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I will never forget his juke against Ohio State after a poor Martinez pass. I had the pleasure of seeing it from north stadium with him running right at me and my cousin. Great news for Rexy.
 
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Special teams signing for the Pats. Not sure he'll carry the ball more than he did with the Bengals. Probably depends if they sign Blount. But he'll get a shot.
 
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I think they signed him to be the lead back. They don't need his receiving skills with Lewis and White already on the team. They need a between the tackles runner. He is a Blount replacement.
 
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CC_Lemming said:
I think they signed him to be the lead back. They don't need his receiving skills with Lewis and White already on the team. They need a between the tackles runner. He is a Blount replacement.
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They don't NEED his receiving skills... but they will certainly put them to use. Lewis has a hard time staying healthy and the patriots are always weird about their running back rotation. someone will get 25 touches one week and then barely play the next week.
 
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CC_Lemming said:
I think they signed him to be the lead back. They don't need his receiving skills with Lewis and White already on the team. They need a between the tackles runner. He is a Blount replacement.
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Brandon Boldin replacement. And hope he adds a bit more. Would be surprised if they start him out as a primary ball carrier. He's good enough he might earn it later in the season
 
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Wow. Take care of the ball and he could become the lead back in a dynamic offense.
 
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huskerhooligansdotcom said:
They don't NEED his receiving skills... but they will certainly put them to use. Lewis has a hard time staying healthy and the patriots are always weird about their running back rotation. someone will get 25 touches one week and then barely play the next week.
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That's true about their rotation, very game plan specific. What I should have said is I don't see him replacing White on 3rd down, who has established himself as one of the top receiving backs in the league after that Superbowl performance.

My money would be on Rex having the most carries at the end of the year. But if Lewis returns to his 2015 form, I could see it being almost split or slightly in Lewis' favor.

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Brandon Boldin replacement. And hope he adds a bit more. Would be surprised if they start him out as a primary ball carrier. He's good enough he might earn it later in the season
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I think that's the other way to look at it, but I really think he ends up having the most carries at the end of next season, barring injuries and a sudden resurgence by Lewis. We'll see, the contract might reveal a bit more about how they view him (though the Pats tend to value special teams players, too, so who knows...).
 
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Pats will be my team next year, class kid from the HS my kids attend. He was a stud when I watched him as a 9th grader on varsity which almost never happens at Plano.
 
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At least all you Pats haters can relish in the fact that you'll have plenty of opportunities to see Rex play, since the Pats frequently play during premium time slots Laughing.
 
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