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Oh God, has the Ridley Bashing started already. You'd think we could wait until training camp before the haters come out of the woodwork
Only self loathing Patriots fans would would continually bash the best RB they've had since Cory Dillon's 2004 season. Unbelievable.
BTW- for all of you who think that Blount was better than Ridley, BB certainly didn't. If he had he would have coughed up the less than $2MM the Steelers paid for him. But he didn't, and why? Because Blount wasn't as good as Ridley, and decent RB's will be available in July and in the draft in the 6th round
BTW-2- how come no one every mentions that the guy who fumbled most on the Pats was the guy that everyone demanded come back. Julian Edelman had 6 last season, vs Ridley's 4.
Yup wouldn't mind bringing him in for cheap even though he was a disappointment in Baltimore
Was thinking the same thing earlier although maybe he's satisfied with their depth
Lots of questions on the other side of the ball though
The biggest question mark is at Quarterback however, the Bucs have some fairly handy skill position players in Doug Martin, Mike James, Vincent Jackson, Louis Murphy, Brandon Myers, Tim Wright and Tom Crabtree.
Not sold on the offensive line either but I agree with you both of those guys probably aren't the answer so it'll be interesting to see if they draft a guy however Glennon did flash at times last year but McCown will be named the starter. I'd say of the receivers mentioned I'm not sold on anyone besides Vincent Jackson but they are a run first team so if Doug Martin is back to form it'll be huge for them but they'll struggle from playing from behind once again.
McCown has been a scrub for the majority of his career. A purple patch on a team filled with explosive playmakers on every level isn't something worth putting forward as a snapshot.
No major disagreement from me more pointing out they are going some way to correcting the lack of playmakers on O.
Yeah, that's a possible reason he left, but I doubt it. I would guess it was more likely the biggest reason he's gone is that with the Steelers, he would be sharing snaps with only one other RB, rather than the 2 or 3 he'd have to share with here. The 2nd reason was probably the style of offense the Steelers run, which historically has featured RB's more than most. Money was actually probably the 3rd reason, because in the end I doubt it was much more than what the Pats offered. So in the end, if losing Talib was a reason for him going, it was the 4th most important reason, if at all.
