Pats claim RB Tyler Gaffney off waivers

[TylerDurden]

It's alright guys, they needed him more than we did. I'm thinking they just needed to sign another guy to play the "multi-dimensional threat who won't become a serialkiller" position.

[Cary Kollins]

Can't we just pick him back up when the Pats cut him. The Pats will have to do the same thing unless they keep him on their 53 man roster.

Sent from my SPH-L710 using CarolinaHuddle mobile app

Nah, pats will keep him on 90 man TC roster and then stash him to IR.

[fieryprophet]

As a huge Gettleman supporter even I have to admit this was a pretty bad mistake on his part. Espescially considering the same thing happened to the Giants when he was on their staff.

I don't see it as such. Why would he worry about what the Pats might do when their last attempt amounted to nothing? Carrying a guy to 53 just to avoid the antics of Belichick and Co. is just as retarded a move.

[cgarsmoker]

wow.

is there a precedent for this?

The Pats snagged Jake Ballard from the Giants last year this exact same way....Tom Coughlin was pissed.

[fieryprophet]

Nah, pats will keep him on 90 man TC roster and then stash him to IR.

They have to keep him until Week 1 to IR him while avoiding waivers. The roster is cut down to 53 before then.

[mario]

As a huge Gettleman supporter even I have to admit this was a pretty bad mistake on his part. Espescially considering the same thing happened to the Giants when he was on their staff.

 

Teams waive injured players every day, during preseason there are at least 10 moves like these every day around the league. I guess for some of you is a smarter idea to keep him on the roster and cut a healthy player you want on final cuts. Very bright.

 

[fieryprophet]

I see that you have a reading comprehension issue. You should work On that bruh

Sent from my iPhone using CarolinaHuddle

I see you're an incomprehensible moron. There is no cure.

[Jeremy Igo]

I estimate the number of upperdeckers left at Gilette Stadium on on August 22 to be around 3 dozen.

— Jeremy Igo (@CarolinaHuddle)

July 28, 2014

[Ruff]

lol

[csx]

As a huge Gettleman supporter even I have to admit this was a pretty bad mistake on his part. Espescially considering the same thing happened to the Giants when he was on their staff.

But it's never happened to any of the players we have done this with before. We do it every single year. Why should this be approached any differently? 

[FearTheCats]

Gettleman is really having a horrible year. I don't think it's possible for him to have handled the personnel decisions this entire offseason worse than he did.

Smdh at this dude

Sent from my iPhone using CarolinaHuddle

 

How? He did the best he could with the cap room in FA. The WRs signings were solid, signed a solid corner, two veteran safeties (although I think Harper is nearly done), and a solid number 2 TE. Only thing he really didn't do was sign or draft an LT which the staff has said they have faith in Chandler/Bell. Sure maybe he hasn't a great offseason but to say he has had an horrible one is not accurate in my opinion.

[Guest Irv]

The patriots were drafting a spot behind us in the 6th round and i see now that they probably really wanted gaffney at their spot. 

[Jeremy Igo]

But it's never happened to any of the players we have done this with before. We do it every single year. Why should this be approached any differently? 

 

Hmmmmm .... I'm listening.

[mario]

If people are going to criticize Gettleman, then they should criticize every general manager in the NFL because every GM does this when a player with small value/importance suffers a season-ending injury but is a player they still would like to keep.

The player almost always makes it through waivers and onto that teams IR.  Unfortunately Patriots appeared to like Gaffney a lot in spite of his injury.

 

Holy crap there are smart people in this thread!!