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denverpatsfan

Wow! A bit harsh I think.

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Deus Irae

.... and Bedard doubles down, again.

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mgteich

The conscience of the team is gone. Myra Kraft is gone; the franchise lives on and re-invents itself.

Be serious! Signing Dennard and Talib is much more like the raiders or bengals than like the patriots.

Franchise12

We get it Bedard, You are Butt hurt over the Talib Acquisition. why does it mean that we have to throw out the idea that the patriots prefer captains and leaders because we traded for Talib. Perhaps Belichicks drafting of leaders made a trade like this possible. Perhaps if our locker room wasn't as strong as it is due to its leadership, we wouldn't have made this trade.

Stupid Article.

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Modest

Hey Bedard................................

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Shockt327

There’s only one thing we do know: The Patriots unquestionably have become a win-at-all-costs organization. They’ll entertain the acquisition of any player, no matter his issues, as long as he is talented.

Wow, what a douche...

AndyJohnson

Awful article. He decided to tell people what they think then tell them they are wrong.
There is an agenda behind this. I don't know what, but this is written like he is personally offended by someone.

Deus Irae

Ty Law's "cousin" says hello. Randy Moss would, too, but he's too busy getting ready for the 49ers game.

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Uncle Rico

For non-subscribers, an excerpt:

I love Bedard's work — it's a pleasure to read the work of an actual adult — and I can see some of what he's saying, but I think this is a bit overwrought. Sounds like something the Globe's whiny children like Gasper or Shaughnessy or Mazzerrotti would write.

Sure, I raise my eyebrows a bit at the trade (and Bedard does a nice job outlining Talib's past bad decisions); but I can't agree with the idea that it's a shockingly new slippery slope. First, it's the NFL - -these are tough guys, and many come with baggage. The Pats like to kick tires on guys with spotty off-the-field records; it worked with Dillon and Cox and Moss. Not so much with Haynesworth. But Albert didn't stick around long, did he?

I can live with "if you come here and play well and behave, it helps both of us." My only gripe is that the cost for both Haynesworth and Talib has been pretty high. If Talib helps the Pats win a Super Bowl it will be because he did what he was supposed to do on AND off the field. I can live with that.

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