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This team has absolutely pampered and coddled me with success during the BB era. It's hard to even remember missing the playoffs. However, as I look at this team:
Talib - Gone
Spikes - Gone
Edelperson - Gone?
Blount - Gone??
Wilfork - Gone?/Injured and Will Impact Games?
Gronk - Injured and Will Impact Games?
Amendola - Practically needs a signature series crash cart
Rookie WRs - Wildly inconsistent and possibly not starting quality
Mayo - Injured and Will Impact Games?
We thought we needed another CB before losing Talib, so now we basically need 2. For all the people saying Spikes was a liability in coverage, we're significantly weaker against the run now and need to replace the production somehow. Our WR corps is extremely deficient and may get worse if Edelman is gone. We need another TE, and I'd even consider 2 given we may never have a fully functional Gronk for a full season. If Blount goes, I'm not sure Riddler or Vereen are enough as one loves to fumble and another has health issues also...
I'm really having trouble envisioning anything but a year significantly tougher than last year. Maybe our toughest ever for Brady-led teams. Even with TFB, this doesn't look like a playoff team to me right now.
Am I being a downer and need more kool-aid or are y'all as worried as I am? I understand it's early in FA, but there's also very few moves to make in FA that will fill our needs. And we're not usually the bombshell trade guys. Drafting rookies won't result in replaced/improved production that first season for the most part by my line of thinking either.
What says y'all?
I'm a few more stupid Belichick decisions (or lack thereof) away from not watching a single game next season
(ex. drafting a no-name projected UDFA in the 2nd-4th round)
This team is one stupid Belichick decision away from zero championships ever... the guts to bail on Bledsoe and stick with Brady. I'm guessing you were okay with that though... or is your last name Borges?
A Revis signing turns the AFC into a 1A/1B race between the Broncos/Pats.
It's hard to imagine a worse nightmare than last year with half of the team's salary cap on IR (or in prison). Hernandez, Gronk, Wilfork, Mayo, Kelly, Volmer.... The Pats were decimated. I still can't figure out how they made it to the AFC Championship game.
A Revis signing would not put the Pats ahead of Denver. Denver still has a potent offense and they shored up key areas that were a weakness for them last year. I know we will be getting players back from injury, but so will they. Adding Revis would be an upgrade over Talib, but that does nothing to address the pass rush. Nor does it address the fact that outside of Gronk there are zero playmaking receivers currently under contract.
Wild guess- great coaching???It's hard to imagine a worse nightmare than last year with half of the team's salary cap on IR (or in prison). Hernandez, Gronk, Wilfork, Mayo, Kelly, Volmer.... The Pats were decimated. I still can't figure out how they made it to the AFC Championship game.
A Revis signing has us in the conversation. We've got a lot of talent coming off IR.