wats his ceiling/floor?

It is funny how far ahead we are looking now.  I’m watching the reverse standings way more closely than I thought possible.  I would like to stay in the top 10, so that way the pick is protected from free agent compensation.  Stanek is considered to be in the mix for the #1 overall pick.  Unlike this report, Keith Law says that his slider is excellent.  Most mock drafts out now will have him gone before the 6th pick, but there is so much time between now and the draft that it would be silly to think he is out of reach.

Scratch that about the slider, I was reading too quickly.

Those are some great achievements and I guess they’ll be doing great in future.

this is some mighty fine literary craftsmanship! 

Hitting 97 on the radar gun now. With a little instruction from the Sox staff he will be burning it in at 89.

You won’t have to worry about being in the Top 10. At the rate the Sox are going they could be in the Top 3.

Peter King still thinks that Phillip Rivers is the best Quarterback in football.

Hey what time the pats playing Sunday? Hahahahaha

What Welker needs to do, is voice what he wants, dont let it get to what the AGENTS AND LAWYERS want, come out and say it so people(PRESS) do not confuse what with what…Don’t hide behind Stealth walls, come out and say I want to be here…. Brady is getting a NICE salary next season over $20 mill, maybe he can cut 2-3 off that and share with his no.1 WR!!!!

bobby- you own the team. make the right call and don’t let it get to that point. pay the man dammit. i’m not going to list the slobs that have been brought in then cut w/in the season for larger $$$

All that means is that Mr. Kraft WON’T overpay period.

give welker a three deal he 32 years old three years 40.5 million with 18 million bounes done deal that 13.5 a year that what he wroth no more that what he wants

You may rest assured that Kraft refers only to Welker’s agent and lawyers. 

3 years $36 Million with a 4th year option or buy out. He and Brady can retire together.

Wes Welker will not be with the Patriots, They will not pay him. So spin it anyway you want. Doesn’t everybody leave because of money? Asante, Ty Law. the Patriots are cheap

bring welker back CB that got the CB he going to want a 6 year deal wroth arond 60 million i do see the pats bring him back for that much

ybe the pats are looking at one of this guys too hmmm Mike Wallace, Dwayne Bowe, Danny Amendola and Greg Jennings

All I see when I close my eyes is Wes dropping that pass, and an inevitable Super Bowl victory slipping through our fingers, you know, just as the ball did through his.  

RK is sending a clear message, he’s not going to overpay. Obvious. Welker knows it (and so does his agent). This negotiation is going to go the way Welker wants (either to stay at a reduced rate or move on for more $). Can’t he be franchised again, though? I really like Welker but isn’t a healthy(?) Edleman, kind of a poor-man’s Welker (with potential)?

all i see is him getting us to the SB. a lot of missed opportunities in that game.

are you joking.  three year deal at 33mil

We need both Edleman and Welker in case one of them gets hurt. With Aaron, Gronk and Lloyd we should be good.  Use a draft pick to get a good WR we can develop.  They will not pay Talib, can kiss him good bye.

Unless Welker will take below market value for the chance to be with a consistent contender, he will NOT be back.  The Pat’s won’t franchise him with an 11+ million salary cap hit and will not give him $16 – 18 million guarantee for a 32 yr. old slot receiver.  I think they will put Aaron Hernandez as slot receiver with Gronk and Ballad,(giants) at TE. 
The $$ will go to signing one or two guys to strengthen the secondary. (S + CB)

I just hope Welker realizes that he might be costing himself induction into the HOF someday because he wanted to grab every last $$.

NO WAY!! He just will not fit under the cap.  I can almost promise you he won’t get
3 yrs with $18 million guaranteed.  Unfortuneatly, his agent is telling him that is
the current market for a “slot” receiver.  It is NOT and Welker will realize too late.

You sure are dreaming!  If the Pats go with that deal, they are out of their minds.  Three years for 27 M is as high as I would go.  The Pats can lose the AFC Championship and SB w/o Welker as they did with him and his drops.

