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Southieinnc
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Best chance IMOWho makes the opening day roster this year???
A look at the Patriots undrafted free agent signings:
- QB/RB/WR D'Eriq King, Miami.
- C Kody Russey, Houston.
- OL Liam Shanahan, LSU. (Winner, winner, chicken dinner)
- S Brenden Schooler, Texas.
- DT Labryan Ray, Alabama.
- LB DaMarcus Mitchell, Purdue.
- P Jake Julien, Eastern Michigan.
D'Eriq King QB/WR/RB/gadget
FIFYI actually do like this signing... IF he makes the roster he could be used in so many ways and he is a much greater mobile QB then Mac. He could be used in the Red Zone ala (barf) Camella Newton
There won't be a battle. If Julien exits the preseason without his leg falling off, the job is his. It's what BB does...P Jake Julien, Eastern Michigan
Julien averaged a school-record 44.0 yards per punt at Eastern Michigan, with 51 punts of 50-plus yards and two of 70-plus yards in 54 collegiate games. An Ontario native, he was drafted 31st overall in this year’s CFL draft before signing with the Patriots.
Adding Julien sets the stage for the Patriots’ first punter battle since 2019, when Jake Bailey unseated incumbent Ryan Allen. Bailey is just one year removed from a first-team All-Pro selection, but with his salary spiking to nearly $4 million this season (and all of it nonguaranteed) the Patriots could opt to go with the cheaper option if Julien proves capable.
$4 million is a lot of money for a punter!There won't be a battle. If Julien exits the preseason without his leg falling off, the job is his. It's what BB does...
Message to punters, if you want to stay on the Pats do not ask for more money than offered....
There won't be a battle. If Julien exits the preseason without his leg falling off, the job is his. It's what BB does...
Message to punters, if you want to stay on the Pats do not ask for more money than offered....
Those are good numbers, as long as he is smart enough to be in the right position at the right time.S Brenden Schooler, Texas
Schooler bounced from Oregon to Arizona to Texas over the course of his six-year college career, playing safety, then wide receiver, then safety again. But his best path to a Patriots roster spot is through special teams. He played 774 snaps in the kicking game and tallied 21 special teams tackles in college, per The Athletic’s Dane Brugler.
A former high school track star, Schooler has good size (6-foot-2, 203 pounds), speed (4.40-second 40 at his pro day), quickness (6.71-second three-cone drill, 4.10-second short shuttle) and explosiveness (37 1/2-inch vertical, 128-inch broad jump), and he was a first-team All-Pac-12 special teamer in two of his seasons at Oregon.
At safety? That would be icing on the cake, if he develops. Otherwise, he is our next star special teamer.....Those are good numbers, as long as he is smart enough to be in the right position at the right time.
Can he be converted to CB?S Brenden Schooler, Texas
Schooler bounced from Oregon to Arizona to Texas over the course of his six-year college career, playing safety, then wide receiver, then safety again. But his best path to a Patriots roster spot is through special teams. He played 774 snaps in the kicking game and tallied 21 special teams tackles in college, per The Athletic’s Dane Brugler.
A former high school track star, Schooler has good size (6-foot-2, 203 pounds), speed (4.40-second 40 at his pro day), quickness (6.71-second three-cone drill, 4.10-second short shuttle) and explosiveness (37 1/2-inch vertical, 128-inch broad jump), and he was a first-team All-Pac-12 special teamer in two of his seasons at Oregon.
Who knows?Can he be converted to CB?