No I saw it man, he played well, but its 1 game Nuts, 1 game is not something that puts him in the class of Talib and Gronkowski, Talib has arguably been the DPOY over the first 6 weeks of the season and Gronkowski had the best season by a tight end in NFL history.
I guess it comes down to this, do you think Amendola is going to contribute that much more to this team to justify paying him $5 mil if we could resign Edelman for $2-$3 in the offseason? Personally I do not, that’s just my stance, and it very well could be wrong but it right now I am going to stick with it until proven otherwise.
Brady6, I understand you position on Amendola, and yes there it nothing wrong with having an on going discussion regarding our players, coaches, team and decisions by all . . .
However, I think you need to be patient with Amendola . . . first off, without getting into a deep Amendola-Welker discussion, both he and Wes were injured coming into this season, both suffered season ending injuries in their careers, with Welkers only coming at the end of the year and Amendola's at the start, so the numbers might be different if we simply reverse those two chances of fate . . . with Welkers age and the fact that he has been injured too, the Amendola/Welker decision is not as clear in Welker's favor as some may think . . .
Second, as for your comment about cutting the guy, I will just point you to the direction of value . . . whether you agree with it or not . . . this is what the pats do . . .be it picking a guy 6th in the QB list in 2000 and then keeping him as a 4th QB on the roster, and we know the history of this individual and as some have adopted his position in the draft as a nick . . . or it maybe picking injury prone DB (Dowling) that does not make it and we "wasted" a 2nd round pick . . . or be it take 1st round level TEs low do to their injury history (Gronk) or problems (Ahern), both have carry through there value problems, as Ahern is gone and Gronk has had injuries . . . so it happens and what we do . . . I think we need to give Amendola more time than 6 games . . . also as we have given the above players time, so should we give Amendola
Third, with respect to Gronk, his was an injury risk . . . and given that we see he was restricted in SB 46 perhaps to our dismay. Indeed, he was about a yard short from a catching that TD to win SB 46 . . . some might say it was a freak injury (our buddy Pollard landing on his ankle) and had nothing to do with his injury history (mostly bad related), which I would agree with, but some might take and run with it . . . also we had his forearm injury and missing AFFCG, again a key miss for Gronk , and not playing this year . . . so what are your thoughts on Gronk, should we cut him, cry why he got such a big contract, or be patient and give him this year and next to see how things pan . . .
Fourth, yes Amendola is smaller physically than Welker and perhaps Edelmen, but he has less wear on his tires than Welker, had indeed help us in at least one game, the Buffalo game, and given the fact that he is only 28, and we have had other injury-risk value players on our team that have incurred injuries not related to their injury history, . . . there is nothing wrong with giving Amendola some time . . . maybe he will be out for the next three years , , , but then again , maybe he plays a Branch type season of playing 12-15 games a year but is money in the playoffs . . .
Although there is nothing wrong with an on going discussion . . . but lets not throw the baby out with the bath water so early in his one tenor in NE, especially when we have watch Gronk go down, a GOAT level player kept on this roster, and the other person in question (Welker) has on no less than 4 occasions (all consecutive btw), 2009 - knee injury in Houston, 2010 - footsy comments, 2011 - dropped pass in SB that likely ices the game, and 2012 dropped a easy pass late in the first half that change the tenor of the AFCCG, has been involved significantly, or at least on some level, our playoffs whoas in the last 4 years . . . one not his fault knee injury, but when the other person in question you are cheering for has been involved in our playoffs in negative way (not to mention Gronk's injury contribution in jan/feb (and Ahern being injured in 2010) I am not buying your "he is injured let cut him" talk . . .