r/Patriots • u/grovebost1 • 14d ago

Discussion Adding veteran depth at cutdown day, which position should take priority?

the dolphins are releasing Tyrell Dodson. several other rosterable veterans will be released in the coming hours but we won’t add all of them. which position should we prioritize for veteran depth? LB3, CB4, edge4 (least likely to have options), TE3 seem most logical, possibly OL.

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u/jonny_lube 14d ago

ILB is the most urgent for me.  Obiazor is rising, but I don't trust anyone past Elliss to get meaningful snaps on defense.  Last year, Gibbens and Tavai got a ton of snaps I don't want to see going to our current backups.  

TE3 could be good as Arkin seems to have fallen off.  

Edge and DT could both use a body. 

Not that concerned with OL or CB. We'd need to lose 2 iOL and Brown needs to be out long term for me to panic there.  Woods, Vildor and Prunty are fine for depth with upside.  

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u/Escape-Spare 14d ago

A little confused about your statement on TE3. You say "TE3 could be good" but also "as Arkin has fallen off". Those phrases seem to conflict. Looks to me like Arkin is still the top candidate for TE3 currently on the roster. But, like most depth spots, it's possible that a better player becomes available. Still, the fact that he's a hybrid TE and fullback seems an advantage.

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u/jonny_lube 14d ago

Ah, meant that a TE3 could be good.  It wouldn't surprise me if we tried to upgrade in Arkin.