Martellus Bennett : [UPDATE: Placed on IR]

[LightSkinSmurf]

If motivation is his biggest issue he and we will be just fine. No brainer move! Hopefully we can get to see what we missed out on last year. Gronk/Bennett duo!

 

[Kontradiction]

This was an absolute no-brainer. Have to assume he's healthy. This offense's red zone problems, so long as both he and Gronk remain healthy, are fixed.

 

[PatsFan2]

This really helps out our WR's now we can run a Legit Two TE set.

 

[TB12TheGoat]

thank god no more Allen unless 3 TE at the goal line. imagine these 3 tight ends blocking at the goal line

 

[captain insano]

Low-risk. high reward. just hope he's healthy. now dump Dwayne Allen.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

So was his "shoulder" just a fake injury and they were going to sit him out? Wonder if he plays Sunday

 

[Deus Irae]

I'm not surprised he's returning to N.E.. I am surprised they claimed him off waivers.

 

[PatsWSB47]

Well I'm pretty pumped but not counting on any big contribution until we find out his actual health/injury status.

 

[Ross12]

I'm not surprised he's returning to N.E.. I am surprised they claimed him off waivers.

Agreed... I wouldn’t have thought they would want that contract.

 

[Kontradiction]

thank god no more Allen unless 3 TE at the goal line. imagine these 3 tight ends blocking at the goal line

The trips sets they can run in the red area with him, Gronk, Cooks/Hogan/Amendola should be lethal.

 

[patsinthesnow]

This pickup this late in the season is sneaky huge. We’re the #1 offense in yards but 7th in points.

All we need him to be is a red zone threat to get back up to 30+ PPG. He doesn’t even need to play between the 20s really.

Welcome back Marty!

 

[Mack Herron]

I'm not surprised he's returning to N.E.. I am surprised they claimed him off waivers.

Per Miguel, essentially no cost ($723k vs FA deal) if released before next year and gain control of player who cannot negotiate with another team.
Salary cap impact of Packers waiving Martellus Bennett and possible return to Patriots

 

[Wheelman]

Wtf why did we claim him! We're so low on the waiver we could have just signed him, damn it!

Edit: Nevermind, Patriots only owe him 400 000 + 300 000 bonus salaries this season? Nice job Bill! you da man!

 

[Kontradiction]

My guess is that, to some teams in the AFC, he is worth the 700K even to just stash on the weekly inactive list in order keep him from pairing with Gronk for the rest of the season.

I don't think the issue is "them" it is "us".

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[SHOWTIME15]

That Adam Shefter account is fake

No it’s not

 

[TinhWoodhead]

Pats 2017-18 reunion tour: Hoyer & Bennett

 

[long distance]

Of course it could be just a Hoodie-Ernie twisted game of insuring a comp pick..

 

[TB12TheGoat]

This helps our depleted receivers too

 

[Tunescribe]

Signing with a contender that needs a TE means and has a top three QB means "his head isn't right"? You realize teams besides besides the Pats win championships, right?

He played hard while he was here, he kept his mouth shut and he played hurt when we needed him most.How is that not a Patriot? And what does that even mean? This is a team that signed Albert Haynseworth and Michael Floyd, to name a couple. A good Patriot is someone who can help the team win, who can do all the things Bennett did last year.

This also has nothing to do with people liking him personally. I'm not a big fan of Gronk. I think he's an idiot. But he's the best TE in football, so I want him here. That's all this is. Bennett, if healthy, is vastly superior to any TE we have now behind Gronk. This is especially important considering how our WRs are dropping like flies. We can use help. Waiting for Allen or Hollister to get it in the next eight weeks is a terrible plan if we have better options.

You missed the point completely. By his head not being right, I was referring to him overestimating his worth on the free-agent market and ultimately (reportedly) signing for less money with Green Bay vs. staying in New England, with whom he enjoyed an established role and had won a championship.

 

[PatsFan2]

I'm not surprised he's returning to N.E.. I am surprised they claimed him off waivers.

I and alot of others are not.