The Brady Bunch

I'm just looking at the wide receiver position and I'm baffled by the trade for Andre Davis. Yes, I loved watching him play at Virginia Tech with Mike Vick and I thought he was pretty damn good. Yes, the Pats had two 5th round picks and giving one up is not a huge deal. Where and when is he going to play and how does that affect who gets cut?

Branch is probably the only guy who definitely has a job. It would surprise me if they cut Brown, but if they decide to go younger and taller and they do cut him, I wouldn't be shocked. It's been hard to judge the likes of Terrell and PK Sam who have both only returned to practice this week. (Funny how they couldn't practice until another WR was added.) Bethel Johnson is still yet to see the practice field. Could they cut him and give up on the fastest guy on the team, a former 2nd round pick? How about this Anderson guy who has looked like the best receiver they have through 2 pre-season games, a long shot but you NEVER know. That brings me to David Givens and I'm just going to float this out there for you. He is one year away from unrestricted free agency and has a one year, $1.4 million contract. IF the Pats have had a hard time getting a long term deal done and IF he wants to test the free agent market, then I can see him getting traded so the Pats can at least get 'value' in return for his loss. The WR lineup would still include Branch, Terrell, Brown, Davis, Johnson, Sam, Dwight, Anderson. Bethel Johnson is currently on the PUP list and they might just keep him there until week 6 and then decide to cut, activate or place him on IR. Dwight has a 'cuttable' contract that won't hurt them cap-wise.

Next Tuesday is the first round of cuts and teams have to get to 65 players plus the NFL Europe players.