crankdatfalcon Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Another patriot loss could be our gain. Grady 2.0...that would be a nice rotation with our defensive tackles..Dan Gronkowski in, Gerard Warren out. The New England Patriots made a couple of interesting moves on Wednesday, cutting defensive lineman Gerard Warren and signing tight end Dan Gronkowski, the brother of current Pats tight end Rob Gronkowski.Dan Gronkowski is Rob's older brother and one of three Gronkowski brothers to have played in the NFL. Chris Gronkowski was recently cut by the Cowboys and claimed by the Colts. Dan Gronkowski was released by the Broncos.The Patriots also announced the release of cornerback Darius Butler, which was confirmed by Butler on Tuesday, and the acquisition of linebacker A.J. Edds off waivers from the Miami Dolphins, which ESPNBoston.com reported late Tuesday. More on the PatriotsMike Reiss and Chris Forsberg have the Patriots blanketed for ESPNBoston.com. Check in for constantly updated coverage. Blog• Send a question for Mike's mailbag The Charlotte Observer reported on Tuesday that Butler was claimed by the Panthers.Warren originally joined the Patriots in late April of last year and played in all 16 games for New England last season. He made 28 tackles and had 3½ sacks.As a vested veteran, Warren's full salary would have been guaranteed if he was on the roster for the first week of the season. Asked if Warren is the type of player that could land back on the roster later this season, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said simply: "Sure," while acknowledging Warren had a competitive camp.Dan Gronkowski, whose imminent acquisition was tweeted Tuesday by two of his brothers, is a 6-foot-6, 255-pound tight end out of Maryland. He was drafted by Detroit in the seventh round (255th overall) of the 2009 draft. He appeared in two games for the Lions that year, then spent 14 games with the Denver Broncos in 2010 (catching eight passes for 65 yards). He is predominantly a blocking tight end and fills a void for New England. The Patriots previously had just two tight ends on their roster after releasing Will Yeatman and Lee Smith at the final roster cutdown. Both Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady said Dan Gronkowski will have some familiarity with the Patriots system after spending time with former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels in Denver."We felt like he's a good addition to our team offensively and he has some playing time in the kicking game," Belichick said.Brady joked about the Gronkowski brothers giving each other headlocks in the locker room, but he said he is excited about the addition."[Dan Gronkowski] seems like he's excited to be here," Brady said. "I think the two brothers were giving each other headlocks in the locker room [Tuesday]. They are excited. He's a nice guy, mature and has some familiarity with what we've done being with [former Patriots offensive coordinator] Josh [McDaniels] last year. The more good players we have, the better the football team we'll be."The 6-foot-4, 244-pound Edds played at Iowa along with current Patriots rookie Jeff Tarpinian. He was a fourth-round draft choice of the Dolphins in 2010 and spent his rookie season on injured reserve after tearing his ACL in training camp. "He played outside linebacker at Iowa, then went down to Miami [in 2009] and played inside," Belichick said. "He had a pretty good training camp but then injured his knee. ... He can play inside and outside [linebacker], he plays in the kicking game, and he can long snap."Edds led the Dolphins with 18 tackles this preseason, while adding a sack. The Patriots don't have much depth at long snapper.In explaining the decision to waive Edds, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said the team simply had too many linebackers. "We had 10 linebackers on the roster at that particular time and we weren't going to carry 10 linebackers right at that time," he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerFalcon8710 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 we like our small gap penetrating dts for a reason were good against the run bc they are in the backfield in a flash', I personally don't think we need to go get a big fatty for the line, were a speed defense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vel Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Let's go get him and every other FA cut. I mean it only makes sense right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyHighFalcons Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I think he'd be an upgrade over Powell in our four man rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanATL88 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 seriously every single person that gets cut there is a thread saying we should sign them. How about we stop this a make threads that are worth me wasting my time at work reading lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl927 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I hope they save a little of that cap money in case a decent Offensive Tackle becomes available. That's our biggest need right now for an explosive season, imo. Ryan needs 4 seconds if he's to go deep. Two-and-a-half-second passing plays aren't the result of incompetent coordinators: They're a natural adaptation to limited protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankdatfalcon Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 seriously every single person that gets cut there is a thread saying we should sign them. How about we stop this a make threads that are worth me wasting my time at work reading lolummm, you and only you have control of what u do and dont read so if you dont want to read, then simple, DONT CLICK ON THE THREAD!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankdatfalcon Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 we like our small gap penetrating dts for a reason were good against the run bc they are in the backfield in a flash', I personally don't think we need to go get a big fatty for the line, were a speed defensesmall gap penetrating dt's get pushed around alot by bigger offensive lineman. if we had a merry go round of small and large DT's, it would tire out the lineman real quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanATL88 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 ummm, you and only you have control of what u do and dont read so if you dont want to read, then simple, DONT CLICK ON THE THREAD!!!!-1 back biznitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankdatfalcon Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 -1 back biznitchlol i didnt neg u dude...i could care less.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfallforward Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Wareen isn't that good..he had a good season in 2005 but he has anchored some awful run Ds in Oakland and Denver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRid Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I can't believe that Miami cut AJ Edds. That was a big mistake in my opinion. He tore his ACL last season, but was playing extremely well so far in the pre-season. I watched him quite a bit and I couldn't even tell he had surgery a year ago. They will really regret cutting him in the future. I don't know much about Warren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamee101 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thought he was already out of the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDash Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I hope we pick up Brady for a backup next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4LoveoftheGame Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 ummm, you and only you have control of what u do and dont read so if you dont want to read, then simple, DONT CLICK ON THE THREAD!!!!well said, people on here sure like to be rude. This is of public forum and you can chose what you want to read, if the thread does not have any interest from the rest of the fans it will fade to the back pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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