everlong
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For 2020 I wanted Tom and the Bucs to win it all. There is now zero doubt who the QB goat is. I was ,still am to some degree, pissed at Bill for how he let the roster get this bad and pushed out the GOAT when it didn't have to be this way. That said Bill is Bill for good and bad. To his credit he does what he believes is right and the critics can sit on a flagpole.
I do at this point think everyone is universally piling on because he's been such a prick to the media and the rest of the. Bill couldn't have predicted Covid and with the opt outs, preseason workouts, training camp and the preseason this team would have been better. Yes everyone had to deal with it but very few teams with a new starting QB and a lack of talent around him. Granted Bill screwed the pooch having Stidham and Newton.
On to 2021
1. I now want Bill to redeem himself and win a title in the next couple of years. I don't think it will be this year however if the opt outs come back and with the 160+ million they have to spend coupled with a lot of veterans being released due to the cap implications I do expect they're going to get much better in a hurry.
2. They have to find two QBs. They're going to need a bridge veteran. Maybe a Fitzmagic, Mariotta, JG, Alex Smith....not sure. I don't love any of the options and Bill isn't trading three #1's for Watson and I simply refuse to believe Wilson is actually available. The second is the long term solution. I don't see them trading up into the top 5 to get one of the top tier guys and I'm not sure anyone below that is worth a pick.
3. I pray the stadiums are allowed to be packed next year. I hope Brady gets the loudest ovation ever and chants of GOAT.
4. The Pats are lucky they have Tampa at home this year or I believe the league would stick it to the Pats and have them open in Tampa to rub it Bill's and to a lesser extent Bob's face.
5. My prediction is the Bucs are at the Pats week 2 on Sunday night. Major advantage Bucs with the ten days of rest. If I had to predict they'll open at home vs Dallas.
6. Bill has to nail this draft and I'm really hopeful at least Dugger makes that second year leap from last year's draft class.
7. Gilmore is going to be sadly mistaken if he thinks he's getting another major deal in this economic environment. Hopefully he sees the logic and they work something out but I'd bet he's traded and the Pats pick up a cap casualty like Kyle Fuller. He had an off 2020 but could be a good rebound player.
8. Von Miller, Preston Smith, Brandon Graham....there's going to be some good edge bargains.
9. I'd like to see both Andrews and Thuney back. Again with the cap going down I'm hopeful Bill offers them decent deals. The OL was by far the best unit of this team last year. Keep the continuity.
10. Higgans, Fuller, Juju...........There's going to be a ton of bargain talent at WR as well. I personally don't think Juju has the mental toughness to play here but Bill needs to vet this out and find a free agent that has closer to Welker impact than Sanu. Cory Davis is a guy who has so much talent but is so up and down. He had a great game against the Pats and I wonder if that will sway Bill.
Anyway looking forward to what others have to say. For those who keep commenting Brady doesn't play for the team.........sorry get used to it. You don't have a guy like that for 20 years and when he's gone the fan base ghosts him. Even after he retires it's not fully going away, nor should it.
I do at this point think everyone is universally piling on because he's been such a prick to the media and the rest of the. Bill couldn't have predicted Covid and with the opt outs, preseason workouts, training camp and the preseason this team would have been better. Yes everyone had to deal with it but very few teams with a new starting QB and a lack of talent around him. Granted Bill screwed the pooch having Stidham and Newton.
On to 2021
1. I now want Bill to redeem himself and win a title in the next couple of years. I don't think it will be this year however if the opt outs come back and with the 160+ million they have to spend coupled with a lot of veterans being released due to the cap implications I do expect they're going to get much better in a hurry.
2. They have to find two QBs. They're going to need a bridge veteran. Maybe a Fitzmagic, Mariotta, JG, Alex Smith....not sure. I don't love any of the options and Bill isn't trading three #1's for Watson and I simply refuse to believe Wilson is actually available. The second is the long term solution. I don't see them trading up into the top 5 to get one of the top tier guys and I'm not sure anyone below that is worth a pick.
3. I pray the stadiums are allowed to be packed next year. I hope Brady gets the loudest ovation ever and chants of GOAT.
4. The Pats are lucky they have Tampa at home this year or I believe the league would stick it to the Pats and have them open in Tampa to rub it Bill's and to a lesser extent Bob's face.
5. My prediction is the Bucs are at the Pats week 2 on Sunday night. Major advantage Bucs with the ten days of rest. If I had to predict they'll open at home vs Dallas.
6. Bill has to nail this draft and I'm really hopeful at least Dugger makes that second year leap from last year's draft class.
7. Gilmore is going to be sadly mistaken if he thinks he's getting another major deal in this economic environment. Hopefully he sees the logic and they work something out but I'd bet he's traded and the Pats pick up a cap casualty like Kyle Fuller. He had an off 2020 but could be a good rebound player.
8. Von Miller, Preston Smith, Brandon Graham....there's going to be some good edge bargains.
9. I'd like to see both Andrews and Thuney back. Again with the cap going down I'm hopeful Bill offers them decent deals. The OL was by far the best unit of this team last year. Keep the continuity.
10. Higgans, Fuller, Juju...........There's going to be a ton of bargain talent at WR as well. I personally don't think Juju has the mental toughness to play here but Bill needs to vet this out and find a free agent that has closer to Welker impact than Sanu. Cory Davis is a guy who has so much talent but is so up and down. He had a great game against the Pats and I wonder if that will sway Bill.
Anyway looking forward to what others have to say. For those who keep commenting Brady doesn't play for the team.........sorry get used to it. You don't have a guy like that for 20 years and when he's gone the fan base ghosts him. Even after he retires it's not fully going away, nor should it.