Patriots release former 1st rounder Dominique Easley
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I still say it was worth the risk of using a draft pick on him. At the time they were a defense with a lot of young players and the potential with Easley was too big to pass up. They were going to be super bowl contenders that season (and the next few) regardless of who they picked. I really like that this team is bold enough to take a risk.
It costs more to cut him on the cap than to keep him (2.8 vs 1.9 million). I'm betting he did something stupid.
Personally i think it depends on if this is injury related or behavior.
If injury (I'm not omitting something, I have no desire to learn basic grammar) they knew he was a risk. They took a chance and it failed. They had and have a (comparatively) loaded team when they too that chance.
If its behavior (seriously, I don't have the brain capacity to function as a literate adult) I guess its in the conversation for biggest bust.
I just hope to god they stop taking gators. Has one ever worked out for the Pats?
If injury (I'm not omitting something, I have no desire to learn basic grammar) they knew he was a risk. They took a chance and it failed. They had and have a (comparatively) loaded team when they too that chance.
If its behavior (seriously, I don't have the brain capacity to function as a literate adult) I guess its in the conversation for biggest bust.
I just hope to god they stop taking gators. Has one ever worked out for the Pats?
He didn't even have surgery for the quad injury he had this season, though, right? Given the timing and the cap hit, my money is on this being something behavioral.
Like murder. That's a behavior.
I don't know how to post a tweat. This is my first try.
That is an interesting thought especially as it relates to Belichick's recent comments about being an outlier.
http://www.patspulpit.com/2016/4/8/11391970/patriots-hc-bill-belichick-names-the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-and
Yeah, both stunning and disappointing. I was so hopeful that Easley would be a major disruptive force in the middle, giving the Pats a great pass rush.
Losing him, Chandler Jones and Hicks in the same offseason really changes the D-line picture. That said, I have every confidence in BB and the guys they got.
Losing him, Chandler Jones and Hicks in the same offseason really changes the D-line picture. That said, I have every confidence in BB and the guys they got.
It costs more this year.
It saves them 1.8M in salary, and 450K in roster bonuses over the next two years.
If they don't think he's physically capable, this is a smart move.
Interesting (what isn't interesting is my very poor respect for fellow posters by using this grammatical crutch so wrong so often)
Only BB would look at
Easley, Nink, Branch, Brown, Kearse, Long, Flowers, Grissom, Kitchen,Kuhn, Sheard, Vellano, Jones, and Knighton
Compare them to
Bostic,Collins,Freeney, Hightower, Humber, Ruf. Johnson, Snyder and Vaughters
And say "I think it will be more efficient to find 4 quality LBers and 3 DL then vice versa"
and actually make it work (unlike my brain)
Typing this list i think there are just a bunch of players better the Easley (and everyone on that list is likely much better at basic writing than I) (when factoring in current injury and potential injury)
Only BB would look at
Easley, Nink, Branch, Brown, Kearse, Long, Flowers, Grissom, Kitchen,Kuhn, Sheard, Vellano, Jones, and Knighton
Compare them to
Bostic,Collins,Freeney, Hightower, Humber, Ruf. Johnson, Snyder and Vaughters
And say "I think it will be more efficient to find 4 quality LBers and 3 DL then vice versa"
and actually make it work (unlike my brain)
Typing this list i think there are just a bunch of players better the Easley (and everyone on that list is likely much better at basic writing than I) (when factoring in current injury and potential injury)
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Jason La CanforaVerified account@JasonLaCanfora
Patriots release of Easley is not a pure performance/football matter. Off field issues related to the decision to part w/ former top pick
Patriots release of Easley is not a pure performance/football matter. Off field issues related to the decision to part w/ former top pick
But if it's just a matter of using the 3-4 more often, then they would have tried to trade him, like they did for Chandler Jones. Surely someone would have given a conditional 7th rounder at least.
I had such high hopes for him after seeing him in the 2 half seasons.
Now we probably have to go DL instead of OL early
Had to be off the field stuff for it happen so suddenly especially pre-draft, no?
Now we probably have to go DL instead of OL early
Had to be off the field stuff for it happen so suddenly especially pre-draft, no?
