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NE signs Joseph Addai (1 Viewer)

With BJGE gone and Faulk essentially done, I think it was obvious to everyone that the Pats would bring in a veteran. Say what you will about Addai at this stage in his career, but I bet Belichick and Brady already have more trust in him than Ridley or Vereen. If healthy, I think Addai plays...and plays a lot...until he gets hurt.

 
Most teams carry 4-6 RBs, after letting BJGE go they only had 3 on the roster, so numbers-wise, this isn't unusual. What makes things murky is that Addai is a veteran who might get substantial playing time just when it looked like they might be moving towards the younger Ridley and Vereen. I agree with some earlier posts that NE wants to make sure they have a proven pass blocking RB on the roster, and if the younger guys show they can step up in that area, they'll get more time on the field.

 
Gotta love this signing by the Patriots. Will he have any Fantasy Value? It's possible but you're looking at a guy who is a GREAT pass-catcher and a GREAT pass-blocker to boot. Has never had any major fumbling issues (7 fumbles in 6 years).

Can't picture a better fit for him.

He could be one of those guys who has a late-career resurgence in the right system.

Watch him carefully in camp.

 
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If Vereen is as good as people seem to think he is, Addai shouldn't see the field. I'd like to see the numbers as part of me thinks this is a vet minimum one or two. Likely inactive on game days unless he plays specials

 
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My guess is that Addai is going to take the kevin Faulk role of having a handful of weeks of decent fantasy play...just enough to kill value and for a FF GM to not to trust Addai. i see about 5 weeks of 4 catches 38 yards, 10 carries 37 yards with .5tds over 5 weeks randomly spread over 16 games. :yucky:

 
BB will use Addai to keep Brady upright. And because of that he will get carries, and more importantly lots of catches since the extra DBs are going to be on the TEs and Welker. The guy will get the ball in space which will translate to fantasy relevance in PPR leagues.

 
Addai may have the skills to catch and block and all that good stuff, but he just doesn't have the durability to keep it up for a full season anymore.

He caught 15 passes last year and 19 the year before that. He missed 14 games and barely played in 3 others during that span. He's almost as valuable in a Point Per Injury league than a PPR league.

C'mon.

 
'mjr said:
Addai may have the skills to catch and block and all that good stuff, but he just doesn't have the durability to keep it up for a full season anymore.

He caught 15 passes last year and 19 the year before that. He missed 14 games and barely played in 3 others during that span. He's almost as valuable in a Point Per Injury league than a PPR league.

C'mon.
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'johnnyboy8102 said:
Will be avoiding this situation at all costs.
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:goodposting: :goodposting: The guy wasn't able to crack 1,000 rushing yards the last two years .... combined.

If any team other than New England had signed him (except maybe the Packers), this thread would be littered with " :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: " by now.

 
'Raider Nation said:
'mjr said:
Addai may have the skills to catch and block and all that good stuff, but he just doesn't have the durability to keep it up for a full season anymore.

He caught 15 passes last year and 19 the year before that. He missed 14 games and barely played in 3 others during that span. He's almost as valuable in a Point Per Injury league than a PPR league.

C'mon.
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'johnnyboy8102 said:
Will be avoiding this situation at all costs.
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:goodposting: :goodposting: The guy wasn't able to crack 1,000 rushing yards the last two years .... combined.

If any team other than New England had signed him (except maybe the Packers), this thread would be littered with " :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: " by now.
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Obviously all of this hype is predicated on him being healthy. Everyone who is quick to rip his production the last two years is justified. But if he's healthy, then what? If he's not then the guy will probably be retired by this time next year. That's a given. Anyone throwing out health concerns isn't exactly offering earth shattering news. Anyone in a football board in early May knows that. But IF he's healthy, then what?
 
'TheFanatic said:
'Raider Nation said:
'mjr said:
Addai may have the skills to catch and block and all that good stuff, but he just doesn't have the durability to keep it up for a full season anymore.

He caught 15 passes last year and 19 the year before that. He missed 14 games and barely played in 3 others during that span. He's almost as valuable in a Point Per Injury league than a PPR league.

