Official Offseason Thread-Pats sign pro bowl G Brian Waters

Post #1 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Tue Mar 1, 2011 9:43 pm

I don't know how well I'll keep up with this stuff as I did last year, as it might turn out that FA might not happen, and we won't know if a season will happen until early September. But the pats made a move today (I didn't even know they could yet...

Patriots sign Pro Bowl Guard Brian Waters
http://twitter.com/#!/AdamSchefter/stat ... 3388193794

Pats cut Brandon Meriweather
http://twitter.com/#!/MikeReiss/status/ ... 6943739904

Pats cut James Sanders
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/i ... es-sanders

Logan Mankins signs on for six more years
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/i ... -year-deal

New England re-signs Gerard Warren
http://twitter.com/#!/RapSheet/status/1 ... 9820886017

Andre Carter joins NE and the 4-3 mix
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/i ... dre-carter

Patriots sign Shaun Ellis away from Jets
http://twitter.com/#/AdamSchefter/statu ... 6639896576

Patriots sign DE Mark Anderson
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/i ... k-anderson

Patriots sign their 2011 first round pick Nate Solder
http://twitter.com/#!/JasonLaCanfora/st ... 9484695553

Lawfirm is ready to run again for New England
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/p ... s_sig.html

Matt Light and his beard is back for 2 more years
https://twitter.com/#!/Greg_A_Bedard/st ... 6542183424

Update 8/8/11: Patriots Cut Brandon McGowan
http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2011/ ... se_sa.html
Brandon McGowan returns
http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/ ... 5406c3eae1

Veteran RB Kevin Faulk returns to New England
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-engl ... n-rb-faulk

Patriots bring back Kyle Arrington
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sport ... arrington/

Patriots release Ty Warren
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-engl ... s-released

Patriots trade for Chad Ochocinco
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/i ... ource-says

Patriots shockingly trade for Albert Haynesworth
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... -patriots/

Update 9/4/11: Patriots cut Sammy Morris
http://twitter.com/#!/MikeReiss/status/ ... 8025622529
Patriots re-sign RB Sammy Morris
https://twitter.com/#!/MarkSlough/statu ... 8074995713

Update 7/28/11: Pats cut Marcus Stroud
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... us-stroud/
Patriots sign veteran DT Marcus Stroud
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/ne ... id=6170651

Prue · Post #2 » by **Prue** » Fri Mar 4, 2011 9:47 pm

Good signing...he can be this years Warren. Maybe he can mentorBrace and Dedrick.

Dirty Water · Post #3 » by **Dirty Water** » Tue May 3, 2011 7:21 pm

Pats still need a pass rusher. I say they go after this guy:

Post #4 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:33 pm

Okay, here we go

FOOTBALL IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rockon:

Apparently FA negotiating starts tonight. Will the pats go after anyone big, will they keep it simple?

Camp starts wednesday, first practice thursday!

Post #5 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:53 pm

Patriots first move, is they release Tully Banta Cain.

Expected since he got injured and woulda been out till september.

Post #6 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:37 pm

Mankins to sign tender and not hold out

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/i ... ise-tender

awesome. One more year of big logan.

ZedgetRedd · Post #7 » by **ZedgetRedd** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:26 pm

Celtics_Champs wrote:Mankins to sign tender and not hold out

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/i ... ise-tender

awesome. One more year of big logan.

Nice.

Post #8 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:52 am

First rumor, Pats have interest in Jets Brad Smith.

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/jetsblog/ ... LQhX5Z2SQL

Interesting, I don't know where he would fit...

Post #9 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:20 pm

According to his agent, Sammy Morris is back with the club.

https://twitter.com/#!/MarkSlough/statu ... 8074995713

Good news, I liked Morris in the FB role. Who knows what RB's will or will not make the team though. So far we have,

BenJarvis Green Ellis
Danny Woodhead
Shane Vareen
Ridley
Morris

and Faulk is still out there...

Post #10 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:40 am

Schefter reporting that the Patriots traded for Albert Haynesworth

Holy shockah!

Post #11 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:47 am

It's for a 5th round pick in 2013. Look forward to the contract details coming out.

I'm just shocked at this point. Waking up to that patriots deal will get you rubbing your eyes.

Post #12 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:07 am

Okay, I'm excited. A couple things,

It's only a fifth round pick.
-Okay the money could be difficult, we are hearing 5 million. But lets say it doesn't work out, does BB eat crow? No, he'll just move on to his other daily duties and get this team ready for the season like he did with Moss, mid-season.

His rapsheet
-No bones around it, his rap-sheet is worse up there with Moss. But it worked out there for 3 years, why shouldn't it work out here?

The 3-4, 4-3 debate
-I am listening to DandC and one of them is clowning on the fact that he only likes playing the 4-3 hates the 3-4. And, like any loudmouth radio host will do, he began to claim that the patriots can't just change their defense for this guy. Did this guy not watch the games last season? I believe we had a changing D scheme in the middle of games.

finally, I don't know what to title this point, I'll just say it, if this works out...

Wilfork, Haynesworth, Ty Warren, Gerard Warren, Marcus Stroud, Mike Wright, Ron Brace

Holy D-line depth. Best D-line for the patriots....ever?

ZedgetRedd · Post #13 » by **ZedgetRedd** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:15 pm

Celtics_Champs wrote:It's for a 5th round pick in 2013. Look forward to the contract details coming out.

I'm just shocked at this point. Waking up to that patriots deal will get you rubbing your eyes.

This trade is awesome. Albert was a bum in Washington, but when he was on he was one of the best defensive tackles in the nfl. If anyone can make him return to who he was with the Titans, its us.

Justin33 · Post #14 » by **Justin33** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:52 pm

For all the BS at Washington when he played he was double teamed 39.5% of the time top 5 for any lineman in the NFL.I got that off of a Patriot and Redskin fansite.That means coaches still view him as an impact player.Marcus Straud has been cut

Post #15 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:54 pm

Holy wow, we just got Ochocinco too!!!

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/i ... ource-says

I've been waiting for this trade for a long time now. The thing I love most is that it's a 3 year deal. I totally see this being the best acquisition since Moss. He loves bill, he loves brady, and new england will love Ochocinco!!

Dirty Water · Post #16 » by **Dirty Water** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:55 am

Hey guys I heard free agency started. Anything big happen yet?

Post #17 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:30 pm

What now? lol.

I mean we obviously did WAY more than I thought we'd do. But still didn't go after the OLB that I thought we would. Not a big one of course, but do they still sign someone like Matt Roth, or Manny Lawson, or do they call it a day.

Either way, I'm still in love with the off-season. Way to go BB!

Post #18 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:02 pm

Well, wait...here we go, Matt Light and the Patriots on the verge of a new deal.

Hmmmm...didn't see this one coming either.

http://twitter.com/#!/RapSheet/status/96922380399673345

Post #19 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:27 pm

Patriots cut Ty Warren.

I assume it was health. Hopefully haynesworth works out.

Still though sucks to see Ty, a veteran on this team leave.

They also cut Kazcur and Alge Crumpler.

Post #20 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:26 am

I like that we signed Arrington for 2 more years.

http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sport ... arrington/