Fantasy football? This is about BB and Pioli addressing the wr position (a position that many here felt needed little or no addressing). Are you suggesting BB and Pioli are concerned with fantasy football? I don't understand your post. BB and Pioli addressed the wr position not fantasy football afficionados (and for the record I despise fantasy football - despise it).
No, I'm suggesting you're full of it, find one affordable WR deal and think it confirms all your misbegotten receiver worship because they choose to address wide receiver position in FA in a year when they had a ton of cap money to spend.
Do you know why they had a ton of cap money?
Drafted Sey, Warren and Wilfork instead of the latest sexy WR every year.
Got their young line drafted and signed while, (insert WR lust panic of the year here).
Locked up Seymour, Brady and Koppen while your ilk was screaming "trade everything for Moss'.
Let Meion walk and resited spending in panic last year while moving money ahead.
Let Givens walk and showed some patience. Obviously you haven't been here that long before you started calling out posters by name, but I'm guessing "sign Givens and Branch at any price was consistent) if not.......
We don't need speed receivers? We drafted Jackson, everyone forgot about that. Let's hope the savior and writer of all wrongs doesn't have a poor start
and get tossed on the WR phan scrap heap in favor of the latest heart throb.
But you win, our biggest high dollar acquisition out of 5 signings is an exciting Wr....wait....isn't A.D. the biggest signing, biggest contract?
And he's a linebacker, (for you PPP, a linebacker plays on the other side of the field on defense.
His job is mostly to stop those RBs, who are the guys who run, or something, on the plays the QB isn't passing to the exciting WR).
So, to review, the Patriots have lots of money and few needs because they already built solid lines on both side of the ball. They really went for a possession receiver, (Welker) and took a shot at a fast WR that's in the substance abuse program and is a bargain.
Are they taking a wild gamble on Stallworth? Follow me now, I know you can because this only involves WRs.
The Patriots spend the lowest pick in round 3 on the 15th rated, (Gil Brandt NFL.com) WR in 2002. Get some excellent service, but refuse to buckle and overpay, (contract year).
Trade for 1st round pick. Pick up 4th rated, (Gaffney) and 6th rated (Caldwell) of 2002 for zilch.
Donte's star is fading, (dropped by 2 teams, substance, some injuries), so Pats swoop in and pick him up in a reasonable contract that will look great if he succeeds.
Stallworth is the #1 rated WR in 2002.
Seattle has Deion, huge contract, (we Would have needed to add 5 million to it).
We gave up bottom pick in 2nd.
We get:
1st round pick of Seattle
#1 Rated WR of 2002 for less money than Branch
#4 Rated WR of 2002 for much less than Branch or Givens
#6 Rated WR of 2002 for much less than Branch or Givens
Bottom line, BB and Pioli are thieves. They're going to steal whatever they can and the googly eyed WR worshippers are easy marks.