2013 Patriots Football

[Bahku]

This thread is dedicated to general discussion of the New England Patriots 2013 Pre-Season and Regular-Season games.


                       

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Should be an exciting year ... can't wait to see how this team shapes up over the pre-season.

 

[Bahku]

Time to get this going ... Woodhead gone now ... ugh.

[Neurotic Guy]

Seems like they are revving up.  Donald Jones could be  a pretty good signing.  Leon Washington fills a real need at KR and should take the Woodhead role -- though I'll miss him.

Pats flirting with Abraham, Wilson and Freney.  Any of them would be interesting.  And I love the possiblity of signing the WR RFA from Pittsburgh, Sanders.  If they manage to get Sanders and can re-structure Lloyd, they'll look pretty darn good at WR/TE. 

With Bolden, Vareen, Ridley and Washington, RB looks good.

Feels like they are just getting going.  I think signing Abraham and/or Freney would be great.  Then get a safety (Wilson) and  Talib!

[rondohondo]

Ed Reed has left Houston without signing contract , so he is still in play for the Pats .

It sounds like a deal with Abraham is close

Those would be huge signings and finally give the young patriots defense a leader in the secondary , and another dangerous pass rush to go along with chandler Jones.

Resign Talib, and that is finally a championship caliber defense, best since 2007.

[Bahku]

Seems like they are revving up.  Donald Jones could be  a pretty good signing.  Leon Washington fills a real need at KR and should take the Woodhead role -- though I'll miss him.

Pats flirting with Abraham, Wilson and Freney.  Any of them would be interesting.  And I love the possiblity of signing the WR RFA from Pittsburgh, Sanders.  If they manage to get Sanders and can re-structure Lloyd, they'll look pretty darn good at WR/TE. 

With Bolden, Vareen, Ridley and Washington, RB looks good.

Feels like they are just getting going.  I think signing Abraham and/or Freney would be great.  Then get a safety (Wilson) and  Talib!

We do have a stronger running game now, which makes the Welker/Woodhead fiasco feel a little better ... I would love Freeney, and Abraham would be a nice pickup, too.

[rondohondo]

Just saw in the free agency thread that the pats signed Adrian Wilson , so I guess no Ed Reed , but I'll take it

[Big_Matt34]

I'd rather have Adrian Wilson than Ed Reed TBH. Reed is more of a FS, and McCourty is awesome there. Just needed a run stopping SS to play next to him, and that's what Wilson is.

[Cman]

Seems like they are revving up.  Donald Jones could be  a pretty good signing.  Leon Washington fills a real need at KR and should take the Woodhead role -- though I'll miss him.

Pats flirting with Abraham, Wilson and Freney.  Any of them would be interesting.  And I love the possiblity of signing the WR RFA from Pittsburgh, Sanders.  If they manage to get Sanders and can re-structure Lloyd, they'll look pretty darn good at WR/TE. 

With Bolden, Vareen, Ridley and Washington, RB looks good.

Feels like they are just getting going.  I think signing Abraham and/or Freney would be great.  Then get a safety (Wilson) and  Talib!

We do have a stronger running game now, which makes the Welker/Woodhead fiasco feel a little better ... I would love Freeney, and Abraham would be a nice pickup, too.

Letting Woodhead go is not a fiasco. I read Chargers are paying him $11M over 2 yrs. good for him, but too pricey for Pats. Between Vereen and Washington, Pats can handle losing Woodhead and spend the money on D.

[Lightskinsmurf]

Now sign talib and sanders and ill be pretty darn happy !

[Neurotic Guy]

Now sign talib and sanders and ill be pretty darn happy !

Got Talib.

Sanders would be nice.  Getting Abraham or Freeney would be nice too.  B Llloyd is gone but apparently still possible to bring him back.  Good couple of days for the Pats.

[Cman]

Talib signing helps me breathe easier.
To do ( not in any particular order):

Resign Julian Edelman
Get another decent CB (could be Dowling or via draft but vet FA likely safest).
Sign a vet DE (Freeney, Abraham, Dumervil?)
Get deeper at DL (likely via draft)
Get deeper at OL ( likely via draft, but possibly FA, Vollmer if cheap)

[Cman]

OL depth signing in Svitek
http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=bostonnew-england-patriots&id=4741167

[BASS_THUMPER]

[Lightskinsmurf]

Talib signing helps me breathe easier.
To do ( not in any particular order):

Resign Julian Edelman
Get another decent CB (could be Dowling or via draft but vet FA likely safest).
Sign a vet DE (Freeney, Abraham, Dumervil?)
Get deeper at DL (likely via draft)
Get deeper at OL ( likely via draft, but possibly FA, Vollmer if cheap)

See no point of signing edelman now. Maybe for depth but Its not worth paying much to keep him.

[kozlodoev]

Reportedly, we have shown interest in Dumervil. That would be an interesting one to watch over the next couple of days.

How do people feel about sinking 6-8 million of cap space into someone who plays Chandler Jones' position?