Patriots Will Not Activate Benjamin Watson, Veteran TE is Now a Free Agent

TheOak · 10-08-2019, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

I get it (temporary fix) but what do you do to offset the lack of production from guys not named MT & Kamara? Cook has turned out to be meh in NO ...

Tre is just returning from injury, Kirkwood is on IR and Carr is just out there taking up a roster spot.

Would it hurt to bring Watson in for a look and demote Carr or Humphrey back to the practice squad?

IMO we need another savvy vet (Diggs, E Sanders or player X) down the road. At some point this season or in the playoffs, a good DC will take away our main guy.

That's not the same Watson we have known it seems. Concussion in preseason and while the PED's have been explained away as "fertility drugs" those players know what is going into their bodies and have every possible available resource to not make the wrong decision.

Watson went 4/6 40 yards and a TD.. Up until Sunday no receivers were meeting anyone's production expectations.

I am cautiously optimistic for what ever it is worth.

AsylumGuido · 10-08-2019, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

That's not the same Watson we have known it seems. Concussion in preseason and while the PED's have been explained away as "fertility drugs" those players know what is going into their bodies and have every possible available resource to not make the wrong decision.

Watson went 4/6 40 yards and a TD.. Up until Sunday no receivers were meeting anyone's production expectations.

I am cautiously optimistic for what ever it is worth.

Watson purposely took a legitimate medication, prescribed by HIS doctor, that he knew was on the NFL's banned list. He had already retired and was no longer planning to play again at the time. Later he decided that he would take the Patriots up on their offer and informed them that he had taken the medication and why. Both sides went into it knowing that a suspension would be coming. There was nothing nefarious involved. And it definitely wasn't a fertility drug they way they've been pumping out kids.

10-08-2019, 09:55 AM	#1
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,050	Re: Patriots Will Not Activate Benjamin Watson, Veteran TE is Now a Free Agent Originally Posted by K Major I get it (temporary fix) but what do you do to offset the lack of production from guys not named MT & Kamara? Cook has turned out to be meh in NO ... Tre is just returning from injury, Kirkwood is on IR and Carr is just out there taking up a roster spot. Would it hurt to bring Watson in for a look and demote Carr or Humphrey back to the practice squad? IMO we need another savvy vet (Diggs, E Sanders or player X) down the road. At some point this season or in the playoffs, a good DC will take away our main guy. That's not the same Watson we have known it seems. Concussion in preseason and while the PED's have been explained away as "fertility drugs" those players know what is going into their bodies and have every possible available resource to not make the wrong decision. Watson went 4/6 40 yards and a TD.. Up until Sunday no receivers were meeting anyone's production expectations. I am cautiously optimistic for what ever it is worth.

10-08-2019, 11:25 AM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,676	Re: Patriots Will Not Activate Benjamin Watson, Veteran TE is Now a Free Agent Originally Posted by TheOak That's not the same Watson we have known it seems. Concussion in preseason and while the PED's have been explained away as "fertility drugs" those players know what is going into their bodies and have every possible available resource to not make the wrong decision. Watson went 4/6 40 yards and a TD.. Up until Sunday no receivers were meeting anyone's production expectations. I am cautiously optimistic for what ever it is worth. Watson purposely took a legitimate medication, prescribed by HIS doctor, that he knew was on the NFL's banned list. He had already retired and was no longer planning to play again at the time. Later he decided that he would take the Patriots up on their offer and informed them that he had taken the medication and why. Both sides went into it knowing that a suspension would be coming. There was nothing nefarious involved. And it definitely wasn't a fertility drug they way they've been pumping out kids. Rugby Saint II likes this.