Not Looking Good For Armstead

[TKO]

So says Belichick:

Bill Belichick said today it "looks less likely now with each day that goes by" for Armond Armstead to play this season.
Armstead, a rookie defensive lineman who had six sacks last season in the CFL, is on the non-football illness list due to an infection. The deadline for Armstead to begin practicing is this week. Otherwise, he'll be officially done for the season.

 

[briz almighty]

this is unbelievably dissapointing. i swear if he dont see the field the pats screwed up big time. our first round draft pick should have been a DT but since we signed armstead we were able to go in another direction. now we might not be getting him in there will hurt. i dont care if hes oozing puss from his ears and dont understand one thing about the defense, put him in there and let him go after the qb. how hard is that?

 

[JDM]

He was literally zero risk. Not sure how you can say we were going to go DT first round with one of the best in the game still around.

There was never an expectation (planning wise) that armstead contributed this year.

 

[briz almighty]

oh they were deffintly going to draft a dt, maybe not first pick but top three i guarantee you that. we needed interior passrush next to wilfork and they signed armstead to provide that. that was one of our highest priorities in the offseason and its the first thing they addressed. armstead was basically rated as a 2nd rounder maybe even low first alot of teams were hot for him. i think they would have drafted a dt if they didnt sign him.

 

[Drawmeomg]

RIP

 

[briz almighty]

RIP

sad that it might be true.