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If it weren't for his "brilliant," "amazing," "aggressive" moves and his "win-now" philosophy which was praised by every mediot in the world, the Patriots never would have put together this team and reached the elusive goal.
It begins when Elway thought he'd be really awesome stealing away Wes Welker; I can't say Amendola was worth his contract either, but a couple of things happened: (1) Welker is essentially finished and has been for a long time, and (2) the Patriots thought they would hedge their bet by re-signing Edelman, who turned out to be by far and away the best of the three. Amendola did have a good impact in the playoffs and Super Bowl, and he caught the ball in clutch situations and was a better red zone threat than Welker. Clearly, as it stands right now, it goes (1) Edelman, (2) Amendola, and (3) Welker.
Fast forward to this offseason. The Patriots "missed" on Emmanuel Sanders, who the Broncos paid $6M a year. Sanders had a great year by the numbers but clearly faded as the season wore on; it didn't do too much for Manning in the playoffs having a speedy, undersized receiver bursting up the seem when he couldn't even throw it to him. The Patriots spent exactly 50% and got a tremendous receiver/blocker in LaFell, who despite not having a pro-bowl season by the numbers, was absolutely perfect in this offense. LaFell was another guy who made the Patriots much better near the goal line. I think Sanders would have been somewhat redundant in this offense as a shifty quick receiver, whereas LaFell complements it as a big, physical outside threat.
Of course, let's not forget Genius John, who suddenly doesn't appear to be so smart as he did when assembling his Fantasy Football Team, and his huge money deal to Aqib Talib. Talib is much like he was in New England, a guy who is sometimes a great player against outside receivers and other times unworthy of "elite cornerback" status. The Broncos fans this year have complained frequently that Talib is overpaid and did not bring what they thought he would. The coup d'etat is that by missing out to Elway, a day one gunslinger, Belichick didn't panic and instead landed the best cornerback in the game, bar none, in Darrelle Revis.
This Lombardi is extra shiny with the sweat and tears of John Elway, genius GM who undoubtedly propelled us to our fourth Super Bowl and received his proper preseason accolades. I was hoping that Kraft would hold up the Lombardi and proclaim "This one's for John!"
It begins when Elway thought he'd be really awesome stealing away Wes Welker; I can't say Amendola was worth his contract either, but a couple of things happened: (1) Welker is essentially finished and has been for a long time, and (2) the Patriots thought they would hedge their bet by re-signing Edelman, who turned out to be by far and away the best of the three. Amendola did have a good impact in the playoffs and Super Bowl, and he caught the ball in clutch situations and was a better red zone threat than Welker. Clearly, as it stands right now, it goes (1) Edelman, (2) Amendola, and (3) Welker.
Fast forward to this offseason. The Patriots "missed" on Emmanuel Sanders, who the Broncos paid $6M a year. Sanders had a great year by the numbers but clearly faded as the season wore on; it didn't do too much for Manning in the playoffs having a speedy, undersized receiver bursting up the seem when he couldn't even throw it to him. The Patriots spent exactly 50% and got a tremendous receiver/blocker in LaFell, who despite not having a pro-bowl season by the numbers, was absolutely perfect in this offense. LaFell was another guy who made the Patriots much better near the goal line. I think Sanders would have been somewhat redundant in this offense as a shifty quick receiver, whereas LaFell complements it as a big, physical outside threat.
Of course, let's not forget Genius John, who suddenly doesn't appear to be so smart as he did when assembling his Fantasy Football Team, and his huge money deal to Aqib Talib. Talib is much like he was in New England, a guy who is sometimes a great player against outside receivers and other times unworthy of "elite cornerback" status. The Broncos fans this year have complained frequently that Talib is overpaid and did not bring what they thought he would. The coup d'etat is that by missing out to Elway, a day one gunslinger, Belichick didn't panic and instead landed the best cornerback in the game, bar none, in Darrelle Revis.
This Lombardi is extra shiny with the sweat and tears of John Elway, genius GM who undoubtedly propelled us to our fourth Super Bowl and received his proper preseason accolades. I was hoping that Kraft would hold up the Lombardi and proclaim "This one's for John!"
