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This is true. It's only a problem if depth winds up starting at WILL and losing Ben Koyack on the goaline in the playoffs!

Fine for a vet minimum deal. I get the impression that they don't love Matt Milano, which makes me question their sanity. Again, I trust the process, but Humber playing when Milano was clearly better, giving carres to Mike Tolbert, and rolling with Jordan Mills and Ducasse just seem like such poor decisions. I really was okay with every decision they made last year even the trades and the Tyrod benching. But playing those guys seems nuts. If Humber is back as a special teams only player fine, but if he sees significant time on defense, there is a problem.

100%. And Cam was getting utterly destroyed in the pocket. Again my biggest concern with McBeane is how they are going to build the offensive line and what they do at quarterback. I like what they have done on defense, but our offense doesn't look so good on paper. I hope Daboll makes a huge difference.

It's not expensive at all. If we can move to 2 without giving up next year's first, it's a huge win guys.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/19/report-patriots-release-shea-mcclellin/ I've been thinking McClellin would be released by the Pats for some time now. If anyone reads my posts, I have mentioned him numerous times. Now I preface this with saying the dude is coming of a missed season that he spent on IR. He sustained a pretty serious concussion in the preseason and never seemed to recover fully. He may have tried to come back and suffered a setback. So obviously, if he isn't healthy he should retire. If he's okay and cleared to go, he is the perfect fit for what we do. McClellin is a former, over drafted first round pick who kind of blew up the combine. He projected as 3-4 OLB and he was drafted as a hand in the ground defensive end. Chicago jerked him around, moving him from DE to SAM to MIKE then to ILB in a 3-4. He never really got a chance to settle in. I wanted us to sign him when he was a free agent a few years ago, but the Pats signed him. Anyway, he has McDermott and process written all over him. He is extremely versatile and he was used that way with the Pats. He could line up at any linebacker position and could rush the passer on third downs. I think he'd be a great fit at the MIKE for us. He is a leader and a Super Bowl Champ. 6-3, 250, and runs a 4.6 forty. At only 28 years old, if healthy, the former Boise State Bronco makes sense (especially as a placeholder for another Bronco in LVE). I hope he is healthy and I hope we bring him in for a look-see. I like Compton and I'm okay with Minter for depth, McClellin is significantly better than both of these guys and has some intimate knowledge of the Pats.

I think it's only natural to compare potential new guys to the guy they are replacing no? This seems normal to me.

I think we are fine yes. They are all going to be quite cheap imo

I think that is just the way things are with free agency now. I don't think any of those guys who signed early took visits. I do like that Beane said they watched every single one of his throws. They did their homework on the type of player he is, and set a value. I love this approach. Also, they mostly likely met him in combine interviews years ago. It isn't perfect, but I think that's the way of free agency now.

Dude's numbers were ridiculous! Shows you how much numbers mean.

Toomer is a good player as well. A little older than these guy, but a good fit as well. Believe he is visiting teh Colts

Goodwin would have gotten eaten up by Ramsey and Bouye and Watkins probably would have twisted his ankle. We lost that game because Preston Brown sucks, we got no interior pressure, and Tyrod missed a ton of open guys. Luckily, our front office has decided to make changes in all three of those areas.

Ah good point. Could be a job share situation. Minter is a two down backer, that's for sure. And peanut butter is so much better than Preston Brown. You should not associate them with each other.

He is the same as Preston Brown. Slllllllooooowwww. I'd rather have Compton.

Update: It's 5 in and 3 out. Still need Gaines, Thompson, Mathews, Leon Johnson to sign elsewhere to have a pick. Assuming we sign Compton or another linebacker, that would make it 6 in and 7 out. Still need O-Line upgrades and a reciever. AFC East Buffalo Bills Qualifying UFAs Lost: 3 Qualifying UFAs Gained: 5 Name Rd. APY Rank Name Rd. APY Rank Star Lotulelei 4 $10,000,000 90 Trent Murphy 5 $7,500,000 185 Seantrel Henderson 6 $4,000,000 398 AJ McCarron 6 $4,050,000 387 Preston Brown 7 $3,000,000 489 Rafael Bush 7 $1,750,000 689 Shareece Wright ? TBA TBA Julian Stanford 7 $1,500,000 734

Colt Brennan man! That's the guy right there. Actually more talented than Rudolph honestly. Chris Trapasso articles hold no weight in this argument. He clearly shares an agent with Rudolph or maybe he's his godfather or something. His articles are completely subjective (great for a journalist btw) because his love for Rudolph has made him blind to reality.

I actually really like the AJ signing...I don't like the reports that their first target was McCown. He impresses me enough that I wouldn't totally have a cow if they don't get a quarterback this year. If it isn't Darnold, Allen, or Rosen, I don't see an upgrade, so I would rather see what a guy like McCarron has. But how a GM handles quarterback really defines their tenure. Doug Whaley did some good things, but EJ Manuel sealed his fate. This is teh biggest decision for McBeane and if they aren't 1 million percent on a guy this year, they shouldn't bother.

Losing Preston Brown and his 4.86 will go along way to helping team speed. I like our defensive speed. Our offensive speed isn't great, but I'm not sure it is the most important thing in the E-P system. That said I do think we need to have someone like Deonte Thompson on the roster.

I love everything they have done except for offensive line and quarterback. They definitely get the benefit of the doubt from me, but I want to see their true plan for those spots,

uggghhh we just did this yesterday. He is Tom Brady remember?

It is pretty obvious we didn't want him. And neither did the rest of the league. The standing offer was probably to come back as a part time player.

Whaley would have taken Darron Lee, so we would have been screwed either way.

And sorry guys, I don't mean to come off as a jerk, but I myself was a crappy O-lineman in college and I coach high school linemen. When I see terrible guys play it makes me so mad and frustrated and makes me question if they were even coached at all.

That's my point. We are trying to justify this possible move as a bottom of the roster filler move, when he is gonna come here and wind up competing to start. This is the same conversation we all had about Ducasse last year. We figured he'd be released at some point roster bottom feeder...nope. Started many games and was terrible. I think it does. He was sought after on like the first day of free agency. There is potential there. Remember how many people were chasing after Mills when he was a free agent last year? Yeah nobody and he took our lowball offer. The league has decided he blows.

I mean the Texans are willing to give him 1 year and 4 million. That's double what we pay Mills.

As long as he doesn't play it's fine. When you fill the bottom of your roster with terrible players who are expected to start, you are in a bad way. Newhouse is fine as long as he is like the 4th tackle.