The Official: "Come Back!" Troy thread.

[DB15]

I would kill to have him one more year


if not he will go down as one of the greatest patriots ever

[signbabybrady]

Originally Posted by Ghost of Ben Dreith

If Troy is our best option for punt returns, extra DB help, 2nd or 3rd WR....then we truly are in trouble.

I agree Troy may not be the best option at anyone of these spots but where are you going to find someone who is an option at all three. Troy provides depth and is a leader and he still can put up numbers as a WR. Plus he is the MAN.

[Gon_Trevil]

If he returns, I hope they do him the favor of playing him strictly as a WR so those old bones can last and be effective the whole season--including the playoffs. He's already sacrificed his body in true champion style for his team.

If he doesn't want to keep playing... then I'm with whoever suggested that he return as a coach. I can't think of a better example for other players to follow.

[HEY BRO! WHAT UP?]

The official "Get Lost"!...........No, I'm just kidding. Without Brown's clutch strip, the Pats wouldn't have advanced to the title game. Troy has made some great plays for the Pats throughout his carreer.

[MoLewisrocks]

All of this is based on a baseball writers reading of some lightly sourced comments that he might have retired had we won a 4th and his agents no comment at the combine.

His observations begin by recalling how troy was fighting for a contract last season. That was the season before, meathead. Last season he was given a very generous contract PDQ - at about twice what he made in 2005.

I'm sure it's Troy's choice after what he provided the last two seasons.

As for the calls for him to coach, when are people gonna grasp that coaches work twice the hours for a fraction of the pay and most former players aren't interested in the job - at least while the children they didn't get to spend much time with while they were making 7 figure salaries during their playing careers are still young enough to call them daddy. Troy has already got a job for life with the Krafts, but it will likely be in a PR/community relations role like Andre Tippett.

[Ghost of Ben Dreith]

Originally Posted by MoLewisrocks

All of this is based on a baseball writers reading of some lightly sourced comments that he might have retired had we won a 4th and his agents no comment at the combine.

His observations begin by recalling how troy was fighting for a contract last season. That was the season before, meathead. Last season he was given a very generous contract PDQ - at about twice what he made in 2005.

I'm sure it's Troy's choice after what he provided the last two seasons.

As for the calls for him to coach, when are people gonna grasp that coaches work twice the hours for a fraction of the pay and most former players aren't interested in the job - at least while the children they didn't get to spend much time with while they were making 7 figure salaries during their playing careers are still young enough to call them daddy. Troy has already got a job for life with the Krafts, but it will likely be in a PR/community relations role like Andre Tippett.

For the vast majority of the current group of players, coaching is not about money. It is about staying around the game and competing. It is a chance to stay in the game and get a ring.

Just because they get older, they don't lose the competitive juices. Some might want to spend time with their families....some want to move on and compete. I don't know Troy personally...but he didn't hang around for this many years on talent alone. We will see as time goes on.

[JDP111]

If 80 does retire then the Patriots would definately look long and hard at drafting Gonzalez in the first round. . . . . . .

[JoeSixPat]

Originally Posted by MoLewisrocks

All of this is based on a baseball writers reading of some lightly sourced comments that he might have retired had we won a 4th and his agents no comment at the combine.

So we're unable to speak out as fans urging Troy to come back?????

I'm not so confident that his agent's silence on the issue is a ringing endoresement that he wants to return - but the point is, I think the more fans who vocally urge Troy to come back, the better.

[Seymour93]

Originally Posted by JDP111

If 80 does retire then the Patriots would definately look long and hard at drafting Gonzalez in the first round. . . . . . .

And more than that.

I don't want Troy to leave because of sentimental reasons but also look at what we have at WR right now. Caldwell and Gaffney. That's it. Nobody else is established except for Troy. It took almost an entire season for Brady to get comfortable with his new WR's. Another departure, another transitional phase for the receiving game. We can't afford his retirement unless we sign someone who's grasped an NFL offense before. It's not like Caldwell and Gaffney are rock solid either.

[BradyManny]

Bump b/c we want Troy back.