Comments on: No update on Brian Waters’ status

By: dropkickbanana

dropkickbanana — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:12:47 +0000

He had little to no offseason prep last year, and ended up being a beast on the line. I wouldn’t put too much focus on it. If he was retiring, I think he’d have said so by now. He’s older for a lineman, and really doesn’t need to beat himself up in camp before the season even starts. He’s got 1.4 million reasons to show up for game prep. He’s had a tendency of late to stay away with the Chiefs as well.

By: to147

to147 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:16:34 +0000

The thing that is odd to me is how little play this has gotten, maybe because of the way they haven’t talked about it. Waters is an offensive lineman pulling a Favre to avoid training camp, and of all coaches BB is ok with it? Very strange.

By: idahophinfan

idahophinfan — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:22:07 +0000

This must be what they mean when they speak of the patriot way.

By: mike83ri

mike83ri — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:16:31 +0000

They don’t need to know by cut down day. They can put him on the Did Not Report list and get a roster exemption. It’s the same as a guy who retires while under contract, his rights remain with the team if he unretires… They don’t have to cut him…

By: ripster65

ripster65 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:39:15 +0000

Ha! Funny title…pretty much says it all. “Move along, nothing to see here.”

By: geniusfan

geniusfan — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:06:39 +0000

“At 1.4m/yr, he’s probably asking for a raise. With the way that offensive line looks, the Patriots would be wise to give it to him.”

We’ll see. Vollmer and Mankins have barely played and the Patriots offense has been decidedly vanilla this preseason. I think once the Patriots come to Nashville things will look very different.

I still think Waters is coming back. His locker remains intact and the Patriots are taking like he’s still a member of the team.

If he was going to retire i’m pretty sure he would have by now. I’m guessing he’ll show up in Foxborough sometime over the next three days.

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:49:10 +0000

Belichick as always – deals with the players he has. Not with guys who aren’t in camp.

So he won’t be surprised or disappointed if Waters doesn’t show up, cause he’s preparing without him.

Waters would definitely be an upgrade, would even help Cannon at RT. Patriots O-line is weak at tackle, not guard right now.

By: gisellichek

gisellichek — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:49:00 +0000

Well.. He will show up or he won’t…
Plan B

Solder
Mankins
Koppen
Connelly
Volmer

There is some skill and experience on this line … Waters makes Koppen expendable …

By: profootballwalk

profootballwalk — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:44:27 +0000

His locker is still there.

By: tbw880

tbw880 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:39:20 +0000

Like a bear in hibernation, the big fellow is just now waking up, sniffing the air, listening for the sound of whistles and mayhem, ready to head up to Foxboro for another run at the SB. His locker’s still got his name on it. He knows he’s needed. There are only so many years to play at this level. He’s coming.

By: ampats

ampats — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:36:42 +0000

As Josh commented,does anyone really think that Belichick does not know what is going to happen with Waters? If he was not coming back,why keep his locker intact ? BB is very much about moving forward.

By: nxsteven

nxsteven — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:29:52 +0000

At 1.4m/yr, he’s probably asking for a raise. With the way that offensive line looks, the Patriots would be wise to give it to him.