Pats sign Jeff Burris?

[Ickybaluky]

No link yet, but that is being reported on the radio. 32-year old CB with good size, former Bill. Will compete for a spot in nickel and dime sets.

If so, it would lend credence to the possibility of a Ty Law trade. I can't believe they would trade Law, but they have some depth at DB now, but they don't really have a replacement for Law.

If they deal Law, it would mean Wilson would probably move to CB and Burris and Otis Smith might fill in at FS. They likely would draft a CB or S pretty high as well.

[Mr. Miyagi]

I thought NE always lived by the philosophy of "Out with the Old, In with the New". They dumped Drew for Brady and Milloy for Wilson.

Now they signed a semi-washed-up 29-year-old Dillon AND a 32-year-old CB? WTF?

[chernobylwraiths]

You guys are always going after former Bills. ;D

[Michael82]

It means two things to me....

#1. Patriots are going to trade Ty Law on draft day for a 1st or 2nd rounder.

#2. Patriots are going to trade up in the draft to select DeAngelo Hall.

[Ickybaluky]

It's possible. It is hard to imagine they will trade Law. It sure looks that way, but it doesn't seem like they have the kind of match-up CB to replace him. I think trading Law makes them weaker.

They wouldn't be able to blitz as much as last year. They likely would play a lot more zone and less man.

[Ickybaluky]

Here is the link:

Patriots.com

[don137]

Originally posted by Mr. Miyagi
I thought NE always lived by the philosophy of "Out with the Old, In with the New". They dumped Drew for Brady and Milloy for Wilson.

Now they signed a semi-washed-up 29-year-old Dillon AND a 32-year-old CB? WTF?

They go for good value for the $$ and not out with the old theory...A. Smith was about the same age as Dillon. Last year they traded for Bid Ted and he wasn't exactly a sping chicken. I really respect what they do as a front office.

[The Spaz]

Camp fodder

[casdhf]

I would love to see the Pats dump Law. That being said, I believe it would be a huge mistake. The AFC East isn't loaded with star WRs (Moulds is it) but taking dumping one of the best cover corners in the league isn't a smart move. Then again, neither was dumping the heart of their defense before week 1. Looks like that panned out well.

[Dozerdog]

Originally posted by Mikey82
It means two things to me....

#1. Patriots are going to trade Ty Law on draft day for a 1st or 2nd rounder.

#2. Patriots are going to trade up in the draft to select DeAngelo Hall.

Or it means they signed Burris relatively cheap for depth. It wasn't 2 seasons ago they signed every TE around on top of drafting one.

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

Patidiots Jeff Burris!!! LOL

The Patidiots finally made a mistake with their signing FA Jeff Burris is nothing!!! I went to www.nfl.com and looked up his stats when he was with the BILLS here they are

Year Team G Total Tckl Ast Sacks Int Yds Avg Lg TD Pass Def
1994 Buffalo Bills 16 21 16.0 5 0 2 24 12.0 24 0 4
1995 Buffalo Bills 9 34 28.0 6 0 1 19 19.0 19 0 9
1996 Buffalo Bills 15 49 40.0 9 0 1 28 28.0 28 0 11
1997 Buffalo Bills 14 45 39.0 6 0 2 19 9.5 10 0 6

[Ickybaluky]

Burris was signed for the minimum with a $25K SB on a 1-year deal. His cap number is $475K since he qualifies for the Vet Min Salary Exception.

Vet depth, and he can be cut with little cap consequence ($25K).