Patriots sign Dion Lewis to a 2-year extension
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Field Yates @FieldYates 3m3 minutes ago
Lewis' deal: $600k signing bonus, base salaries of $800k in '16, $1.2M in '17. Can earn up to $1.8M in incentives from 2016-2017.
Lewis' deal: $600k signing bonus, base salaries of $800k in '16, $1.2M in '17. Can earn up to $1.8M in incentives from 2016-2017.
This was the perfect intersection of talent, team fit and a player looking for security after a volatile start to his career. Love it.
Now let's see him celebrate by going off. 6 catches for 45 yds and TD, 10 carries for 55 and a TD
Wow, that's a great deal for the Pats. And good for Lewis as well. He came into camp just fighting for a job, and now he's got a bit of security for the next couple of years.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 59s59 seconds ago
The #Patriots signed RB Dion Lewis to a 2-year extension, source said (as @FieldYates reported). Worth $3M base, can be worth up to $5M
The #Patriots signed RB Dion Lewis to a 2-year extension, source said (as @FieldYates reported). Worth $3M base, can be worth up to $5M
Christopher Price @cpriceNFL 7s7 seconds ago
Dion Lewis on signing new deal with Patriots instead of testing free agency: "They gave me a chance--this is how I repaid them."
Dion Lewis on signing new deal with Patriots instead of testing free agency: "They gave me a chance--this is how I repaid them."
Wow. Great deal.
The only 2016s UFAs that have played a meaningful number of offensive or defensive snaps this year for the Patriots are Bradley Fletcher, Tarell Brown, and LGBT. That's pretty amazing.
The only 2016s UFAs that have played a meaningful number of offensive or defensive snaps this year for the Patriots are Bradley Fletcher, Tarell Brown, and LGBT. That's pretty amazing.
WOW this seems like a big win given the role he's played so far. So versatile and very much the type of player that fits into this system. Hope he's around for another extension.
YTF said:
Even more baffling about this move is that they could have just as easily dumped Lewis and signed Richardson to the same deal, as he's currently a free agent. It's moves like this that make a lot of people wonder if Belichick has lost his fastball.
What encourages me is that this suggests Belichick knows he has something worthwhile, not just a little hot streak of three lucky games for a guy filling time until LGBT got back in the swing of things.
Richardson was cut by the Raiders early on in training camp this year, he's still available and in fact the Bill just passed on him two days ago. Perhaps BB didn't need his fastball here.
I'm assuming sarcasm here?? I've been slow today so can't trust myself.mt8thsw9th said:
Edit: good it's not just me
Just to be clear, I know the first two Richardson posts were in jest. I just wasn't sure of YTF's post.
His agent must be the anti-Boras. Seems like an incredibly team-friendly deal that the Pats would have been crazy not to offer/accept.Corsi said:
It's hard to believe after Vereen left that I'd feel we'd have an upgrade on him so fast. Lewis is far more versatile than Vereen in that he can run between the tackles effectively plus he's as dynamic or more in the passing game.
Vereen had better hands and didn't fumble as much. Otherwise, advantage Lewis.RedOctober3829 said:
ifmanis5 said:
100% on the fumbling, not sure on the hands. If this kid can fix the fumbling issue, then it's amazing the Pats actually upgraded Vereen for peanuts.
Next man up!
RedOctober3829 said:
My thought exactly.
Did a web search and all I could find was this. Which is the opposite. Nice hands.
I'm honestly not so surprised. The amount of RB talent out there is really expansive, and I think most production in the area comes when you find individuals with the right skill-set to fit into your system. Give BB and offseason and I'm pretty confident you'll be getting similar production to the prior season at the RB position.NortheasternPJ said:
Kevin Youkulele said:
Lewis had not played a regular-season snap in two years due to injury, he's not a big guy, and it seems like he's going to get a lot of playing time (which means his chances of getting hurt again are high). He'd have been a fool not to take guaranteed money.
Byrdbrain said:
I've wondered about that as well. It's tough to say, but certainly looks like it may have been intended for Edelman.
In case you "can't wait" for a GIF...
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000099258/article/how-new-york-jets-lost-to-patriots-in-under-60-seconds
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000099258/article/how-new-york-jets-lost-to-patriots-in-under-60-seconds
If there are academy awards for Wikipedia articles, that deserves one. A thoroughly excellent piece of work.amarshal2 said:
In the audio commentary, Collinsworth goes on and on about how Wilfork made the play by "forklifting" Moore into Sanchez. I just don't see it. To my eyes, Wilfork is holding Moore steady but Sanchez just seems to run his face directly into Moore's butt. Once that happens, it allows Wilfork to push Moore over Sanchez who also seemed to have kicked Moore's feet out from under him.
An incredible (in the literal sense of un-believe-able) play, but more on Sanchez than Wilfork, I think.
An incredible (in the literal sense of un-believe-able) play, but more on Sanchez than Wilfork, I think.
Glad he could catch a ball with no one within 30 yards of him. Love him, but dropped so many of those passes.Obstructed View said:
Wheel route!
To add to this: Vereen's career catch % (completions/targets) is 68%. Someone like Woodhead is at 76%, Faulk was at 75%, Sproles is at 76%. Bearing in mind that some decent chunk of targets are uncatchable in the first place, that's a pretty decent additional volume of drops.RedOctober3829 said:
bowiac said:
True, but surely the receiver plays a role on *some* balls being uncatchable. And all those guys are normalized by having the same quarterback throw to them.