wrote: Mah... forse 29 Aprile conoscendoli... 

Ma penso che in 4 pick di livello, almeno un CB verrà preso! 

Io penso che alla fine di questi quattro prenderanno 2 CB, 1 DE/OLB/ILB (DE/OLB in senso di ibridi tipo Gholston), 1 OT/OG. Non in ordine di scelta, anche perché potrebbero esserci trade down (me lo auguro, mi piacerebbe prendere qualche altro secondo giro).

Un draft ideale per me potrebbe essere... (Tradando verso il basso)
#1 Jenkins o McKelvin o Talib
#2a Goff
#2b Cason o Jackson
#3a Avril
#3b Shuening

Se volete leggere qualche scouting:
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scouti ... ening.html
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scouti ... avril.html
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scouti ... ngoff.html
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scouti ... cason.html
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scouti ... ckson.html

Mah... solitamente è difficile capire cosa prenderanno al primo giro, fare pronostici per i primi 3 è quasi impossibile...
Con la 7ma assoluta secondo me vanno su Gholston se è ancora lì... altrimenti cercheranno di tradare verso il basso e lì non si sa che prenderanno... forse un TE... 

Da Rotoworld, NE ha firmato un paio di riserve:

Patriots re-signed exclusive rights free agent OLB Pierre Woods and OT Wesley Britt.

Britt is a swing tackle who's played mostly on the right side. Woods, who was undrafted out of Michigan in 2006, would be a starter if the season began today. However, the Patriots are likely to add another OLB high in the draft.

"Everybody has their own feelings on how to handle their situation, and for me it was about being in a place where you have a chance to win," Gaffney said yesterday at Gillette Stadium after finishing his work on the third day of the Patriots' offseason program.

"I went down the other road. I stuck around four years in Houston and we were 4-12, 5-11, 7-9, and 2-14. That's probably made me appreciate being on the other end."

While Gaffney made a return to New England his top priority once free agency began Feb. 29, the deal didn't come to fruition until March 5.

"We were talking the whole time, and I was hoping for a long-term deal, but we ended up meeting in the middle," said Gaffney, who signed a one-year pact with a base salary of $700,000, a $500,000 signing bonus, and a $75,000 workout bonus.

"I knew I wanted to be around here. You hear the other deals - guys get this, guys get that - but I couldn't have imagined being in another situation. You look around here and you gotta love this."

Gaffney added that playing with quarterback Tom Brady was a big part of his decision. He believes seeing Brady in the weight room sets a positive tone for the rest of the team.

"When he's out there working, you have no choice [but] to follow," he said. "That's one of the best quarterbacks who ever played the game. If you're a wide receiver, he's the type of quarterback you want to play for. He spreads the ball around and gives everyone a chance to make plays."

Gaffney played every game last season, totaling 36 catches for 449 yards and a career-high five touchdowns.

Preso dalla noia e dallo scazzo dico l'ultima cagata sul SB perso:
sono convinto che se quando la matematica ci dava vincenti di division avessimo schierato le riserve varie senza cercare quei cazzi di record a quest'ora avrei la quarta maglietta di SB champions.

Mamma mia rosico ancora 

Doc. J wrote: Preso dalla noia e dallo scazzo dico l'ultima cagata sul SB perso:
sono convinto che se quando la matematica ci dava vincenti di division avessimo schierato le riserve varie senza cercare quei cazzi di record a quest'ora avrei la quarta maglietta di SB champions.

Mamma mia rosico ancora 

Macchè. Puoi essere rosicante quanto vuoi, ma il SB l'hanno perso perchè NY ha fatto miracoli in attacco e in difesa e Tom non è riuscito a venirne fuori, complice una OL che ha fatto una prestazione al di sotto dello standard.
Se non avessero fatto i record adesso non avresti nè la maglia, nè i record.
Adesso perlomeno puoi comprarti le magliette dei record...  :figo:

PatriotsForever wrote: Macchè. Puoi essere rosicante quanto vuoi, ma il SB l'hanno perso perchè NY ha fatto miracoli in attacco e in difesa e Tom non è riuscito a venirne fuori, complice una OL che ha fatto una prestazione al di sotto dello standard.
Se non avessero fatto i record adesso non avresti nè la maglia, nè i record.
Adesso perlomeno puoi comprarti le magliette dei record...  :figo:

già fatto 

no no secondo me ti sbagli se noi eravamo quelli dei primi tre mesi li avremmo asfaltati anche con i loro miracoli/lati in campo .

Doc. J wrote: già fatto 

no no secondo me ti sbagli se noi eravamo quelli dei primi tre mesi li avremmo asfaltati anche con i loro miracoli/lati in campo .

Li asfalteremo il prossimo anno... se arrivano al SuperBowl... :umiltè:

Firmato Hobson ...... :gazza:

Doc. J wrote: Firmato Hobson ...... :gazza:

Sinceramente non so se è una vera alternativa al centro... spero si corra comunque ai ripari al draft con un CB e un LB... il resto è soia!