Is it that much better than Ghost?I hope Forbath sticks due to his nickname: Cobra.
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Belichick wouldn't commit to bringing back Folk after he's healthy. Said the Patriots will play the Texans and reevaluate.
Tyler Gauthier is on the practice squad if it was a long-term thing but I'd imagine they'll have Eluemunor taking snaps in practice this week if it's just an emergency fill-in.What’s Plan D at center if Ferentz goes down?
If Karras is really only the MCL, I doubt that the cut anyone to promote Gauthier. One week with Eluemunor as emergency backfill and Karras is probably active the week after with a brace.Tyler Gauthier is on the practice squad if it was a long-term thing but I'd imagine they'll have Eluemunor taking snaps in practice this week if it's just an emergency fill-in.
the telecast said he was doing great filling in for Andrews!Is a banged up Karras worth keeping? He wasn't exactly stellar while healthy.
As opposed to who? Dudes aren’t walking off the street in December to play center for the Patriots, at least not well.Is a banged up Karras worth keeping? He wasn't exactly stellar while healthy.
Ah, thanks. Ok, so that also answers my question about Antonio Brown.The rule doesn’t apply to free agents, such as Folk.
That only applies to players on the Reserve/Retired list that Gronkowski is on.So, that rule about needing to be on the roster on 11/30 to play in the playoffs, how does that play in to the fact that any kicker that they sign now (assuming it's Folk) will not have been on the roster on 11/30?
Old friend Russell Bodine is still a free agent as well. They obviously didn't think enough of him to keep him around but that probably had to do with Ferentz having more positional versatility.Tyler Gauthier is on the practice squad if it was a long-term thing but I'd imagine they'll have Eluemunor taking snaps in practice this week if it's just an emergency fill-in.
I was just going to post on the same. If I recall, Bodine didn't want to play unless he was a starter - and it's late in the season for him to get back into game shape - but those potential hurdles aside, he must be pretty good to have started all those years; is in his prime; and has good size for a center.Old friend Russell Bodine is still a free agent as well. They obviously didn't think enough of him to keep him around but that probably had to do with Ferentz having more positional versatility.
Even an isolated MCL can be up to 6-8 weeks depending on severityIf Karras is really only the MCL, I doubt that the cut anyone to promote Gauthier. One week with Eluemunor as emergency backfill and Karras is probably active the week after with a brace.
They didn't IR him, so you have to figure that the 12/29 Miami game in week 17 is possible in their eyes.Even an isolated MCL can be up to 6-8 weeks depending on severity
No you don't, he could not come back til the playoffs and they still wouldn't have IRed him.They didn't IR him, so you have to figure that the 12/29 Miami game in week 17 is possible in their eyes.
They have no more return slots so they can't IR anyone that has a chance to play in they playoffs that they deem invaluable and starting C should be in that discussion.They didn't IR him, so you have to figure that the 12/29 Miami game in week 17 is possible in their eyes.
I would assume Folk is going to be back before SundayI'm a little surprised they signed a DT as they'll need a kicker by Sunday, right? So, either they are looking to cut someone else and sign a kicker, or they are not going to sign a PK.
They're going to cut / IR someone else and sign a kicker (probably Folk?).I'm a little surprised they signed a DT as they'll need a kicker by Sunday, right? So, either they are looking to cut someone else and sign a kicker, or they are not going to sign a PK.
They could still IR him later if his knee isn't responding. There's no reason to do anything until they need the roster spot.They have no more return slots so they can't IR anyone that has a chance to play in they playoffs that they deem invaluable and starting C should be in that discussion.
From Tweet upthread (post #1108, last Thursday): #Patriots K Nick Folk recently had an appendectomy that will knock him out this week, but likely not more, source confirms (@Trags on it first). It was done laparoscopically, minimally invasive, which should mean a short recovery time. Still, NE needs a new kicker.Is the turnaround time after an appendectomy that quick, especially if there’s a blocked FG and a chance of contact?
This indicates to me that they may IR Byron Cowart as he's been dealing with something and use that spot to sign a kicker.I'm a little surprised they signed a DT as they'll need a kicker by Sunday, right? So, either they are looking to cut someone else and sign a kicker, or they are not going to sign a PK.
It's easy to draw the conclusion that they were waiting to see whether the 49ers kicker cleared waivers before, for instance, bringing back Folk.It's Wednesday. Shouldn't the Patriots either be having Bailey kicking fielding goals / PATs in practice or be bringing in a kicker or two for a tryout? Or be running lots of 2 point conversion plays?
Sounds like they were waiting for McG, reported that they did indeed make a claim for him. Real bummer they're 10-2, could've had him.It's easy to draw the conclusion that they were waiting to see whether the 49ers kicker cleared waivers before, for instance, bringing back Folk.
And, since the entire practice is not open to media, they might very well have been seeing how well Bailey placekicks (with the backup holder), and practicing 2-point plays. We aren't likely to hear about either unless someone invoilved makes a slip of the tongue.
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Source: the Patriots are waiving rookie DT Albert Huggins, clearing a roster as spot as they have officially re-signed K Nick Folk, who is back after a one-game absence.
The Kessler thing is befuddling too. They must be concerned at this point that if they release him again someone else will poach him. Keeping a third QB all year is not exactly a vote of confidence for Stidham I don’t think, and keeping a player you likely could re-sign on Monday by cutting a different player on Saturday is especially strange, when the player you keep will not be active on Sunday.Kind of a weird series of events. I assume they could have signed him to the practice squad to begin with? Maybe they thought he'd be able to beat out someone else on the roster, but when they brought him in for a few days of practice they realized that wasn't true?
It might also be a hedge that there's more wrong physically with TB12 than they're letting onThe Kessler thing is befuddling too. They must be concerned at this point that if they release him again someone else will poach him. Keeping a third QB all year is not exactly a vote of confidence for Stidham I don’t think, and keeping a player you likely could re-sign on Monday by cutting a different player on Saturday is especially strange, when the player you keep will not be active on Sunday.