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popie70
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| I really liked this guy when he was coming out. Boy was I wrong. |
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minutemancl
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| popie70 wrote: | | I really liked this guy when he was coming out. Boy was I wrong. |
I think everybody did. He was one of those projected second, third round guys that everyone around here loves, then never pans out. He falls in a group with Xavier Adibi, Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas, etc. There are more, just can't remember them right now.
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TheVillain112
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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| minutemancl wrote: | | popie70 wrote: | | I really liked this guy when he was coming out. Boy was I wrong. |
I think everybody did. He was one of those projected second, third round guys that everyone around here loves, then never pans out. He falls in a group with Xavier Adibi, Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas, etc. There are more, just can't remember them right now. |
I wasn't a big fan of his coming out, but Trevor Laws is the player that fits that description for me... |
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shawn
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and the free agency roller coaster begins a little early this off-season.
no, but really, hopefully he can catch on and make the team. He may not be a great football player, but he does have a cool name.
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CJ4life
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Maybe he'll be a better fit for a 4-3 team. When he was coming out I really felt he could play NT on 3-4 or 4-3 team.
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Brian23
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| CJ4life wrote: | | Maybe he'll be a better fit for a 4-3 team. When he was coming out I really felt he could play NT on 3-4 or 4-3 team. |
Which we aren't....so will have to wait to see how that'll play out.
That and he wasn't very good in New England's 34. |
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plan9misfit
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| minutemancl wrote: | | popie70 wrote: | | I really liked this guy when he was coming out. Boy was I wrong. |
I think everybody did. He was one of those projected second, third round guys that everyone around here loves, then never pans out. He falls in a group with Xavier Adibi, Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas, etc. There are more, just can't remember them right now. |
Brace is the kind of player whose play on the field (and subsequent draft stock) directly benefitted from playing alongside BJ Raji at Boston College. Raji's talents clearly made Brace a better player and allowed him to appear more talented than he really was. That happens from time to time. Synergy can be difficult to recognize and measure at times.
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MonserinNC
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| plan9misfit wrote: | | minutemancl wrote: | | popie70 wrote: | | I really liked this guy when he was coming out. Boy was I wrong. |
I think everybody did. He was one of those projected second, third round guys that everyone around here loves, then never pans out. He falls in a group with Xavier Adibi, Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas, etc. There are more, just can't remember them right now. |
Brace is the kind of player whose play on the field (and subsequent draft stock) directly benefitted from playing alongside BJ Raji at Boston College. Raji's talents clearly made Brace a better player and allowed him to appear more talented than he really was. That happens from time to time. Synergy can be difficult to recognize and measure at times. |
What your saying here reminds me of that year, Manny Lawson, Mario Williams, and John McCargo all got drafted in the first round after playing on the same line at NC State, haha
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Thelonebillsfan
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Oh god John McCargo. That's an evil, evil name.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| plan9misfit wrote: | | Brace is the kind of player whose play on the field (and subsequent draft stock) directly benefitted from playing alongside BJ Raji at Boston College. Raji's talents clearly made Brace a better player and allowed him to appear more talented than he really was. That happens from time to time. Synergy can be difficult to recognize and measure at times. |
Which is precisely why i wanted GB to take a flier on him. Tag team him with Raji again and see what happens. Would have been interesting.
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popie70
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| MonserinNC wrote: | | plan9misfit wrote: | | minutemancl wrote: | | popie70 wrote: | | I really liked this guy when he was coming out. Boy was I wrong. |
I think everybody did. He was one of those projected second, third round guys that everyone around here loves, then never pans out. He falls in a group with Xavier Adibi, Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas, etc. There are more, just can't remember them right now. |
Brace is the kind of player whose play on the field (and subsequent draft stock) directly benefitted from playing alongside BJ Raji at Boston College. Raji's talents clearly made Brace a better player and allowed him to appear more talented than he really was. That happens from time to time. Synergy can be difficult to recognize and measure at times. |
What your saying here reminds me of that year, Manny Lawson, Mario Williams, and John McCargo all got drafted in the first round after playing on the same line at NC State, haha |
That was pretty suprising. Didn't all four guys who were on that line get drafted? |
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patsfan25
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If he couldn't do anything with Wilfork eating up other boys, he won't do anything anywhere. He just sucks, simply put.
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sputney23
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Low risk signing
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mcmurtry86
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He showed flashes as a 5-technique in 2010 and a few last year in rotational duty.
His problem is that he was drafted as a 0-technique NT as a contingency plan in case Wilfork left in free agency. Once Wilfork re-signed, Brace was tried in a few spots but inconsistency and injuries hampered him. By the time he figured out the 5-technique DE and earned some playing time, he got hurt and the Pats switched to a 4-3 the next year. As a UT/3-technique in a 4 man line, he is inadequate (doesn't have the skill set for it). With the Pats running sub packages more often than base most weeks, Brace was pretty useless. He offers little to nothing in the pass game. But as a 2 down NT in either scheme for a team that runs a lot of base defense, he might succeed.
He definitely has talent but couldn't stay on the field or out of Belichick's doghouse long enough to establish himself. He'd have times where he looked like a really good player and then look unbelievably lost at others. A fresh start somewhere else might jumpstart his career - if he can get/stay healthy. |
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