CaptainHook Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 ESPN's Bottom Line said the Patriots have signed CB Hank Poteat. Bill said he would sign a DB today in his press conference. Anybody know anything about this guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrick35 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 ESPN's Bottom Line said the Patriots have signed CB Hank Poteat. Bill said he would sign a DB today in his press conference. Anybody know anything about this guy? 649034[/snapback] :bigshock:I know he's scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever in debt to mo lewis Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 didnt he use to return kicks for the Steelers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 (edited) didnt he use to return kicks for the Steelers? 649048[/snapback] I thought the same thing. I remember him with the Steelers. Lord knows there are enough of their fans around here . Come on, I'm sure a few of you were Pittsburgh fans before this year . What's the scoop on Poteat? Edited January 10, 2005 by CaptainHook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I thought the same thing. I remember him with the Steelers. Lord knows there are enough of their fans around here . Come on, I'm sure a few of you were Pittsburgh fans before this year What's the scoop on Poteat? 649052[/snapback] Uh oh....the Colt faithful are in trouble. Poteat is an interception machine; not to mention he forces a lot of fumbles after the wideouts make a catch. I'm surprised he is out there. Manning maybe in trouble...... OK, just kidding! I hope that isn't as bad as posting a thread title like "Manning out for the playoffs" or any such thing?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I'm sure that Harrison, Wayne, and Stokley are shaking in their boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever in debt to mo lewis Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 ahaha ok here it is from Patriots.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots signed free agent cornerback Hank Poteat to the active roster today. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The signing brings the Patriots roster back to the NFL’s 53-man limit in advance of their AFC divisional playoff game against Indianapolis this Sunday. Poteat, 27, is a veteran of three full NFL seasons and has played in 42 career games since being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (77th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. Poteat has appeared in two career playoff games and earned the only starting assignment of his career while playing for the Steelers in a 2002 AFC wild card game. The 5-foot-10-inch, 192-pounder has recorded 76 career punt returns for 788 yards and a touchdown, 45 kickoff returns for 818 yards, 25 special teams tackles and 11 tackles in defensive play. Poteat played in 41 games for the Steelers from 2000-02 and tied for fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL with a 13.0-yard punt return average as a rookie in 2000. In a game against Washington on Dec. 16 of that season, the University of Pittsburgh product returned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown, recording the longest punt return for a touchdown by a Steelers player in the history of Three Rivers Stadium. Poteat was waived by the Steelers in the final roster cutdown prior to the 2003 season and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After playing in one game for Tampa Bay, he was released on Nov. 12, 2003 and then signed with the Carolina Panthers as a free agent prior to the 2004 season. He played in Carolina’s first two preseason games before he was released on Aug. 24, 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsters Of The Midway Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 ESPN's Bottom Line said the Patriots have signed CB Hank Poteat. Bill said he would sign a DB today in his press conference. Anybody know anything about this guy? 649034[/snapback] He was pretty decent in Madden 2004 as a kick returner but, totally blows in Madden 2005 all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 He was pretty decent in Madden 2004 as a kick returner but, totally blows in Madden 2005 all around. 649076[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever in debt to mo lewis Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 ha..im going to play in a madden tourney in about an hour for some money..its safe to say Hank Poteat will be inactive for tonights festivities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Hmmm, Mike Vrabel didn't do much as a Steeler either... Hey what can you expect from a guy signed on Monday, though, seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glabra Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Hmmm, Mike Vrabel didn't do much as a Steeler either... Hey what can you expect from a guy signed on Monday, though, seriously? 649263[/snapback] He's knifing feverishly through the defensive playbook as we speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 You haven't heard of Toast Poteat? I think that he roomed with Roc Alexander in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 11, 2005 Author Share Posted January 11, 2005 Hey what can you expect from a guy signed on Monday, though, seriously? 649263[/snapback] The way the Colts turn the ball over in New England, you never know. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 ESPN's Bottom Line said the Patriots have signed CB Hank Poteat. Bill said he would sign a DB today in his press conference. Anybody know anything about this guy? 649034[/snapback] He probably won't be calling the Colts WRs "soft" before the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 O.k. Hank Poteat is a Cornerback out of the University of Pittsburgh. He was a late round draft pick roughly 4 or 5 years ago (I'm guessing). He showed some early promise as a return guy on special teams, but in the few chances he got as a Corner (almost entirely in pre-season), he showed that he had no business playing the position at an NFL level. He does have good speed, but he is undersized and in my opinion, will be no help to the Pats, except on Special Teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Scapegoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D.Morrison Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Is he related to Ricky Williams ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Here's a scenario to watch in the off-season... Ty Law said some things that are not considered 'team oriented' in the off season last year. He wanted to get traded. He wanted to get released. We wanted all kinds of things that the Pats were just not prepared to do. This season he shows his age by having a season ending injury in week 8. He can't come back, and is placed on IR prior to the playoffs. This off season he will probably be asked to restructure, and if he does not he will be cut. And he won't get a fat contract elswhere coming off an 8 week, injury riddled season. And I think he knows it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Here's a scenario to watch in the off-season... Ty Law said some things that are not considered 'team oriented' in the off season last year. He wanted to get traded. He wanted to get released. We wanted all kinds of things that the Pats were just not prepared to do. This season he shows his age by having a season ending injury in week 8. He can't come back, and is placed on IR prior to the playoffs. This off season he will probably be asked to restructure, and if he does not he will be cut. And he won't get a fat contract elswhere coming off an 8 week, injury riddled season. And I think he knows it. 649517[/snapback] Thinking about the offseason already. The Pats fans know the inevitable is coming, probably this week, but, if not, definitely next week.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Thinking about the offseason already. The Pats fans know the inevitable is coming, probably this week, but, if not, definitely next week.... 649520[/snapback] Nah. I just don't feel the need to run my mouth like some Huddler Homers do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Nah. I just don't feel the need to run my mouth like some Huddler Homers do. 649521[/snapback] Hey ! I resemble that remark !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdadreed Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Isn't Poteat the guy on all of the infomercials? You know, "Poteat's Pocket Fisherman", etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehand Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Huh Huh Huh Huh Huh. "Teat". Huh Huh Huh huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanCT Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 I'm thinking this move might be an indication that Troy Brown will play solely on offense as Brady will need all the WR's he can get. I think BB's game plan might just be offense, to try to outscore the Colts since it's going to be way too difficult to stop Manning and Co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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