Patriots Football - "We're on a mission"

taltos · 09-06-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dunng

New England Patriots Trade Seymour to Raiders? SAY WHAT??

It gets rid of Seymour after he gave the Pats an ultimatum that he gets an extension or he walks at the end of the year. It frees up $3.6 million to sign Wilfork and helps with Brady. They took a first in 2011 which is after the uncapped year and when they think that there will be hard cap slots for rookies. They also have faith in their rookies who did look good even against first team players from other teams. It will take a year to see if they made the right choices.

Bruins Fan · 09-06-2009, 04:43 PM

With Richards contract coming up he would have been looking for say 25 million guaranteed signing bonus, Pats were not going to pay that.
One of the Pats strengths is the D line with a lot of depth.
The 2011 draft pick is all about the future, coach Bill knows what he is doing, I think

VTDragon · 09-08-2009, 08:19 AM

Seymour had some good years, but his best are behind him and the Pats never were going to be able to re-sign both him and Wilfork for next year. No doubt that the trade hurts us a little this year, but I beleive it will work out to our benefit in the long run. In Bill we trust.

Bruins Fan · 09-08-2009, 10:14 AM

Seymour is a no show in Oakland

VTDragon · 09-08-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

Seymour is a no show in Oakland

He'll show up eventually, (he actually has five days before the league does anything). He's probably looking for some extra perks in his contract.

VTDragon · 09-15-2009, 09:03 AM

Some observations after the terrific win against Buffalo:

Tom Brady was definitely rusty at the beginning of this game. Fortunately he got better as the game progressed and was his old self by the 4th quarter.

We are going to need to score a lot of points this year with our young defense, especially if Jarod Mayo is gone for any length of time. However - the defensive backs were better than I expected.

Maroney looked better than last year, but still not like when he was a rookie.

Randy Moss is as close to an unstopable receiver as there is in this league.

Just when I had give up on Ben Watson he comes through, TWICE ! Good for you Ben make a believer out of me.

Wilfork looked re-energized, maybe he is anticipating a big contract now that Seymore is gone. By the way, what was wrong with his sack? It looked like a clean hit on the QB to me.

Jets up next, hope the defense gets more energized.

VTDragon · 09-21-2009, 01:22 PM

Well, it just looked like the Jets wanted this one more than the Pats did.
Sigh....can't win 'em all.

09-06-2009, 04:43 PM	#2
Bruins Fan Hooper drives the boat. Join Date: May 2009 First Name: John Location: Cape Cod Posts: 1,359 Trading: (0)	Re: Patriots Football - "We're on a mission" With Richards contract coming up he would have been looking for say 25 million guaranteed signing bonus, Pats were not going to pay that. One of the Pats strengths is the D line with a lot of depth. The 2011 draft pick is all about the future, coach Bill knows what he is doing, I think __________________ Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women.

09-08-2009, 08:19 AM	#3
VTDragon Feeling at Home Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Gary Location: Vermont Posts: 627 Trading: (0)	Re: Patriots Football - "We're on a mission" Seymour had some good years, but his best are behind him and the Pats never were going to be able to re-sign both him and Wilfork for next year. No doubt that the trade hurts us a little this year, but I beleive it will work out to our benefit in the long run. In Bill we trust. __________________ An expert is a person who knows enough about what's really going on ... to be scared.

09-08-2009, 10:14 AM	#4
Bruins Fan Hooper drives the boat. Join Date: May 2009 First Name: John Location: Cape Cod Posts: 1,359 Trading: (0)	Re: Patriots Football - "We're on a mission" Seymour is a no show in Oakland __________________ Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women.

09-15-2009, 09:03 AM	#6
VTDragon Feeling at Home Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Gary Location: Vermont Posts: 627 Trading: (0)	Re: Patriots Football - "We're on a mission" Some observations after the terrific win against Buffalo: Tom Brady was definitely rusty at the beginning of this game. Fortunately he got better as the game progressed and was his old self by the 4th quarter. We are going to need to score a lot of points this year with our young defense, especially if Jarod Mayo is gone for any length of time. However - the defensive backs were better than I expected. Maroney looked better than last year, but still not like when he was a rookie. Randy Moss is as close to an unstopable receiver as there is in this league. Just when I had give up on Ben Watson he comes through, TWICE ! Good for you Ben make a believer out of me. Wilfork looked re-energized, maybe he is anticipating a big contract now that Seymore is gone. By the way, what was wrong with his sack? It looked like a clean hit on the QB to me. Jets up next, hope the defense gets more energized. __________________ An expert is a person who knows enough about what's really going on ... to be scared.

09-21-2009, 01:22 PM	#7
VTDragon Feeling at Home Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Gary Location: Vermont Posts: 627 Trading: (0)	Re: Patriots Football - "We're on a mission" Well, it just looked like the Jets wanted this one more than the Pats did. Sigh....can't win 'em all. __________________ An expert is a person who knows enough about what's really going on ... to be scared.