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Nice if this can be done. However I hope people understand that Lloyd coming to the Pats doesn't mean the Pats will suddenly pass for 6000 yds next season. Lloyd's yds will just mean fewer yds for Gronk, Hernandez, and Welker, etc. The plus will be that, hopefully, the reduced yards will be easier to get and result in more points
Don't get me wrong. I'm not down on Lloyd. I'm sure he'll be a fine addition. My concern is that because of his signing, we might lose Anderson and/or Carter. Don't forget these are the guys who provided HALF our sack total, and likely half the pressures and QB hits. I just hope that by signing a marque player who can make a great passing attack slightly better, might cause us to lose a player or two who are critical to a defense that....lets say....isn't "great".
Agree with your points, but I think the concept here is that some teams, with some style of play can make it harder for us without someone outside.
We don't need to throw for more in games we already win 35-14, but if we create better matchups, needing to pick your poison gives us more options on days we struggle.
Now we don't 'struggle against good Ds' any more than any other team, as many claim, but if you have more weapons than anyone, struggling down from a higher level the same amount still adds up to more.
As far as Anderson and Carter, I think we may need to replace them rather than resign them.
I am very concerned about Carter being able to recover from a severe leg inury at his age and get close to what he was. Anderson is an incomplete player who struggled for years despite obvious pass rushing skills, put up a big number and now wants to be paid for it. That smacks of a guy who will revert to the play that got him on the street before we resurrected him.