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AbusesToilets wrote: »

Brisset looking solid again. Good to see. Jimmy was fairly meh.

I would like to see Brisset up against a starting Defense though. HE looks solid against 3rd and 4th string guys but how is he against the 1st string guys ye know

AbusesToilets

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I would like to see Brisset up against a starting Defense though. HE looks solid against 3rd and 4th string guys but how is he against the 1st string guys ye know

No doubt, he's playing the 2/3rd stringers but he just looks better than Jimmy. Very subjective of course. I'd hoped to see a more commanding presence from Jimmy by now.

At least our defense is looking stout. They fairly shut down the Panthers starters for most of the game. Encouraging performance against the run too.

BaronVon

Terence knighton released, I would've assumed he was a lock. Apparently he struggled with the 2 gap system, and Valentine played very well against Carolina.

I'm a little disappointed, he grew up a Pats fan, suppose just a few years too late....

Utopia Parkway

Stork failed his physical with the Redskins.

JaMarcusHustle

Ninkovich and Mitchell full participants in training again, and a new contract for Matthew Slater.

Son Of A Vidic

infacteh wrote: »

I'm a little disappointed, he grew up a Pats fan, suppose just a few years too late....

I'll never forget the way he destroyed our interior O line in the 2013 AFC Championships game and was pivotal in the Broncos win. A pity it didn't work out for him in NE.

BaronVon

Mingo looked good against the Giants, himself and Chris Long look like good additions to the Defence.

Son Of A Vidic

infacteh wrote: »

Mingo looked good against the Giants, himself and Chris Long look like good additions to the Defence.

And even if Mingo was crap, anybody with a name like 'Mingo' just deserves a place on the roster.:)

eagle eye

It's going to be difficult to cut defenders, they are all playing well. It's very hard to know who will go and I'd bet a few of those cut won't make it past the waiver wire.

AbusesToilets

Hopefully some trade bait there to utilise

paulie21

Ninko facing a 4 game suspension for a using a banned substance

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Is this one of those NFL threats without proof that we have been hearing about recently or did he actually do a drug test and fail? All we need is him missing games due to a suspension. But then again wasn't he missing games anyways due to injury?

paulie21

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000694756/article/patriots-rob-ninkovich-facing-fourgame-suspension

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Reportedly Cut:

Ce'Vron LeBlanc
Aaron Dobson
Kamu Grugier Hill
Tyler Gaffney
Keshwn Martin
DeAndre Carter
Markus Kuhn

JaMarcusHustle

Hopefully that means Foster makes the main roster. Would be thrilled with that, apparently he's been really impressive as a pass blocker above all else and God knows that's a one-way ticket straight into Belichick's good books.

AbusesToilets

Surprised at Martin getting cut. I thought he looked solid at WR.

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Also gone

Joey Iosefa
Woodrow Hamilton
Jon Halapio
Darryl Roberts
Chris Harper

Down to 60 so full cuts:

Ce'Vron LeBlanc
Aaron Dobson
Kamu Grugier Hill
Tyler Gaffney
Keshwn Martin
DeAndre Carter
Markus Kuhn
Joey Iosefa
Woodrow Hamilton
Jon Halapio
Darryl Roberts
Chris Harper

JaMarcusHustle

Jeff Howe reckons we're shopping around for some young WRs.

Some cuts today that I reckon we could look at - Keenan Reynolds or Cecil Shorts (not that young).

Also reckon we might take a look at Zach Sanchez on defence.

AbusesToilets

Thought elsewhere seems to be that BB might be tired of the injury level of those he cut. Martin prob has a good shout at coming back into the team later on, if he's not claimed by another team.

