Patriots release Devin Gardner
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Patriots have released former Michigan QB Devin Gardner.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 18, 2015
Yeah, those Michigan QBs never pan out for the Pats.
Not surprising but sad none-the-less.
He deserved better. Poor dude went through two HCs, two position switches, three OCs and got the living shit beat out of him thanks to our piss-poor pass blocking. I feel bad for him.
I feel bad for him, but he has definitely set himself up to be a success in life. He ended up with a graduate degree from Michigan, and he has a good head on his shoulders. Gardner was the embodiment of the ideal student athlete.
Jeremy Gallon was drafted in the 7th round by the Patriots last year and was cut, went onto win a championship with a team in the FXFL and then picked up a spot on the Raiders active roster.
Yeah, it's Oakland but he's on the same team as Woodson. Hope DG can go the Gallon route.
Raiders cut Gallon last week.
Didn't see that, thanks. Hope both of them end up somewhere.
GO OUTSIDE
The Patriots are in a numbers crunch right now. They needed to get under 90 players and have a huge need for corners and LB's so they had to do something. Without picking any corners in the draft (which was very questionable because there were some good DB's on the board at a few places where they picked), not resigning Revis or Browner, and releasing Arrington (not that big of a loss IMHO) cause a huge void in the Patriots defensive backfield. I hate the move as I thought he could perform very well in the Patriot system if given a shot but it's not as hard to understand when you look at it from a numbers standpoint. He's got the much needed size that the Patriots lack at WR but WR is not a huge need for the Pats. He'll land on his feet somewhere but till then, good luck to Devin and I will be a fan of his whereever he goes!
represents all that is great about the University of Michigan and its football program. I hope he lands somewhere and makes $50 million.
He was a total beast in The Game, 2013.
No worries, he'll be the CEO of something someday. They can easily make $50 million.
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Yeah exactly, Michigan/Patriots Bad News for the Day - Take 2
That didn't take long.
It's not over yet! Stop talking as if his career is over because he got cut by the team that signed him as an UDFA but had lots of other needs than WR. I hope he has a long and satisfying career after football. And I also, still, hope that career doesn't start until 2025.
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If Brady Hoke maybe would've recruited and developed a QB so Devin could play WR for three years. He showed real promise at wide out in 2012. It's sad because transitioning back to QB basically cost him 2.5 years of experience at a position he probably could've been productive at both at Michigan and in the league.
It's Brady Hoke's fault? Get real man.
Gardner is athletic, but he isn't a wide receiver plain and simple. Two more years in college wouldn't have changed that. There's nothing wrong with him trying and it's not anyone's fault he didn't make it.
He was "so not a WR" that he led all Michigan receivers through the first four games in 2012 in catches, yards, and touchdowns. He finishes averaging 17 yards per catch with a running back throwing him the football. It's not as "outlandish" as you make it sound. He's 6'4, 210 pounds and runs a 4.6 40 yard dash.
He would've greatly benefited from 2013 and 2014 catching passes from someone like Gunner Kiel, Wes Lunt, or even Chad Voytik from the 2012 class. The fact is Brady Hoke didn't emphasize QB recruiting because he overestimated both Russell Bellomy and Shane Morris' readiness in 2012 and 2013.
And who would have played qb in your scenario? Morris? What about 2013?
An unknown person recruited by Brady Hoke in his counterfactual scenario. It's right there in the post.
You know what would've been great......
If Brady Hoke maybe would've come in and told Denard that he could best help the team as a RB/WR who gets to throw a few balls now and then, and developed Devin as a QB. Then recruited the hell out of the position to provide legitimate competition in case Devin didn't develop as hoped.
It's possible that he would've stayed ahead of Devin on the depth chart and would've ended up with Denard at RB and DG at WR with even less depth at QB. People seem to forget that before Tate had his issues, we had pretty good QB depth.
turn the lights back on. get back in here and line up, he's going to throw the ball now. he is going to be playing pro football come september!
Bad play calling at rookie camp
Must not of had an offensive line that could block
Belichick's fault
Did I forget any?
You forgot to blame Dave Brandon.
Those discussions referenced his play as a QB, not WR. He tried out for the Pats at WR, so your comments are irrelevant. Also, between the rudeness and the "could of," your comment is worse than worthless.
Was Belichick wearing a headset during rookie camp?
That was quick. How long did he last?
If not, I think he will find success elsewhere in the near future wherever he ends up.
Damn you Bill damn you!
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between first and last names.