hardcoredx
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Great trade NE - this changes my Hogan expectations
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Patriots acquired WR Phillip Dorsett from the Colts in exchange for QB Jacoby Brissett. (1 Viewer)
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Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
So much for that 6'2 220 lb white guy playing the slot 
identikit
Footballguy
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Tells me they have long term plans for Garappolo.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
Casting Couch
Footballguy
Solid trade for New England, a change of scenery could do Dorsett some good.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
He'll be their punt returner. Prolly not a whole lot more.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
You are aware that Dorsett is one of the most athletic players in the league just gifted to one of the most prolific teams to ever exist? I agree, he will need time to adjust but to think there isn't more to this is silly. Colts made a mistake here. Couldn't make him fit with their ####ty head coach and gave him away for a 3rd string QB.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
pantherclub
Footballguy
Holy crap!
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
This will end up being a bad, bad trade for Indy. I would be horrified if I was Andrew Luck but Chuck Pagano's idiot maneuvers may have already ended his career playing him through injury.
pantherclub
Footballguy
Luck maybe worse off then we thought
ryno1980
Footballguy
Mavis
Footballguy
Johnny Bing
Footballguy
I don't see it that bad. Dorsett wasn't anything special and Tolzein doesn't offer you much if Luck is out an extended time. I'd feel better with Jacoby under center than Scott.
Dorsett is going to a more complex pass offense than Indy so I don't see his 33 receptions growing. Sure Indy loses a special teams guy but nothing more IMO.
Mavis
Footballguy
This is more about keeping Amendola healthy and not doing punt returns in my opinion.
Boston
Footballguy
It is amazing how BB keeps surprising...never know what the guy will do next...Dorsett was a horrific draft pick for the Colts...just foolish...I am guessing they would love to have him carve out a role in the kicking game and make a few big plays during the year with his athleticism...as for Hogan I don't see it having any effect on him unless Dorsett suddenly plays like a first-rounder which is highly doubtful...this is bad news for the DJ Fosters and Austin Carrs...numbers were already tight and this makes them tighter...as for Brissett they sure gave up on him quickly...he went from a third round pick with ton of leadership skills to on the outs in a real short period of time...whatever they see they don't like it at all...feels like Kevin O'Connell part two...
For the Colts I actually see the thought process here...there is definitely something off with Luck and they needed more depth...instead of bringing in a retread why not bring in a youngster with at least some upside...if he plays and looks good you may have a future back-up to Luck...this looks like a tough year for the Colts and they are probably concerned about putting unnecessary mileage on him...getting Luck back to 100% has to be priority #1 for them...
For the Colts I actually see the thought process here...there is definitely something off with Luck and they needed more depth...instead of bringing in a retread why not bring in a youngster with at least some upside...if he plays and looks good you may have a future back-up to Luck...this looks like a tough year for the Colts and they are probably concerned about putting unnecessary mileage on him...getting Luck back to 100% has to be priority #1 for them...
hardcoredx
Footballguy
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Could be reading it wrong but seems like they would have kept Brissett if they were planning on moving on from Jimmy at years end.
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Footballguy
Tells me that A) Tom Brady is fully healthy, and B) Brissett is not a very good football player.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
It seems to me Pats smoked the Colts here. Dorsett still has lots of speed & potential.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Honest-to-god, flat-out stoopit move. What the Pats lost with Edelman, they're not replacing with ANYBODY. Mitchell and Carr are as good a WR5/6 as any team's in the game, both better than Dorsett i guar-on-tee and their progress will be further ######ed by this move, if they dont lose one of em completely (and Carr's f'real). Other than his regular development of the Troy/Welker/Edelman types Brady needs, BB is an entire iijitt about wides. And using an "asset" to get this bum when there's an actual need @ edge-rusher compounds it.
Boston
Footballguy
One of the main criteria to be a Patriot slot WR is to be able to take a serious beating...Welker and Edelman both got their share of hellacious hits and never backed down...if you are not built to handle that you are not gonna last long...Dorsett doesn't look that part at all...right now I don't see one guy handling the slot...I don't think any of the guys on the roster are built to do it for 16 games...my guess is it is a team effort with Hogan, Amendola, Cooks and White being the likely guys to man it...
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Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
I feel like there is a lot of wild speculation going on with this trade. I don't think this tells us anything about Luck, or anything about Hogan's role. This was simply, New England didn't want to carry 3 QB's, and Brissett is a much better prospect than Tolzien or Morris.
This is 2 guys going to better situations for them, and a very fair deal in my opinion. Dorsett is likely just a backup, maybe he helps as a returner(though he never did that in Indy) or he provides another WR, so they can use Amendola on returns.
Brissett upgrades both the short and long term backup QB options, he may not be anything special, but Morris has shown nothing, and we know Tolzien is awful.
This is 2 guys going to better situations for them, and a very fair deal in my opinion. Dorsett is likely just a backup, maybe he helps as a returner(though he never did that in Indy) or he provides another WR, so they can use Amendola on returns.
Brissett upgrades both the short and long term backup QB options, he may not be anything special, but Morris has shown nothing, and we know Tolzien is awful.
JAMES!
Footballguy
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Wait, people think Dorsett is going to be caught up to speed and ready to seriously contribute in a week?
Anarchy99
Footballguy
Carr likely was not making the finally 53 man roster anyone. He didn't ever really practice with the ones . . . or much with the twos. Even though he looked good in the preseason games playing with a bunch of puzzle random pieces, from what I have seen he seemed destined for the practice squad.
BB seemingly did not want to carry three QB's, and if he tried to get Brissett on to the practice squad,he could have been lost for nothing if another team claimed him.
PIK95
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Not a Brissett fan because they can't seem to break him of backfoot passing, but The Ringer had a whole article similarly lauding the effort
Brissett, the Al Bundy of the NFL.
Casting Couch
Footballguy
Love the Twitter comments below !!
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Moving forward I will refer to Brissett as the Polk High legend.Brissett, the Al Bundy of the NFL.
SeniorVBDStudent
Footballguy
Colts probably did make a mistake letting Dorsett go, but Brissett is not your average 3rd stringer, and Dorsett will only contribute on special teams unless Hogan or Mitchell gets hurt.
Editted to add the deal makes me think BB has lost faith in Mitchell's ability to stay on the field.
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