Drago to the Pats = FALSE REPORT

[Bison bison]

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[Bison bison]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bisoningrandforks]

Great news!! Good luck Mike!!!

[spelunker64]

Any confirmation?

[heymch86]

was just on Fox news at 9

[Bison bison]

man i hate the patriots.

drago ain't gonna change that.

[ThatWouldBeSeven]

man i hate the patriots.

drago ain't gonna change that.

Amen, I hear ya. Vinatieri found a way to escape after a while, so maybe there's still hope? :nod:

[4mcruenomore]

Is this confirmed for sure? I didn't seem to find anything on their site?

[Bison4Life302]

Evidently it is news to Drago.

[JSUBison]

The wiki entry for Drago has been edited to reflect this already.

:confused:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Dragosavich

[NDSU1980]

To the Pats, following the trail of Ron Erhardt and Steve Nelson. How's that for tradition?

[lakesbison]

FOX made error reading the wrong website...

apparently... when they hit refresh after the show.. drago wasnt there.


They called Drago ... JUST TO LET YOU KNOW!!

[lakesbison]

can someone STICKY my REPLY to the TOP of this thread.??

[roadwarrior]

this should be deleted then?

[aces1180]

Fox News being wrong?...That's incredible (sarcasm)...I would rather get my news from two tin cans and string...I'll stick with with WDAY when looking for Bison coverage.

[lakesbison]

YES.. delete it.. road... they called Drago to apoligize.

[aces1180]

WDAY just said there are numerous teams interested in Drago, but didn't specify.

Also, they didn't have any information about Walker.

[chuckles]

WDAY confirmed, Drago hasn't signed anywhere....yet!

[roadwarrior]

I would think a TV station would verify information before spilling it out to the viewers! At least call Drago and ask him. Think of how many people saw that on TV and have now told other people.

[lakesbison]

http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=31817&pcid=46


links to patriots. FA signings.. he aint on it...


ROAD... Weekend sports saw it on a website of free agency signings.. all the other names were verified, and Drago's name WAS on it to the patriots. after the show, it WAS OFF..... sooo.. what do you do.............. you cant break into Raymond and say what happened.. can you??

[roadwarrior]

I guess sh&* sometimes happens.

[4mcruenomore]

Guess he got screwed, no chance??

[lakesbison]

I dont like it 1 bit..

my freakin phone been blowing up ever since the show.. argh!!

hopefully he'll be signed by morning time and it'll be over with.

[aces1180]

It's like that episode of South Park where the Internet went down...Without Web access, the news stations didn't have anything to report. In this case, they used it as a source, which was wrong...I wrote my thesis on this subject...Very, very unprofessional.

Seriously, if they did some real reporting, they wouldn't have had the problem...What a third-rate news station.

Fox News = Bad journalism

With that, I think Drago will be fine.

[Bison"FANatic"]

I find this to be very funny. I am not a fan of the fox news team. I have personal experience with them reporting items that are wrong before they even dug into the accident report or contacted the gentleman writing the report. It is easy to have a story when you only get half the story. This happened to a relative. I find it interesting that they ran another story with out all the facts. :smh: :smh: :smh: What a large goof considering the day and the item that it was concerning.

[TAILG8R]

I am not saying this is correct but here it is again on someones blog, and it looks as though it was posted this morning.

patriotsblog.net (http://patriotsblog.net/2008/04/28/patriots-sign-rookie-free-agents/)

Could he be getting his info from the same bad source, probably.

[lakesbison]

Whew!.......

[Herd Mentality]

Even funnier was the jab at Wikipedia last night on the Simpsons... Anybody that uses wikipedia as a source...ha ha ha ha ha.

[lakesbison]

THEY DIDNT USE WIKIPEDIA....

that Patriots Blog is 8:51 am monday morn.

lets hope to see SOMETHING OFFICIAL!!! SOON


http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=121#s=121&f=1851&t=2417681 HERES ANOTHER

http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2008/04/2008-undrafted-free-agent-signings.html AND ANOTHER...