C'mon.
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'johnnyboy8102 said:
Will be avoiding this situation at all costs.
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:goodposting: :goodposting: The guy wasn't able to crack 1,000 rushing yards the last two years .... combined.

If any team other than New England had signed him (except maybe the Packers), this thread would be littered with " :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: " by now.
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Obviously all of this hype is predicated on him being healthy. Everyone who is quick to rip his production the last two years is justified. But if he's healthy, then what? If he's not then the guy will probably be retired by this time next year. That's a given. Anyone throwing out health concerns isn't exactly offering earth shattering news. Anyone in a football board in early May knows that. But IF he's healthy, then what?
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IF Addai somehow manages to stay healthy for the full season, then I would tend to agree that he could be a suitable bye week filler on the cheap. That said, I don't think Addai will get as much playing time as some people believe. He was a clear cut starter the last time he was fantasy relevant and NE isn't exactly known for rostering bellcow backs. Even if they were to do that, I can assure you Addai wouldn't be the guy they would go with on that. So, to expect anything more than maybe 150 carries would be a real stretch. Addai isn't going to put up 40-50 receptions on a lower workload like that, which means he's not going to be as PPR worthy as he once was.

As for his ground game, he's had only one 100+ yard game since week 11 of the 2008 season. Just one. And aside from one 86 yard game last year, I don't believe he ran for more than 65 yards in any game the last couple of seasons.

Addai is a veteran presence in the backfield that NE desperately needed, and they got their man cheap. He'll be productive for the Pats in blocking and the occasional screen pass or something, and I believe he may very well have some very good games once in a while. But the consistency wont be there, and I think you're just as likely to get a goose egg than a good performance on any given day, which is enough to drive fantasy GMs crazy if they rely on him as their bye week insurance.

On a side note, I was never an Addai hater. I believed he was a great buy low guy going into the 2009 season back when everyone else said he was done. He had a pretty good year and served my fantasy team well. But his time has passed. Could he have a great resurgence this year? Sure, anything is possible, but I think the odds are against him enough that you're far better off taking a shot on an unknown rookie or some other RB 2 or 3 slots down in the pecking order.

 
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Bye week PPR flex if he's upright during the bye weeks....maybe....if you've got another guy hurt and a second player on bye.

There's redraft roster value here, but anyone expecting a key cog for their fantasy football team is delusional.

 
Just saw that pats signed Brandon bolden frOm miss. Should be an interesting camp battle. Have to think that Bolden and Addai would compete for 1 spot?

 
'loose circuits said:
Just saw that pats signed Brandon bolden frOm miss. Should be an interesting camp battle. Have to think that Bolden and Addai would compete for 1 spot?
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The Pats carried 5 RBs several times over the years. However, they do seem to have a lot of bodies at other positions that might make that less likely this go round . . .
 
bb likes veteran presance for the playoffs. he will play and block some during the regular season, but will be 'saved' for the playoffs.

i predict no ff value and good nfl value.

 
'Eminence said:
Gotta love this signing by the Patriots. Will he have any Fantasy Value? It's possible but you're looking at a guy who is a GREAT pass-catcher and a GREAT pass-blocker to boot. Has never had any major fumbling issues (7 fumbles in 6 years).

Can't picture a better fit for him.

He could be one of those guys who has a late-career resurgence in the right system.

Watch him carefully in camp.
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There you have it folks.
 
When Brady finally is done in New England, you'll see Belichick do the same thing with QBs. He got rid of Bernie Kosar and named Todd Philcox his starter. Later, he grabbed Vinny Testaverde off the scrap heap. He won games with Vinny for a little while but he never had a huge season. With the Jets, they brought in Frank Reich in 1996, turned to Neil O'Donnell in 1997, and then back to Vinny in 1998. Then Ray Lucas in 1999. Of course Parcells was in charge in New York.

I think when Brady is done, Belichick will probably try to bring Matt Cassel back to New England. He'll have failed in KC completely by then. He'll be in his early 30s. And he had success in New England before.

 
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