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Jacky Roberts · 03-23-2006, 05:05 PM

Obviously TB signed for the vet minimum or he'd be gone, too. Glad to have him back, just for the locker room vet aspect of it.

***pats1*** · 03-23-2006, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBruinz

Oh really? Says who? That moron Wrong Bogus? Its amazing how people know that the guy is a fab slob moron who is like a jilted lover 5 years after the Pats sent Drew Bledsoe out of town.

Fact is that the Pats were talking to McGinest after he was cut and before he signed with the Browns.

Fact is that the Pats were talking to Vinatieri before he signed with the Colts.

So, what should the Pats be doing? Setting up plush Velvet Couches in the parking lot at Gillette so that they can drop their drawers and have management kiss their arses in public?

Give me a break.

How are BB and Pioli putting fear, uncertainty and doubt into the players? Because they aren't over-paying for 34 year old OLBs? Because they aren't over-paying for a 33 year old kicker who has leg and back problems and who hasn't made a 50 yard FG since 2002 and who went 5-9 (according to Stats. Inc) from 40+ in 2005? Because they aren't over-paying for a Possession WR who has delusions of being a starring #1 WR?

The Patriots are going by the same plan that got them 3 SBs. Anyone who stops and looks at the situation from an unbiased viewpoint would see that.

As always, couldn't have said it any better.

***Box_O_Rocks*** · 03-23-2006, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jacky Roberts

Obviously TB signed for the vet minimum or he'd be gone, too. Glad to have him back, just for the locker room vet aspect of it.

Bingo Jacko! This is a rebuilding year at WR and a veteran WR in the locker room is just what the doctor ordered. He certainly did a nice job for Deion and D-Giv.

OhExaulted1 · 03-23-2006, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBruinz

Oh really? Says who? That moron Wrong Bogus? Its amazing how people know that the guy is a fab slob moron who is like a jilted lover 5 years after the Pats sent Drew Bledsoe out of town.

Fact is that the Pats were talking to McGinest after he was cut and before he signed with the Browns.

Fact is that the Pats were talking to Vinatieri before he signed with the Colts.

So, what should the Pats be doing? Setting up plush Velvet Couches in the parking lot at Gillette so that they can drop their drawers and have management kiss their arses in public?

Give me a break.

How are BB and Pioli putting fear, uncertainty and doubt into the players? Because they aren't over-paying for 34 year old OLBs? Because they aren't over-paying for a 33 year old kicker who has leg and back problems and who hasn't made a 50 yard FG since 2002 and who went 5-9 (according to Stats. Inc) from 40+ in 2005? Because they aren't over-paying for a Possession WR who has delusions of being a starring #1 WR?

The Patriots are going by the same plan that got them 3 SBs. Anyone who stops and looks at the situation from an unbiased viewpoint would see that.

Dead on DaBruinz.

We need a young LB coming into his upside, a #2 receiver who won't break the bank and a kicker who can pin the other team or get some touchbacks instead of letting them catch it on the 12-15 and starting from their 32-37.

AV won't have to worry about that in Indy, where Jose Cortez or some other scrub will be doing that chore. It's no wonder he signed with Indy. It's a PK's dream come true

a) He's the highpest paid kicker since Chuck Norris

b) He doesn't have to run down the field for kickoffs (I don't think he could chase down Hershal Walker at this point)

c) There's no wind/rain/snow in a dome

d) Dan Marino was his idol

***PatsWickedPissah*** · 03-23-2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by OhExaulted1

Dead on DaBruinz.

We need a young LB coming into his upside, a #2 receiver who won't break the bank and a kicker who can pin the other team or get some touchbacks instead of letting them catch it on the 12-15 and starting from their 32-37.

AV won't have to worry about that in Indy, where Jose Cortez or some other scrub will be doing that chore. It's no wonder he signed with Indy. It's a PK's dream come true

a) He's the highpest paid kicker since Chuck Norris

b) He doesn't have to run down the field for kickoffs (I don't think he could chase down Hershal Walker at this point)

c) There's no wind/rain/snow in a dome

d) Dan Marino was his idol

Glad to finally see some rationality here in this forum. I liked Adam and will miss him, but were I BB I too would have not paid the cap ransome for his future value. Speaking emotionally I'll miss Willie more but I expect him to be cut by the Browns in 2008 and be resigned here to retire O.T.I.S. style. Willie was and is a class act.

pepper03 · 03-23-2006, 07:32 PM

I am very happy BINGO is back, and I think he still has contributions left to make to this team.

Very good news for me. I love #80.

cubedoggy · 03-23-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wistahpatsfan

Totally agree. Troy has been my favorite Pat for years, not only for his tough play and clutch receptions, but he is a thread throughout this run and exemplifies the type of player Kraft, Bill and Scott want on the team. He's a class act and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the front office when he retires. Lets hold judgement on his abilities relative to his pay until the season is over and he's holding up his fourth Lombardi. His value is greater than his on-field performance and I think the brains figure all things into this decision.

He makes the team and big plays on third down this year as usual..

Right on! Troy in any other uni would shake my faith in the underlying philosophy of this team. Willie took a shot at being Romeo's Bryan Cox for good $, and Adam went the Morten Andersen route; Gos Bless 'em, and I hope it all works out for them. David Givens might have spent his career as a Patriot like Troy, but many things have changed since '93...not the least of which is the elimination of an 8th round in the draft, which means Troy would today be a UFA.

Troy exemplifies what won us three Lombardis in 4 years. I'll have a lot more angst seeing Willie in a Brown uni than anyone else that's left playing, including Adam (though the fact that he's wearing that toilet seat on his helmet WILL BURN), because Willie, Tedy, and Troy are the only guys from the Tuna era that bought in all the way and have the rings to prove it.

Somebody ought to write something about those three, and their divergent paths to the greatness of three championships...it'd be a great read.