[roadwarrior]

Yep, an entry on a blog is good enough for me. Must be a done deal.

[lakesbison]

the last LINK..

the nepatriotsdraft.com << thats a GOOD SOURCE.. BOOK IT DANNO!

[Till]

Yeah, I'm excited to see Drago signed, but I don't know how to feel about this for a couple reasons:

1) I hate the Patriots
2) Their punters get the least amount of work (i.e. exposure) in the entire NFL pretty regularly

[roadwarrior]

I'll believe it when I hear it from a reliable source such as:

http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=Rosters&Print=yes

[aces1180]

Using a source from a blog is like getting medical advice from someone on the cast of ER or Grey's Anatomy.

Blogs are good places to get opinions, but trying to find facts is something that shouldn't be taken with a grain of salt.

[lakesbison]

http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2008/04/2008-undrafted-free-agent-signings.html

now it says UPDATED 10:11.

so.. why cant gobison.com or someone else confirm this.. ARGH!

[bisonmike2]

Yeah, I'm excited to see Drago signed, but I don't know how to feel about this for a couple reasons:

1) I hate the Patriots
2) Their punters get the least amount of work (i.e. exposure) in the entire NFL pretty regularly

I agree with you on the 2 points but I"m happy for Drago. He's going to have a pretty damn good shot of winning a Super Bowl.

[Bison bison]

http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2008/04/2008-undrafted-free-agent-signings.html

now it says UPDATED 10:11.

so.. why cant gobison.com or someone else confirm this.. ARGH!

why?

probably because they are rehashing the original rumor as fact.

what's that old saying: say something enough and it becomes the truth......

[Bison bison]

Lenin: A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

[lakesbison]

Dahl-giants-ring
Drago-pats-ring

Where will ROEHL go? Vikings? ha ha i can dream.

[stevdock]

Any ideas who Drago has offers from?

[UTH]

Any ideas who Drago has offers from?

Mr. Lakes hasn't released the list yet, so it must be classified Super-Double-Secret. Anybody else in the know?

[roadwarrior]

Mr. Lakes hasn't released the list yet, so it must be classified Super-Double-Secret. Anybody else in the know?

Maybe the sports department at Fox?

[Swany]

The New England rumors are interesting. What makes it a bit odd is that New England had two punters on their roster right now - including one they just signed last Wednesday (23rd).

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/roster?team=nwe

Most NFL teams don't carry two punters, let alone three, particularly because of the restrictions on the number of guys you can bring to camp. The Pats starting punter is Chris Hanson, a 7th year veteran out of Marshall who averaged 41.4 yards per punt last season. Last week they signed Scott Player, a 10th year guy out of Florida State. Player averaged over 45 yards per punt last year in limited action (only 13 punts in 3 games with Cleveland). Player spent his first 9 years in Arizona.

Maybe they want to open it up for a competition, however, because NFL teams are limited in the number of guys they can bring into camp, coupled with the recent signing of Player, it is tough to see New England bringing in a third punter.

Drago will undoubtedly catch on with a team, but it is tough to see that team being the Pats. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but the indicators point in the opposite direction.

[lakesbison]

His name is EVERYWHERE online associated with New England...

I have an e-mail from a Patriots beat writer
says Drago hasn't signed, but New England has him in for at tryout.

Sooo that's where it stands now apparently.

[WestDakotaBison]

[QUOTE=lakesbison;190150]His name is EVERYWHERE online associated with New England...QUOTE]


Agreed...Pats fans seem to think Drago has been signed. Every single message board I have viewed in the past hour has said Drago signed late this morning.

[UTH]

[quote=lakesbison;190150]His name is EVERYWHERE online associated with New England...QUOTE]


Agreed...Pats fans seem to think Drago has been signed. Every single message board I have viewed in the past hour has said Drago signed late this morning.

Another day or two and this mystery might take on a "Where's Hoffa" personality. Maybe he did sign and they're sitting on the announcement until after space is made for him (other punters leave)? Even that makes little sense. This is really strange. How can the rumor have so much credibility when there is no credible source?


