If I were in a Patriots press conference, I would ask

KontradictioN said:

I don't understand this response and it's relationship to my post.

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Just saw that, it had nothing to do with your post that was caught in there from earlier, my apology.

Sometimes I am posting from my phone and I hit the wrong things .

Armchair Quarterback said:

I would like to know the reasoning behind using a 2nd rounder on Tavon Wilson.

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I would actually be more interested in knowing why he passed on LaVonte David. I am guessing it was size but it was a big mistake regardless.

Ivan said:

I would actually be more interested in knowing why he passed on LaVonte David. I am guessing it was size but it was a big mistake regardless.

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There was a perfectly good reason. Lavonte was drafted by someone else BEFORE he could pick him. Duh!!!

AzPatsFan said:

There was a perfectly good reason. Lavonte was drafted by someone else BEFORE he could pick him. Duh!!!

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Living down in Tampa I've seen him play a lot and he's an absolute beast. Kid is one of the top 5 lb's in the league.

AzPatsFan said:

There was a perfectly good reason. Lavonte was drafted by someone else BEFORE he could pick him. Duh!!!

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My bad, you're right, the Patriots couldn't pick him at 48 because Tampa bay had already used the 58th pick to take him.

Don't know how I made such an obvious mistake?

1. whats the real truth behind sharon shenocca?
2. was prime seymour really as good as i think he was?
3. Was the report on Ahern, "volatile, questionable friends and 'dont be surprised if he gets arrested for assault"' or was it worse than that?"
4 do you feel that you were a little late in adopting a more aggressive seahawk like defense?
5 what percent of the NFL do you think is on PEDs

i wouldnt last long

james87654 said:

3. Was the report on Ahern, "volatile, questionable friends and 'dont be surprised if he gets arrested for assault"' or was it worse than that?"

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I'm no investigative reporter, but I Google with the best of em and I spent some time on this (hindsight hypocrisy is a pet-peeve of mine). I could not find a single article written by anyone that even hinted at Hernandez being a risk for violence.

Almost every concern raised was about his failed drug tests for marijuana with at most, a small handful of "off the field character issues" thrown in.

Belichick gave Hernandez a one-more screw up and we will release you warning after an alleged domestic violence call to the police. Maybe there was other warning signs to warrant Belichick getting to that point, but I'm guessing they all came much after Hernandez was signed.

The rumor I think best explains everything about Hernandez was that he started using Angel Dust.

Danger Zone said:

Good thing you didnt ask the question at a press-confe


I'm no investigative reporter, but I Google with the best of em and I spent some time on this (hindsight hypocrisy is a pet-peeve of mine). I could not find a single article written by anyone that even hinted at Hernandez being a risk for violence.

Almost every concern raised was about his failed drug tests for marijuana with at most, a small handful of "off the field character issues" thrown in.

Belichick gave Hernandez a one-more screw up and we will release you warning after an alleged domestic violence call to the police. Maybe there was other warning signs to warrant Belichick getting to that point, but I'm guessing they all came much after Hernandez was signed.

The rumor I think best explains everything about Hernandez was that he started using Angel Dust.

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http://www.tampabay.com/sports/coll...florida-gators-arrests-in-meyer-years/2130398

"While at UF, Hernandez had run-ins with the police in Gainesville, who questioned him and three teammates after a 2007 shooting and arrested him as a juvenile earlier that year after a fight at a restaurant."

and there is the rumor that Meyer said "Aaron will either be in prison or a Hall of Famer." just a rumor though

and PCP is scary in and of itself....i have a friend who accidentally used PCP laced weed and he didnt speak fondly of it

but i get what you're saying....only BB knows and he aint talking

AndyJohnson said:

Because the NFL IS a not for profit organization.
The TEAMS however are for profit.
You misunderstand the dynamic that the not for profit organization is the league, not the teams that make up the league.
In other words 32 businesses subscribe to one not for profit service to handle affairs among and between them, and to help the 32 units maximize profits.

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That's correct. But the OP's comment raises a fair question (though it probably isn't the question he thought he was raising).

The NFL, as a Not for Profit, does not pay taxes on the TV and other revenues, but distributes them to the 32 franchises, which do pay taxes.

That raises an interesting comparison to corporate and individual tax law, whereby a company pays taxes on its earnings as Income and then distributes Dividends to Shareholders, who, in turn, pay taxes again on the Dividend as Income. In the case of the NFL, the taxes are only paid once.

I guess the argument in support of the NFL's Not for Profit status is that the Franchises themselves perform the actions that generate the Revenue and the NFL itself is only a conduit, facilitating the ability of the 32 individual owners to collect income in an orderly fashion.

However, I also guess if one were trying to find a flaw in that argument, one might contend that allowing the NFL to function as a Not for Profit restricts the development of a free market in which each team would be able to cut a separate deal with Broadcast, Cable and other media outlets. In so doing, it might be argued that the NFL's Not for Profit status effectively allows the owners to collude to make Franchise ownership attractive to small market teams while attracting a truly national audience in virtually every corner of the country. New York, Los Angeles, Boston (New England) and other large market teams get the advantage of regional audiences generated by having teams in places like Nashville, Buffalo and other small markets, which still get the same percentage of the overall media pie as do the large market teams.

I'd be interested in the opinion of anyone who practices high level, Corporate Tax Law for a living, as I can see the argument both ways and don't have a stake in either interpretation.

PATS68 said:

I would ask at what point did the team change to this bend but don't break D. Letting up yards between the 20's became okay. My second question would be after Willie left the team why were they not drafting pass rushers to take his place. 3rd question would be why were drafting DB's that were small IE Ellis Hobbs when teams in the NFL were drafting big WR's.

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If you're talking about last season, it was after Wilfork, Kelly, and Mayo went on the IR. After the 2013 rookies - Jones and Hightower - showed what they could do, the Patriots looked increasingly aggressive on defense. At the start of 2014, they looked anything but bend don't break. Then the injuries began.

1. Patriots changed head of security a few years ago away from a well connected to local law enforcement guy to a more international approach. Were/are you satisfied that new security had adequate local law enforcement under the radar input before giving The Prisoner his latest contract?

2. You also recently changed team doctors. What issues drove the decision to part ways?

3. Do you have the cheerleaders' locker room routinely scanned for internet cameras, etc. to proactively head off the next big Patriots scandal?

PatsFanSince74 said:

However, I also guess if one were trying to find a flaw in that argument, one might contend that allowing the NFL to function as a Not for Profit restricts the development of a free market in which each team would be able to cut a separate deal with Broadcast, Cable and other media outlets. In so doing, it might be argued that the NFL's Not for Profit status effectively allows the owners to collude to make Franchise ownership attractive to small market teams while attracting a truly national audience in virtually every corner of the country

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There's a 1960s-era federal law that gives the NFL an anti-trust exemption with respect to the broadcasting of NFL games.

rlcarr said:

There's a 1960s-era federal law that gives the NFL an anti-trust exemption with respect to the broadcasting of NFL games.

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Yes, thanks, I know that. The question I was addressing was more about the desirability of the situation itself. In the last decade, there has been at least one attempt to have that law changed. Some laws might exist to be broken, others to be challenged as times change.

PatsWickedPissah said:

3. Do you have the cheerleaders' locker room routinely scanned for internet cameras, etc. to proactively head off the next big Patriots scandal?

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Keep that on the downlow.