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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 1935892, member: 2839"] Jones has no business receiving punts, but Slater (who does not normally return kicks) is a perennial Pro Bowler. IIRC, Amendola is NE's normal returner. He's probably out until the playoffs, so the Pats need to do something, but Williams is likely not that. All due respect to Nick Williams, but I can't see how he could improve on what the Patriots' receivers did last night. For the season, Patriot receivers have a total of 9 dropped passes (4th best in NFL). 4 of those are by Edelman who has been targeted 126 times and 2 are by someone (Brandon Bolden) who has not played a meaningful offensive snap in over a month and a half. New England had over 400 yards in the air, to boot. It's moot anyway. Unless he is inexplicably released, the Pats cannot get him, as it is far passed the trading deadline and Williams is not eligible to return to Atlanta's Practice Squad for a minimum of 2 more weeks. This is neither here nor there, but I believe he is also ineligible for any Practice Squad after this season. [/QUOTE]