Waters on Belichick and GRONK - New England Patriots Forums

***ctpatsfan77*** · 01-03-2012, 03:40 PM

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Waters admits he gets calls from some of his "buds" in the NFL inquiring about the "Patriots mystique" and, of course, the head coach.

What does he tell them?

"I tell them the truth, that this is a place every player should experience," said Waters. "I tell people a lot is expected of you here. You had better have the right attitude and put in the work or you won't last."

Waters on GRONK (from Reiss):

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Waters: Hard not to feel good for Gronkowski. Curious how some teammates view tight end Rob Gronkowski? Here is what veteran offensive lineman Brian Waters responded when asked about Gronkowski setting the NFL record for receiving yards by a tight end: "You really don't try to focus on individual things, but you're definitely excited for a guy like that. All he does is come and play football. There have only been a few people in my life that you never see a sad face on them at all [and] every time I see the guy he's smiling. You wonder why he's smiling, you wonder what's going on in his head, but the guy is always in a good mood, he's always happy. He loves football and that's something you can be excited about."

[BTW: GRONK's 49-yarder against the Redskins was NFL Live's #10(!) play of the year. Someone watching it said "He should have charged for that ride." But such is GRONK's generous nature: he'll drag DBs around for free.

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signbabybrady · 01-03-2012, 03:59 PM

Hard not to really like Waters.

I think he is making the 54 on his jersey proud.

Seanzayyy · 01-03-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by signbabybrady

Hard not to really like Waters.

I think he is making the 54 on his jersey proud.

Something about that number.

I hope Waters stays here for as long as he can and finishes his career as a Patriot.

betterthanthealternative · 01-03-2012, 06:40 PM

My goodness if this OL stays healthy next year, it is going to be good. The best in a long, long time.

NinjaZX6R · 01-03-2012, 06:41 PM

One thing about Waters that I don't see in Mankins is his field awareness.

I'm glad he is a Patriot and hopefully mentors Cannon.

RelocatedPatFan · 01-03-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Seanzayyy

Something about that number.

I hope Waters stays here for as long as he can and finishes his career as a Patriot.

But we all know that's as long as he can fend off the young guys. Hopefully they coincide. You really have to wonder why this guy was left for dead the way he has performed.

***ausbacker*** · 01-03-2012, 06:51 PM

What I find amazing is RG was a clear weakness going in to season 2011 with the retirement of Neal. Now, RG is a position of strength for the Patriots thanks to Brian Waters.

***Deus Irae*** · 01-03-2012, 06:58 PM

Waters has been an excellent pickup. Let's hope he can maintain this level for another year (Hell, if I'm hoping, let's make that hope for a couple of years). If he can, and if Koppen can come back at full strength, this line will be in good hands for the immediate future and would allow for a smooth transition to the next OL core:

Light/Solder
Mankins
Koppen
Waters/Cannon
Vollmer/Solder

Connolly as the roving interior backup
Rookie draft pick as a developmental center

***BradyFTW!*** · 01-03-2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RelocatedPatFan

But we all know that's as long as he can fend off the young guys. Hopefully they coincide. You really have to wonder why this guy was left for dead the way he has performed.

Todd Haley is why.

***DarrylS*** · 01-03-2012, 08:03 PM

Compare him to players like Adalius Thomas who were lockerroom cancers.. he had the same reputation in KC, and was one of the most approachable players there.