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Final Cuts:

The Patriots released 10 veteran players:
OL Chris Barker
WR Aaron Dobson
RB Tyler Gaffney
DL Geneo Grissom
LB Rufus Johnson
DL Markus Kuhn
WR Keshawn Martin
DB Darryl Roberts
DB Vinnie Sunseri
DL Joe Vellano

The Patriots released five first-year players:

WR DeAndre Carter,
OL Jon Halapio
WR Chris Harper
RB Joey Iosefa
LB Kevin Snyder

The Patriots released five rookies, including two 2016 Draft picks:

DL Woodrow Hamilton
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
CB Cre’von LeBlanc
WR Devin Lucien
TE Bryce Williams

Our 53 Man Roster

QUARTERBACKS
On roster (2): Jimmy Garoppolo, Jacoby Brissett
Suspended (1): Tom Brady

RUNNING BACKS
On roster (5): LeGarrette Blount, James White, Brandon Bolden, D.J. Foster, James Develin
PUP (1): Dion Lewis

TIGHT ENDS
On roster (4): Rob Gronkowski, Martellus Bennett, AJ Derby, Clay Harbor

WIDE RECEIVERS
On roster (5): Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Chris Hogan, Malcolm Mitchell, Matthew Slater

INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
On roster (6): Joe Thuney, David Andrews, Shaq Mason, Josh Kline, Ted Karras, Jonathan Cooper
PUP (1): Tre’ Jackson

OFFENSIVE TACKLES
On roster (4): Nate Solder, Marcus Cannon, LaAdrian Waddle, Cameron Fleming
PUP (1): Sebastian Vollmer

DFENSIVE TACKLES
On roster (4): Malcom Brown, Vincent Valentine, Alan Branch, Anthony Johnson

EDGE RUSHERS
On roster (5): Jabaal Sheard, Trey Flowers, Chris Long, Shea McClellin, Barkevious Mingo
Suspended (1): Rob Ninkovich

LINEBACKERS
On roster (5): Dont'a Hightower, Jamie Collins, Jonathan Freeny, Elandon Roberts, Brandon King

CORNERBACKS
On roster (5): Malcolm Butler, Logan Ryan, Cyrus Jones, Justin Coleman, Jonathan Jones

SAFETIES
On roster (5): Devin McCourty, Patrick Chung, Duron Harmon, Jordan Richards, Nate Ebner

SPECIALISTS
On roster (3): Kicker Stephen Gostkowski, punter Ryan Allen, long snapper Joe Cardona

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So we are thin at WR know so you would expect some movement maybe in the FA? Also Good to see we kept all 4 Tight Ends I feel Bennett was a given even though he didn't show us much in the pre-season but I am happy we kept both Derby and Harbor both offer us different skills.

StringerBell

Thin at WR but with the strong TE group I expect to see plenty of two TE sets and them both to feature heavily in the passing game.

BaronVon

Especially for the first 4 games! Surprised leBlanc got cut, thought he was doing well in pre season. Also surprised with grissom, but I'd imagine both will make it to the practice squad.

Good to see Darby and harbor being kept, both have something to offer!

AbusesToilets

Got my tickets to the game on Sunday. Stoked!

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So we have offloaded Josh Kline to the Eagles in return for CB Eric Rowe

Philadelphia is sending cornerback Eric Rowe, a 2015 second-round pick, to the Patriots for offensive lineman Josh Kline and a 2018 fourth-round pick, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported according to a source. The 2018 pick can upgrade to a third-rounder if Rowe satisfies certain conditions. This is a move that continues Eagles VP Howie Roseman's erasure of the Chip Kelly era, while giving the Patriots another option for a quietly thin cornerback group.

eagle eye

I like that deal. We have Butler and Cyrus Jones looks like a real good one to me, Jonathan Jones doesn't look half bad either.

I remember looking at Eric Rowe before the draft last year and thinking he looked pretty decent. I didn't get to see much of him for the Eagles last year but he is young and hopefully we have got a real bargain here.

paulie21

Bishop Sankey signed to the practice squad. He was the first RB taken in the 2014 draft had a good rookie year but faded last year. Not sure what to expect if Tennessee gave up on him so soon

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So it looks like the Kline Rowe trade is now just a conditional 4th round pick for Rowe. Kline removed from the deal.

bruschi

Kline surely on his way out regardless considering the way BB spoke about him when he was part of the trade. He must surely be looking at an O Line signing of some sort in the next few days considering the lack of depth there and his willingness to give up on Kline.

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bruschi wrote: »

He must surely be looking at an O Line signing of some sort in the next few days considering the lack of depth there and his willingness to give up on Kline.

We enter yet another season with questions over the O line and it seems to have an annual event at this stage. On a positive note, hopefully any problems the O line might have, can be sorted out when the GOAT returns in week 5.