Patriots aquire DE Derrick Burgess from Oakland 



That's some pretty scary news. He might not be the flashiest guy, but he can get to the QB quite well. I think that he will flourish with the talent around him and as a 3-4 OLB.

How does their front office keep pulling off stuff like this...

Well they got rid of Vrabel so they needed another tweener pass rusher to dive at QBs' knees. :lol: Remember McCarthy being pissed after the Oakland game 2 years ago?
I heard from an Oakland fan that they were going to cut him anyway. Injuries have been a problem and he's over 30 now.

---

I guess this pretty much scraps the Pats position battle for the 3-4. Damn man, for once I thought they would have a weak spot on the field, but no, they get this guy.

---

They are not afraid to take chances on players that are aging.. can still play and will only be needed for a couple year window.. it is a well laid out method they have going there.. a blend of youth and vets.. not to mention year after year they hit on the talent evaluations more than they miss... either that or they are very proficient at utilizing the talent they have.. probably both.

It helps when you boast the hardware (rings) for the players to see and help them accept their role upon the team..

---

Or maybe their players play better than their skills because they know exactly what the opposition is going to do (you know what I mean).

---

Billicheat cheats and knows the plays ahead of time.. say it isn't so and the NFL didn't covered it up. 😉

---

Their defense is still loaded with question marks, don't worry. As long as teams are able to limit their O enough that it doesn't dictate the other teams' offense, it should be vulnerable.

---

The Patriots D gets away with a lot of holding past the 5 yard mark. Viking and Bear bitch about our Corners, but their whold back seven do it.

---