This is even more ridiculous!  I don’t think there is anyone out there stupid enough to go with this amount.

edelman cant stay healthy. neither can gronk

Let’s say Pats do not reach agreement with Welker.Pats Predictions 9.0
Pats sign Ed Reed S Ravens,Sean Smith CB Miami,Brian Hartline WR Miami,Julian Edelman
and Andre Smith OT Bengals.Draft 1 Trade for 2 and 4 2 Trade for 3 and 5
2 Ezekial Ansah DE BYU 3 Robert Woods WR USC 3 Brandon Williams DT Missouri Southern
4 Gavin Escobar TE San Diego St. 5 David Bakhtiari G Colorado
7 Kerwynn Williams RB Utah St 7 Baker Steinkuhler DE Nebraska.

No way he make’s it out of N.E.,this off season…….he will get the franchise tag,if they don’t come to term’s!!!!!!!!

I’d rather see them invest more money in the defensive backfield.  The last game didn’t go to well after Talib got hurt.  He’s dropped too many 3rd down passes the last two years to be worth $12 million plus.  Gronk can catch the 3rd down passes now.

Welker isn’t worth more than 7 mil per. Great regular season WR/SR however in two big stage situations he’s dropped passes that have changed the fortunes of his team and not for the good of his team. He is however a great team guy and he is worth every bit of 7 mil per season for however many seasons they agree on.

 Brady,Wilfork,Mankins,Gronk,Hernandez all got paid at the top of their positions.They will not over pay!

i rather have mike wallace over welker wallace is young only 26 i would give wallace a 6 year deal with 56.4 million at 9.4 million a year with 20 million bouns

KRAFT–YOUR THE OWNER, YOU WANT HIM OR NOT? IT’S THAT SIMPLE.

Good depth signing but wake me if Freeney or Abraham signs…..

How much money do you really think the Brady signing freed up? They have about 10 million(before the Kelly signing) left for any other free agents and draft picks. I agree they are still missing that pass rusher or shut down corner but just not sure there are any left. I would love to see Freeney or Abraham come in but look for Denver to sign one of them considering they lost Elvis to the Ravens.

Why not take chance on Dwight Freeney???I’m sure he would be more than glad to play for the pats.Look what Andre Carter did before he got Injured.I still think Freeney has a few sacks left In him.

Thanks for being so forthcoming, Tom.

There’s a reason why Indy decided to keep Mathais and not Freeney. He’s older and has fallen off the map a bit. Pats aren’t willing to overpay for what they view as a part time player.

Scrap Heap Special

nice signing him and vince, should make a nice DL team, can we just sign abraham already, draft is coming up

If you re-watch the games,you’ll notice that most of Ninkovich’s sacks came against weak right tackles,and on many of those sacks,Chandler Jones and Wilfork flushed the QB in Ninkovich’s direction..If you keep reading,I will say some very good stuff about Nink,but keep reading..I can’t tell you how many times Ive watched replays of games ,and against decent right tackles,Ninkovich will literally go 12 to 13 straight plays getting completely stuffed..Even Kyle Love gets more push than Nink…..Its just not worth sacks against Miami,Buffalo and the Jets,and a few forced fumbles to have this guy taking 80% of the snaps in an important pass rushing position…There’s a reason why we pull our hair out at our lack of pass rush AGAINST GOOD TEAMS,and Nink is part of the issue….It would shock you how many times that Nink gets stuffed stone cold against TIGHT ENDS for goodness sake….Saying this,,Ninkovich actually can play,but there’s tons of evidence that his skills would be much better suited playing MIDDLE LINEBACKER in a 3-4 scheme,a’la the same position as Tedy Bruschi,,though he’s a Bruschi lite….Nink is smart,moves decent laterally,can play in coverage,can adjust,can hit,definetly can wrap,and has a knack for knocking the ball loose….He’d be more of a defensive swiss army knife,than killing us on first and second down as a 4-3 down lineman….He will make the occasional play,and unfortunately to those who don’t rewatch the tape of every game,will focus on the few good things he does as a pass rusher instead of being honest in how atrocious he is rushing the passer most of the game…If someone replies that he’s a good pass rusher,I’ll show you someone who isn’t watching the tape..

