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Patriots | Gabriel released
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:27:12 -0800

ESPNews reports the New England Patriots have released WR Doug Gabriel.
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Well what do you know. No "conditional" pick for us!
 
It will be interesting to see if we claim him off waivers. I think the Lions have claimed players offer waivers so we might be slotted 1st in the waiver priority order. We still get the 5th I believe.
 
Damnit Bones,So you're trolling at RF Net huh?
 
With Moss and Porter injured we're crazy if we don't claim him.
 
Was this one of those "conditional draft pick" trades where the Pats get their draft pick back if Gabriel doesn't make it through the season?

Sounds shady as hell...
 
Pats fans don't seem all that happy with this move.... Be nice to have Dougy Doug back with us...

I guess that fumble really put Gabes in Belichick's doghouse... Gotta love BB as he is one decisive mofo... Hold out? Bam, you're traded... Fumble and can't get out of the doghouse? Bam you're out on the street... Us? We let the problem linger and fester to the detriment of the team....


I still think Porter is a perfect fit as the slot in the Pats offense... If we have no intentions of working things out with him, we should dump him to New England for whatever we can get...
 
I question whether Doug took a page out of Porter and Moss' book and spoke up to Belichek after the loss.

Something like: "Uh coach, why uh cant you get me the ball more? I can make the plays you know..."

Then Belichek actually cut his ass.
 
Hate to hear it. Doug does good things on the football field, he's always been a hard worker, and came across in every interview I've ever seen or heard as really having his head on straight and a good perspective on football.

He'll land on his feet... hopefully back home in Oakland.
 
I'm reading some Gabriel threads on other message boards and I can't believe how many people are arguing against picking this guy up. We're down to 3 healthy wideouts and we've got a chance to pick a guy up that is familiar with our offense and played with our 1st stringers. This is a no-brainer to me.
 
Picking Gabriel up would mean that Art and Lombardi would actually have to speak to each other... Next thing you know we may actually put the out for the year Lamont Jordan on IR.... We just can't have that kind of Communist logic here...
 
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LOL@Doug. Sounds hilarious(i dont care it does. I like the guy though). could it be he has Morant syndrome? Great physical attributes, not so great brain computing?

I'd take him at our pace. but seeing how we didnt replace a hurt jano, I'm guessing we'll do the art sheel thing. Which is nothing. The bright side is we got a whole bunch of WR's playing TE. Dark side is that one of them has be injured all year, yet bumped other people off the depth chart(adkisson WTF)
 
How do we not try to sign him back?

Oh wait, I forgot, we have an fox in the hen house messing everything up and undermining Art's leadership and the Raider franchise.

I would gladly take him over Moss and Porter right now.

At least the guy played hard for us even while we were/are sucking ass. Although he hasn't played a regular season under the wonderful leadership and tutelage that is Art Shell.

He might not even want to come back seeing as how bad we are, and I wouldn't blame the guy. (I am channeling Bones there)
 
I'm wondering if we signed him if he'd even play?

WTF, is Porter hurt or something or is Art just stuck on stupid?
 
Whats the betting line on him looking like dog poo or getting put in at odd times and the truth becoming that its not the WR's that need to go, but the guys coaching them? Just asking. Jimmy raye/norv turner got more out of these guys than Walsh, Shoop, or Shell.. Says something. When leadership fails, don't expect a clan of misfits to come together. We dont always hire happy go lucky players. But thats why your coach has to bring it in Oakland. Art is making me say bleh.
 
Gabriel has to go through waivers. I'd be shocked if all the teams pass on him. His salary is low and he's signed through next year. One reason I can think why we might not claim him is we're out of cap space. I've been thinking thats the reason we haven't IR'd Jordan. No money to sign a replacement player.
 
I still think there's a little more to this..............

[SIZE=+2]Gabriel: Doghouse to unemployment line

[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]The Patriots cut wide receiver Doug Gabriel, whose playing time had diminished after his fumble against the Jets last month.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]
01:00 AM EST on Wednesday, December 13, 2006

[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]SHALISE MANZA YOUNG
http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/projo_20061213_13pats.312c756.html
Journal Sports Writer

[/SIZE] In a move that surely will lead to far more questions than answers, the New England Patriots cut wide receiver Doug Gabriel yesterday.

Acquired in a trade with Oakland just before the regular-season opener, Gabriel, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound fourth-year pro, saw his playing time reduced considerably after a costly fumble against the Jets last month. In the last two games, however, it seemed that Gabriel was working his way out of the doghouse.

Gabriel had 25 catches for 344 yards and three touchdowns for New England. All except one of those catches came before the Nov. 12 game against New York. His only reception post-fumble was against Detroit two weeks ago.

Last week, Gabriel told the Journal, "If I made a mistake, I made a mistake, and that's in the past," and said he did not know if his fumble in the loss to the Jets led to him seeing fewer snaps. "I don't know what it is. I don't ever think about nothing like that. I just go out there and do my job, whether in practice or a game. That's what I'm here for. I'm here to play whenever my number's called. That's what they got me here for, so I come to do my job."

He also said he was happy in New England.

Gabriel's agent, James "Bus" Cook, did not return a call last night. The move leaves the Patriots with 52 players on the active roster.
 
I'd take him back. No brainer IMO. I actually think he would want to come back for some reason. JMO though.
 
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