“@tomecurran: Regarding Easley, there is no one incident that led to release. Call it philosophical differences on following injury programs, etc”
“@AaronWilson_NFL: Dominique Easley facing lawsuit in Palm Beach County from Wiley Brown alleging that Easley’s dog bit him, caused injuries, seeking damages”
“@jeffphowe: Easley’s knees are in pretty bad shape, and there’s not a lot of room for improvement, per source. Still stunning timing for his release.”
“@AaronWilson_NFL: Dominique Easley facing lawsuit in Palm Beach County from Wiley Brown alleging that Easley’s dog bit him, caused injuries, seeking damages”
“@jeffphowe: Easley’s knees are in pretty bad shape, and there’s not a lot of room for improvement, per source. Still stunning timing for his release.”
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He had a $1M guaranteed salary for 2016. They may save some of this, depending on the off-set language in his contract. Otherwise they pay the whole thing.
He had a $1M non-guaranteed salary and $415k non-guaranteed roster bonus for next year. This is what they actually save, though the savings would be the same had they kept him for 2016 and cut him a year from now.
Easley had so much promise when healthy but that's the key by hey took a gamble on him and lost. They've built good depth this offseason and will draft at DT too.
Matt Chatham @chatham58 7m7 minutes ago
I read "Sandoval to DL" and for a millisecond thought BB had already found a #Patriots d-line replacement for Easley
I read "Sandoval to DL" and for a millisecond thought BB had already found a #Patriots d-line replacement for Easley
Cue the "we could have picked player A-Z," cries from the masses. Yeah, I'm thinking it too. Was Easley worth the pick? IMO, nope. There was a reason he dropped to us in that draft. It is what it is though. The team is still strong up front on D. His potential was high, but you can't produce on IR or suspension.
Yeah but Wheatley had wrist issues and Ras-I dowling had the same shit Samuel Jackson had in unbreakable. So would you trade three seconds and a first for Gronk?
Oh, right, you would.
So, the list of disappointing Gator picks are:
Dom Easley
Brandon Spikes
Jermaine Cunningham
The Guy In Jail
Guss Scott
Chad Jackson
Tony George
Any others? I was looking at 4th round and higher.
Rex Ryan has already signed Easley. Just to be safe.
Dom Easley
Brandon Spikes
Jermaine Cunningham
The Guy In Jail
Guss Scott
Chad Jackson
Tony George
Any others? I was looking at 4th round and higher.
Rex Ryan has already signed Easley. Just to be safe.
It is preposterous. By tomorrow morning he'll be the next Mike Vick.
Fuck anyone who goes down this road. Just own your mistake. It's fine -- people make them.
Not sure you can call Spikes disappointing. From a personality stand point sure. But he was a pretty good defender against the run.
And had that nice INT in the AFCCG that was subsequently marginalized by Brady's dumb decision to force a deep ball to Matthew Slater into triple coverage.
Jeff Demps worth a mention as a Gator bust? Late round/UDFA, but only because of the dual track career. Still, he also sucked at football. Obviously not original Pats picks, but Tebow and Bostic can be lumped in as ex- (or soon to be ex-) Pats... Urban, you suck!
Yikes, this guy was a nightmare apparently:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2016/04/13/patriots-release-dominique-easley/VxfcDYPp0ieEh0mDVBRp5H/story.html
Demps netted Blount. Granted, Blount wasn't worth much at the time, but overall that signing was worth it just from Blount's production.
Flunked drug test, car accident weirdness, 4 years a slave, sex tape. Spikes punched his ticket out of town twice. Maybe not a bust but not exactly a raging success for a second round pick.
That pitbull stuff with Easley is scary bad.
That pitbull stuff with Easley is scary bad.
This is silly. LGBT was one of the more liked players on the team. Now, if you compare Easley & Volin, that makes a lot of sense.
Why? It's not a shady place with happy endings or a luxury spa day. It's a therapeutic session that many players go through to rehab injuries or maintain well being and it's with a team employed staff member who could likely be doing something more useful with another player instead Of standing around waiting for someone to show up. There's nothing at all strange about expecting someone to be accountable and show up when they say they will.
He could have a completely valid reasons for having missed an appointment, and I think it comes across as petty for a source from within the Patriots to complain to the press anonymously about something that is both so specific and so small (in the grand scheme of things).
C'mon - the article included stuff like that as examples of his behavior. Patriots ain't cutting guys and citing bad attitudes over one missed appointment. This isn't Tito getting canned by the Sox.