I’m a HUGE NE Pats fan… I ALWAYS say, IN BILL I TRUST… And I think Bob Kraft is NE’s uncle… BUUUUUUT wtf is going on. Can we spend some $$$ on a DE that gets after the QB. To help the secondary. We lost TWO SUPERBOWLS because of the secondary allowing an airshow, IN BOTH SUPERBOWLS!!

Brady needs help guys!!! Get him a BIG outside WR or a homerun speedster like a MOSS to open up the field. This will open lanes for Ridley and Verreen. WE ARE SUPERBOWL CHAMPS if this happens!

Thank you

as i keep on pleading, let’s all just relax. some of you younger dudes are just besides yourselves and bouncin’ off walls. we all know how the BB/Kraft pats roll, they RARELY go for the high priced or evn moderately price marquis type F/A. How much coin did they end up paying for the overrated nfl player of the century; Adalius Thomas? How’d that work out? They rely on good scouting and thorough analysis to pluck the players that go under the radar w/ most teams. Occasionally they let flattery and emotion come into play and get burned; AD and the Stinko the two most notable examples.No negative or frustrated poster here has a crystal ball. Let’s see how it all pans out at the halfway mark, and the end of the season, then let all hell break loose in criticism. some biggies; they signed Talib, they lost 40 to 50 (non scoring) completions in the loss of Wes. they gained, they lost. going forward, one of the biggest factors for this team will be what happens to Rob Gronkowski. This could end up being a very serious setback to the fortunes of the pats overall, especially if we make the playoffs (assume nothing), and he’s not in top condition. Ballard can tow the line thru part of the season, but without Gronk in the playoffs i hold little hope. this guy is concerning me more and more. In light of the other top contenders that have the marquis f/a’s, remember that it’s who comes back healthy from the inevitable injuries at the end that carry the day. Ravens proved that with key players at the end.

TK ended up a bust here (Oakland). He got into trouble (personal/law/etc.) and just was ineffective the past couple of seasons. If BB can re-kindle his motivation? Who knows? Al Davis signed TK to a big-bucks contract a few years back and TK never was consistent enough for Oakland mgmt. to now keep him around. Just as an fyi, in 2012 TK was in and out of the lineup. Personally, I think it would have been better to sign Seymour than take a chance on TK. My 2-cents…..

that’s not true in either.

Eli scored 17 points in the first superbowl…and in the second superbowl, the D actually played well…the Manningham pass was actually well covered.

Tommy Kelly another solid signing for Pats and he doesn’t miss games.
Patriot Predictions 78.0 1 Damontre Moore DE Texas A&M 2 Darius Slay CB
Miss.St. 3 Trade for 4th and 5th round pick.4 David Bakhtiari G/OT Colorado
5 Aaron Mellette WR Elon 7 Josh Boyce WR TCU 7 Josh Boyett S Oregon.

I hope you mean a speedster like Moss of 5-10 years ago, Cause right now he’s slower than Sh!t

I’d prefer to re-watch your mom sucking my schlong

Now I like your pick,Dano!!! Damontre Moore would be HUGE across from Chandler jones,but while we still have no legitimate threat receivers,you go after a corner with four capable corners already on the roster,not even including Mccourty? If Damontre Moore dropped to us at 29,I would be ecstatic….If anything,we should draft two outside receivers with speed…

My Mom is dead,but maybe we can get your mom to watch me drag you around by your eye sockets,and slam your head into the concrete over,and over and over ….Nice intelligent argument though..I just pointed out a bunch of facts from watching tape that NOONE in the media is talking about and that’s your response?? I’m giving you guys pearls here….BTW,Greg Bedard says the same thing….I’m dying for some good retort,maybe even someone pointing out and correcting me with some good facts…I love a good debate,but all you just brought to the table was evidence that the thing you hear most on a daily basis is “I need 20 on pump one.”

which is why I think they need to move Ninkovich or spikes for picks,,and let Donta Hightower be the monster in the middle that he needs to be…my entire point was to get Ninkovich off the edge….All I did was point out what no one else is talking about,which is that there’s tons of evidence that Ninkovich is playing out of position…

And I said Nink is Bruschi “lite”…