Patriots sign Tarell Brown

patsfan13 said:

1 note from th SI Revis article, he has had micro fracture surgery on his knee, didn't know about that in addition to the ACL. Not good for longevity, not worth the big bucks in the long term.

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Ross12 said:

Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! I am partial to DD but that's mainly because the place I work at has one inside it, so I am there most mornings. But I do have to admit, Starbucks is #1, though there's only one around here and it doesn't even have a drive through, like WTF is that?! These people expect me to get off my ass, walk into their store, and then pay MORE MONEY for their delicious coffee?!!?? Yeah OK, I'll just keep spending $2 a day for DD for my coffee that they don't ever seem to stir.

But really, we are all starting to sound like Peter King here. Is "beer nerd-ness" next?

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rochrist said:

DD coffee is pretty awful. About the only thing it has going for it is it's so bland it can't possibly offend anyone and you can get it on drive-thru. In enormous cups.

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rochrist said:

DD coffee is pretty awful. About the only thing it has going for it is it's so bland it can't possibly offend anyone and you can get it on drive-thru. In enormous cups.

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Sicilian said:

I think there's a nostalgia factor to it too, because it has a weird, unique taste that your childhood brain subconsciously craves. I have a friend who grew up here but moved to Seattle after college, and even after 15 or so years there (where there's not only Starbucks, but also about a thousand one-off hipster coffee joints that make phenomenal brews), he still craves DD whenever he's in town. It's a psychological thing.

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Consumer Reports magazine said that in a test conducted at two locations of each emporium, its tasters found McDonald’s coffee to be “decent and moderately strong” with “no flaws.” On the other hand, the Starbucks brew “was strong, but burnt and bitter enough to make your eyes water instead of open.” The March, 2007 issue of the magazine, advises, “Try McDonald’s, which was cheapest and best.” Several other more recent blind taste tests have consistently rated Dunkin’ Donuts and MacDonald’s as the best tasting and Starbucks as the worst tasting coffee sampled.

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Java junkies looking for bargains on great tasting joe might want to put that Starbucks Venti Caffe Americano on the back burner for now. The best coffee to wake up to these days, Eight O'Clock Coffee 100% Colombian, is also a great bargain, according to the March issue of Consumer Reports.

The magazine's independent testing firm tested 19 ground coffees and reported that pricey Starbucks Coffee Colombia medium ($11.53 per pound) didn't even place among the top regular coffees, and it trailed among the decafs.

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Deus Irae said:

The reality of coffee:



http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/03/09/burned-beans-the-shame-of-starbucks/


http://www.nydailynews.com/life-sty...-consumer-reports-taste-test-article-1.391354

Starbucks is all marketing, and the coffee is burned and lousy. Man is a fickle animal, easily swayed.

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rochrist said:

Some of us like our beans roasted half to death!!

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Deus Irae said:

The reality of coffee:



http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/03/09/burned-beans-the-shame-of-starbucks/


http://www.nydailynews.com/life-sty...-consumer-reports-taste-test-article-1.391354

Starbucks is all marketing, and the coffee is burned and lousy. Man is a fickle animal, easily swayed.

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ashley1992 said:

Agree Ross, this has me thinking more about football now, can't wait until we get into training camp and start talking football again

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Sicilian said:

And the Dunkin Donuts drive thru is basically the coffee version of Russian Roulette.

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patriot1136 said:

^ Yeah so what happened with Bodden? I don't remember the details

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Ross12 said:

I just wanted to report that I got an iced latte from DD today and it was excellent.

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Ross12 said:

Hmm. So it would appear that the Pats probably always wanted him, but didn't move to sign him until they were comfortable with his recovery. I believe he made two separate stops in New England for visits, so seems as though they were keeping tabs on his foot situation, and finally felt good enough about it to pull the trigger.

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Ross12 said:

Damn, now every time someone mentions Tarell Brown in camp, I'm gonna want a coffee.

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Sicilian said:

If he makes the team, I'm nicknaming him Tarell "Smooth Roast" Brown. And if you didn't hear that in the voice of Billy Dee Williams, you and I just weren't meant to get along.

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