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February 5, 2012, 07:05 AM
he is the evil empire...
Patriots heartlessly release Tiquan Underwood on the eve of Super Bowl XLVI
By MJD | Shutdown Corner – 12 hours ago
Tiquan Underwood in happier times
Tiquan Underwood, the guy who loved being a Patriot so much that he did that to his hair, was released by the team on Saturday, just hours before the Super Bowl.
It's callous and it's cold-blooded, but that's football, and that's Bill Belichick. I'm sure that Underwood is emotionally devastated, but that's a head coach's job. If he feels like another player might help a little more on Sunday, even if it's just for one play, then it's the coach's job to make that decision. Feelings aren't a part of it.
Underwood probably didn't expect this, but he's no stranger to being released, either. It's the third time the Patriots have cut him this season.
What might make it even harder on the guy is that he didn't do anything wrong. And in an impressive four-tweet barrage following his release, Underwood put it all in perspective.
Some guys are able to see the big picture, no matter what.
That, friends, is a class act.
According to the Boston Herald, the move has no disciplinary motive behind it. The Patriots simply wanted another defensive lineman on the roster. Alex Silvestro (ironically, like Underwood, a Rutgers product) is the guy who will take his place. He's been on the Patriots practice squad all season.
Belichick recently spoke glowingly of the Rutgers players on the Patriots roster, Underwood, Silvestro, Nate Jones and Devin McCourty. "I think all four players are very team-oriented, and they come from a great program. I think that program has, under Coach (Greg) Schiano, prepared their players well for the NFL. I think if you look around the NFL, you see a lot of players from Rutgers in the league, not necessarily all of them are high draft choices like (Devin) McCourty, also including other players who were not drafted or lower draft choices. They've made teams, and I think that speaks to the preparation of that program in terms of getting players ready to play in the NFL — how to prepare, how to work, how to train, how to compete, how to play football similar to the way it is played in the NFL. Those four players have done a good job for us. In terms of the program, you can see those types of players on a lot of teams. When they get to the NFL, most of those players end up making it, at least for a while."
In the grand scheme of things, Underwood still has to count himself lucky. He was a part of a Super Bowl team. He experienced everything about Super Bowl week except for the Super Bowl itself. And if the Patriots go on to win, he'll still get a ring, and it will be just as big and shiny as Tom Brady's or Wes Welker's.
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Originally Posted by spud
No one gives a fuck about your puff out your chest bravado.
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I amsterdam
I was banging seven gram rocks, that's how I roll...
So is he cut from the team? or just not playing in the game?
I played football, but totaly do not understand Pro Bowl.
cut, no longer a part of the team, they win, he gets nothing. Just more reason (not that I needed any more) for me hoping the Giants destroy the Pats and take out Bellicheck while they are at it.
cut, no longer a part of the team, they win, he gets nothing. Just more reason (not that I needed any more) for me hoping the Giants destroy the Pats and take out Bellicheck while they are at it.
Sucks for Underwood. I could see benching him for another player if Belichick felt like some one else would play better. Straight up cutting him from the team is brutal.
cut, no longer a part of the team, they win, he gets nothing. Just more reason (not that I needed any more) for me hoping the Giants destroy the Pats and take out Bellicheck while they are at it.
He'll get a ring, anyone that was part of the team during the winning season does. He doesn't get to play in the event that is the pinnacle of his profession...that has to hurt. Dude showed class in his reaction
Best comment: Hope the Giants pick him up today and get the playbook...
Quote:
Originally Posted by spud
No one gives a fuck about your puff out your chest bravado.
thefitzvh: Get off the [redacted] and [redacted] it if it's so [redacted] important Stillie: Dutch isn't reasonable. Hes European. thefitzvh: Like i said, dutch is right
I amsterdam
I was banging seven gram rocks, that's how I roll...
Fuck Belicheck. Completely disgusting, classless move. May he get ass cancer that spreads to his balls which will have to removed.
The trade deadline is long since passed. The game day roster was set this morning. He could have easily not activated him for the game, let him get his roster and game bonus - which the NFL pays most of - then cut him tomorrow. Cutting him the night before serves little purpose other than being a prick.
And knowing Belicheat, he planned this and probably handed him a Playbook full of decoy plays that correspond to nothing they will run in Bowl. He made the guy study a week of absolute nonsense and probably prays the Giants reach out to him and take the bait.
“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a Prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires”.
Fuck Belicheck. Completely disgusting, classless move. May he get ass cancer that spreads to his balls which will have to removed.
The trade deadline is long since passed. The game day roster was set this morning. He could have easily not activated him for the game, let him get his roster and game bonus - which the NFL pays most of - then cut him tomorrow. Cutting him the night before serves little purpose other than being a prick.
And knowing Belicheat, he planned this and probably handed him a Playbook full of decoy plays that correspond to nothing they will run in Bowl. He made the guy study a week of absolute nonsense and probably prays the Giants reach out to him and take the bait.
Heist you do realize that he gets paid regardless right? This was a roster move. I'm pretty sure that they can't leave leave him inactive and still promote someone from the practice squad. Underwood is still entitled to all bonus money for the Super Bowl, ESPN is reporting 44k if they lose, more for a win, 88k I think it said.
ETA: yup, he gets everything that every other Pats player will get, save for time on the field...but it seems to me that he wouldn't have gotten that anyway, he wasn't gonna be part of the Super Bowl game plan. The ESPN article is even reporting that a PAts source says they would welcome his return next season, which is probably why he's being really smart and classy about this...this is shitty, no doubt, but it's just a game, and he's angling to return to the roster next season.
-Craig
Confusing the issue, since before you were ugly.
Woody: i'd probably bang her if she didn't look like a man
Heist you do realize that he gets paid regardless right? This was a roster move. I'm pretty sure that they can't leave leave him inactive and still promote someone from the practice squad. Underwood is still entitled to all bonus money for the Super Bowl, ESPN is reporting 44k if they lose, more for a win, 88k I think it said.
ETA: yup, he gets everything that every other Pats player will get, save for time on the field...but it seems to me that he wouldn't have gotten that anyway, he wasn't gonna be part of the Super Bowl game plan. The ESPN article is even reporting that a PAts source says they would welcome his return next season, which is probably why he's being really smart and classy about this...this is shitty, no doubt, but it's just a game, and he's angling to return to the roster next season.
I read the article as he was cut from the team. You can deactivate and activate anyone you want before you submit your active roster, but you cannot sign restricted free agents.
My understanding was that you had to be on the team the day of in order to get the bonus, but perhaps I was wrong.
Still, he won't get a ring if they do win or any of the ancillaries ... something which the lower tier players rarely get, only the stars.
“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a Prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires”.
I read the article as he was cut from the team. You can deactivate and activate anyone you want before you submit your active roster, but you cannot sign restricted free agents.
My understanding was that you had to be on the team the day of in order to get the bonus, but perhaps I was wrong.
Still, he won't get a ring if they do win or any of the ancillaries ... something which the lower tier players rarely get, only the stars.
Yes, he will get a ring, he was a player on the team for at least 8 games, the CBA says he gets EVERYTHING that the rest of the pats get, just not to stand on the field, which he wasn't gonna do regardless it seems.
-Craig
Confusing the issue, since before you were ugly.
Woody: i'd probably bang her if she didn't look like a man
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