who will be back next year

[16-0patsfan]

with Welker.....branch....price and chad johnson our WR all coming to the end of there contracts..will the pats bring all these back or go after younger faster wr?

[chevss454]

Way too early to think about this.

[Number Cruncher]

Forget next year.... what about 2013 ??

[BostonTim]

Originally Posted by Number Cruncher

Forget next year.... what about 2013 ??

I'm working on mock 1.0 for 2013 as we speak.

Cheers. BostonTim

[grog]

I thought Ocho signed a 2 year deal, or was that Haynesworthless?

[Oswlek]

Originally Posted by grog

I thought Ocho signed a 2 year deal, or was that Haynesworthless?

3 year, in fact. And Price is still under control for 2 more years.

[patsRmyboys]

well shit as long as Ocho is signed for another year then we are all set, why worry about this now?

[crew1954]

I have been asked innumerable times not to return

[BostonTim]

Originally Posted by crew1954

I have been asked innumerable times not to return

Certainly. How can we miss you if you won't go away?

Cheers, BostonTim

[MaineMan]

Faulk (UFA) probably retires.

BGE (UFA) - 50/50 he re-signs/gets a better offer.

Branch (UFA) - probably re-signs for another 1 or 2 yrs.
Welker (UFA) - damn well better get his just reward
Ochocinco (contract thru 2013) - due to "earn" another $4.6M in 2012. I don't see him NOT being let go.

Koppen (UFA) - ??
Connolly (UFA) - might well get a pretty good offer elsewhere now.
Wendell (RFA) - likely to be tendered.
Ohrnberger (on IR, 2013) - probably cut.

Hoyer (RFA) - likely to be tendered.
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Wright (thru 2013) - 50/50 he retires.
Ellis (UFA) - probably isn't renewed.

Carter (UFA) - probably re-signs.
Anderson (thru ??) - probably re-signs if he's not already under contract.
Gerard Warren (probably UFA) - maybe re-signed, at least for camp.

Guyton (UFA) - probably moves on.

Ihedigbo (UFA) - probably re-signs.
Lockett (ERFA) - probably not tendered.
Slater(UFA) - probably re-signs.

Cunningham, Brace, Price, Brown, Barrett, Adams, Moore, Molden, Koutouvides, Underwood might all be in camp, but will all be starting camp squarely on the bubble, IMHO.

Dan Gronk might be back for camp, if he's not signed by another team.
Farnham might be back in camp.
Eric Kettani, if released from service, might be back in camp.
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DB and WR seem like the major needs in the 2012 draft right now, possibly DT. OL and LB might be later-round needs. Something might get filled in free agency.

AFAIK, the Pats have six picks: 2-1st, 2-2nd, 3rd, 4th. No comp picks that I can see. If history holds, one of the first-rounders probably becomes a 2nd and maybe a 2013 1st. Then, one of the 2nds becomes a later 2nd (or an early 3rd) plus a later 2012. But I think the Pats max-out at seven total picks for 2012.