Ray_T

historically the Pats have not gone after free agents. granted with Bill B gone, its possible that this changes, but my feeling is that the way a team is managed is parltly a reflection of the GM but also partly a reflection of ownership. sometimes ownership says, we cannot afford to spend to the cap and the GM does his job with the constraints placed on him by ownership. I suspect as a result there wont be any trades for big money WR's from New England. They will draft, and develop from within. That said, there is justification for an exception. with a rookie QB you do wanna give him someone to throw to. But I am not sure this is the direction they go in the end.

not that crazy. he did it when he moved from Washington to Minny. Then when Minny got a new OC he performed in the new offense too. I'm not so worried about cousins so long as he doesnt miss a bunch of time in training camp due to being on the PUP list. for me that's the key with Cousins. if he starts on the PUP, it makes it a whole lot harder to pick up the nuances of the offense when you cant execute it on the field in practice.

I think Cousins will be playing behind a better line. But its tough to beat the WR he had in Minny. in the end I think it will be a wash. That said, I think it will be a different looking offense than what he ran in Minny so there may be some adjustment time. This is why it would be concerning to me if he started the year on the PUP. he needs to learn and master the offense and establish those connections with his new receivers.

agreed. Who else is there in the chargers organization? if the kid can play, he could be a day 1 starter (or at least in a time share to start the season). I dont see a lot of depth for the chargers at RB. So even if he doesnt start on day 1 there is lots of room to move up. I like the situation.

agreed. Conor averaged nearly 5 yards per carry. Guys with that kind of numbers rarely get shown the bench due to performance. it will take an injury that keeps him off the field that will open the door for this kid. But thats a lot of uncertainty. Yes Conor misses a couple games here and there but usually not much more than that. so the kid will get a cup of coffee but wont likely take over the starting role for at least a year.

he doesnt have a straight path to the starting job. I think the ranking is fine. if he had an easier path to a starting Job I'd rate him higher. I wouldnt be surprised if thats the rationale taken with this ranking. Nothing personal. its the situation more than the skillset.

hard to say. Cousins has been remarkably durable since he became a starter. but yes, he got hurt mid season so depending on how the rehab went it could be a concern all we can do is read those team reports. Usually the first sign of a problem is that he starts training camp on the PUP list. if that happens, I'd say its a big red flag in the sense of injury, but also in the sense that he doesnt get on the field to establish that connection with his WR and his teammates and there is usually a price to be paid production wise if you cant make that connection early in the year. especially when playing for a new team.

Yeah I dont know if hes returning anytime soon. I got the feeling his health really needs to be his priority. I have not heard anything since, but I also wasnt expecting anything

Axe Elf - A Retrospective - FFToday Board - FFToday Forums this should shed some light on his situation. coles notes version: it looks like hes been having some health problems. for more details you can read his post. it is long, but likely gives most of the info you would want

tough to say really. There are arguments for and against each. Rodgers got injured earlier, so its been longer since hes played, but hes also had more recovery time. Rodgers game also depends a lot more on his mobility, so the injury will likely affect him more as the scrambling he used to do may not be as good. This is one of those situations where we wont likely know until both players are throwing footballs. but I'd fit both players into the same bucket risk wise. maybe a bit more risk with Rodgers as he is a couple years older.

based on this scouting report it almost looks like an Emmitt smith who can catch passes. looks like you posted all his positives from the scouting report, what do the negatives look like? if there wasnt a significant negative this scouting report would suggest he should be one of the first RB off the board but clearly that wasnt the case so there must be a negative in his game we are missing. Normally you see a RB that short and you gotta think small guy with durability problems but hes actually pretty big. is it just his timed speed scouts dont like?

well, in my keeper league I'm gonna have to make a choice in whether to keep him or not. its a 2 QB league so parting with a QB who is likely to be productive is not to be taken lightly. The injury itself doesnt concern me all that much. hes never been a mobile QB so as long as it does not affect his throwing motion and hes still able to move in the pocket the way he has in the past I dont see the injury affecting his production a ton. however I do think if I do keep him, this is likely the last year I'm keeping him. I have younger guys I could keep at this point so its not a lock that I keep him

meh, its something to talk about.

none of the college guys saw a pro defense. but JJ played behind a good line and the line in Minny isnt great (even though the receivers are) . so there will be an adjustment there for sure. I am hoping his penchant for quick decision making will make up for a lot of that deficiency but that may be a tall order for a rookie. for that reason they may sit him a while before starting him Cousins was productive as a passer. team didnt win a ton but that was not because of the offense. The team had other problems. Throwing the football was not one of them til Cousins got hurt. I think the Falcons have a decent chance to make the playoffs. Cousins always has been a regular season darling. His problem is he doesnt seem to be able to perform in the playoffs. so despite other issues elsewhere in the lineup, the team in my opinion has a decent shot to make the playoffs, but I'd be surprised if they go anywhere after that. if it sounds to you like I'm a cousins fan, I assure you I am not. guy is arrogant and comes off as a bit of a . but he does produce as a QB in the regular season and produces well. Hes also(historically) piss poor come playoff time. I call em as I see em regardless of my feeling about the guy.

This is probably a fair comment but it wouldnt just apply to him. Any QB in the NFL who cant produce with those guys isnt a starter. hes a backup.