Which is it???
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff311/indio_rojas/noswimmingpoolambiguous.jpg

[runtheoption]

Form the Bison Media Blog:

Former NDSU punter Mike Dragosavich will have a tryout this weekend in the New England Patriots' rookie mini camp. He has not signed a contract, according to the NDSU sports information office.

Dragosavich, who is scheduled to leave Thursday night, will not be available for comment until possibly Tuesday, the SID office said.

http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/

[RedRiver]

http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2008/04/2008-undrafted-free-agent-signings.html

now it says UPDATED 10:11.

so.. why cant gobison.com or someone else confirm this.. ARGH!

The list of undrafted free agent signings includes 6 punters that have signed contracts. Now we find out Drago does not have a contract as of yet. Not sure how to read into all of this, I hope he hasn't lost opportunities by not signing with a team.

[NDSUFan_Sav]

Yeah, I'm excited to see Drago signed, but I don't know how to feel about this for a couple reasons:

1) I hate the Patriots
2) Their punters get the least amount of work (i.e. exposure) in the entire NFL pretty regularly

your 2nd reason reminds me of a punter playing for the bison, usually seeing a deep drive.

[NDSUFan_Sav]

Dahl-giants-ring
Drago-pats-ring

Where will ROEHL go? Vikings? ha ha i can dream.

what about Mays??? he was actually drafted and we're still uncertain about Drago

[imabison]

His name is EVERYWHERE online associated with New England...

I have an e-mail from a Patriots beat writer
says Drago hasn't signed, but New England has him in for at tryout.

Sooo that's where it stands now apparently.
WDAY says that Drago has been invited to try out with the NE Patriots, but has not signed any type of Free Agent Agreement. Also Drago has not returned any calls from their sports department.

[Jdubs21]

well since i am completely confused because the first 5 pages in this thread have told me nothing.....Good Luck to wherever u end up drago!!!

[rutlandbison]

well since i am completely confused because the first 5 pages in this thread have told me nothing.....Good Luck to wherever u end up drago!!!

Very well said good sir!!!

[TCBisonFan]

I saw the Packers picked up the Wisconsin punter wonder why him instead of Drago? Hopefully everything works out with the workout with the Pats best of luck Drago with whatever happens!

[heymch86]

I saw the Packers picked up the Wisconsin punter wonder why him instead of Drago? Hopefully everything works out with the workout with the Pats best of luck Drago with whatever happens!

perhaps Drago was just being a loyal bear fan and said no to the packers?

[Swany]

Hopefully his agent knows what he is doing.

[NDSU1980]

This from Rivals is interesting. Drago didn't even make the undrafted AllStar team.

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=802409

[stevdock]

My guess is that team was only taken from FBS, since there are no FCS or lower players on the starters or the reserves.

[tcbison]

Hopefully his agent knows what he is doing.

This is what I am concerned about. While everyone else is signing free agent contracts Drago gets a workout? Something doesn't sound right here.

[UTH]

This is what I am concerned about. While everyone else is signing free agent contracts Drago gets a workout? Something doesn't sound right here.

Been thinking the same thing. Hopefully, they know something that nobody else does.

[CaBisonFan]

This is what I am concerned about. While everyone else is signing free agent contracts Drago gets a workout? Something doesn't sound right here.

Did Drago have a bad workout...or combine experience?

[90BISON]

Been thinking the same thing. Hopefully, they know something that nobody else does.

You mean more than anyone here, highly unlikely.;)

[Bison bison]

I just read on wikipedia that Glen Lansky, Dragos agent............................

I confirmed this on over a dozen blogs and news article comment sections.

[WRSDBison]

I see the Broncos signed a rookie free agent punter as well. Unfortunately his name isn't Drago. What is going on?

[BisonAccountant44]

Are we sure he only worked out for the Pats? The Chicago Tribune says that he signed.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-29-localsapr29,1,1215280.story