Leigh Bodden

The second installment of the Patriots Free Agency Hindsight Report is ready for release after a significant week of movement! Enough intro, let's get right into it here: -TE Ben Watson is officially a member of the Cleveland Browns. No surprise that they lost him - they didn't have a lot of incentive to bring back a player that only had one season with at least 40 catches and 500 yards (2006 his third season: 49 catches, 643 yards, 3 TDs). In fact, the Patriots faced almost the same situation in 2007 when they let 2002 first round pick TE Daniel Graham go after five seasons (none with at least 40 catches and 500 yards). More on this later. -CB Leigh Bodden re-signed with the Patriots. His new contract is for 4 years, $22 million, with $10 million guaranteed. Starter's [...] Continue reading →

Welcome ladies and gents to the 2010 New England Patriots offseason. I'm happy to be back at it again, as money is getting exchanged in this uncapped free agency period. It's been another minute since the last time you all have heard from me, and my plan is to not give you all 2,000 words. That said, this is the time of the year where plans start getting adjusted by external factors! I'll call these reports the Hindsight Reports because all we are going to do is look back on them and judge. Let me catch you all up on what's been up the last couple of weeks (besides the Combine, more on that jazz later): -WR Randy Moss conceded that 2010 will most likely be his last season in New England: I think what is interesting about this is that Moss' cited the fact that New England [...] Continue reading →

Jets Fail to Sign Patriots DBs Before Game, Forget to Notify Sanchez

November 22, 2009 by Law Murray | analysis, Brandon Meriweather, Laurence Maroney, Leigh Bodden, Mark Sanchez, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Patriots red zone offense, Tully Banta-Cain

The New England Patriots made the New York Jets look like the month of March this season. After the Patriots' Week 2 loss to the Jets, New York was playing the role of the roaring lion coming on to the rest of the league. Now with the Patriots handing the Jets their sixth loss in seven games, a 31-14 decision, the Jets are going out like lambs. Not quite the St. Louis Rams, but the Patriots put the silencer on them Sunday, treating them much like they treated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this season. Something shady had to have been going on behind the scenes. Patriots CB Leigh Bodden caught as many passes from Jets QB Mark Sanchez as WR Jerricho Cotchery (3 receptions for 84 yards) [...] Continue reading →