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The Patriots signed free-agent inside linebacker Monty Beisel from the Chiefs. Beisel's no big star; he started for the first time (nine games) as an NFLer last season when Kansas City middle linebacker Mike Maslowski got hurt. At 6-4, 252 pounds and with pretty good mobility for an inside guy, Beisel could be a starter, depending on what happens with the Patriots in the next couple of months ... especially considering Tedy Bruschi's recent health problems. It's unknown whether Bruschi will play this year, or ever again, after suffering a mild stroke after the Pro Bowl and reportedly undergoing a procedure to repair a hole in his heart. My gut feeling -- though I truly have no inside knowledge of this -- is Bruschi won't play this year. Part of that feeling comes because of Beisel's signing, but only a small part. The Patriots outbid the Chiefs on a two-year deal for Beisel, which tells me he might be more than just an insurance policy in case Bruschi can't play. New England needs to get younger at linebacker, and that this is certainly part of the reason for Beisel's signing. How big a part is something we don't know yet. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...b.draft/3.html
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Pats just seem to always find a way to fill their holes...
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Nah, hes just another canidate for a McGahee stiff arm.I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
"Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
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