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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.AB fills the slot position wellWonder if the AB signing indicates that Evans injuries are significant. If the Bucs had all their WRs healthy AB seems like an unnecessary luxury but maybe that is not the case. Maybe they can put Evans on the IR for a few weeks so he is healthy for the stretch run. We'll find out soon enough.
AB fills the slot position well
Wonder if the AB signing indicates that Evans injuries are significant. If the Bucs had all their WRs healthy AB seems like an unnecessary luxury but maybe that is not the case. Maybe they can put Evans on the IR for a few weeks so he is healthy for the stretch run. We'll find out soon enough.
Actually, I think close examination would find that no, they haven't. Which is why all those other teams have one, maybe two SB rings during the same timespan that the Pats have 6 rings and 9 appearances.I'm no cap guru, but for years here I've seen posters talk about how difficult it is to pay top dollar for players and keep a team together, yet plenty of teams have done it. Right now the Pats have cap space (I think) and should have been able to put aside any differences they may have had and kept Brady here.
As for Cam, it's still early but it doesn't look like he's the answer. And if Stidham isn't then shame on Bill for leaving the team without a viable option at QB.
He's much more than that- he's a game changer, the equivalent of putting your thumb on the scale. Tilts the balance and forces the defense in a pick-your-poison situation. You absolutely cannot leave him in single coverage, so whoever is left open or in a zone as a result, is going to have a field day.
Similar to what we had when Gronk and Edelman were in their prime.
But the biggest thing is his ability to create instant separation- so by the time Brady has the ball in his hands, he already has a security blanket to fall back on if his reads don't go through or if he needs to get rid of the ball fast. Think Welker on steroids here.
As ironic as it may seem, and especially considering how ****ed up his life is off the field, Brown is an absolute technician, a craftsman, when he is on the field. He has it all, speed, strength, heart, and a very high football IQ. He knows what the corner is going to do even before the corner knows it. He doesn't take plays off, and is very crafty. He'll sell a route a particular way, several times during the game- then on a crucial down or when the game is on the line, he'll pull the rug out from under you by bluffing on the sell, do something different. He never runs the same route at the same speed, so it's very hard to get a good feel for how to match it, or time it. He'll run a route at 75 to 85% his speed all game long, then boom he goes 100% on a crucial down. He's great with his hands, elbows (high and out), and hips- and his route stemming is so hard to read, it's tricky.
He has an uncanny ability to read the QB's mind- it was said that all Ben Roethlisberger had to do was touch his facemask a particular way and Brown would know what it meant.
Unfortunately he comes with so much baggage. In the corporate world, the term for that would be "talented terror."
Why does Brady identify with him so much? They're both 6th round picks, both have big chips on their shoulders, and both work endlessly at their craft. That's my guess.
I appreciate the compliment, bro.Im liking your posts Falcons2020
I have to say, Ive been thinking about this for years... At some point, it does feel like BB has been doing emotional-driven decisions rather than maximizing... stuff (and Im taking a hint from your economist post later, bc I 100% agree)
One example that i do not see people ever talking, but i think its pretty telling (there are many others, more relevant eve than this one,however this is just one that is pretty evident and often forgotten)
Trading Gronk to Tampa
I get it. He wasnt playing for us, so whatever we could get is a profit.
That's not how you maximize your assets, tho. That is noy how you deal with your scarce resources (some definitions of economy is the study of resources, in very vague terms)
BB has changed since he became HC. For the better, in most cases. But he is losing edge in the trade market in a baffling way, for these last few years
Oh yeah, this one was crazy for sureI appreciate the compliment, bro.
To me, the most baffling move was trading Jimmy G for peanuts. He could have gotten a 1st round pick & more for a 24 year old franchise QB. It was one of Belichick’s rare emotion based decisions. He tried to set Jimmy G up for success by pairing him with the savant, Kyle Shannahan
Tom E. Curran does a good job of representing the cynical view of Tampa's acquisition of AB:
Curran: Brady and Bucs are sticking their necks out for AB
Tom Brady and the Bucs are giving Antonio Brown another shot at redemption. Tom E. Curran recalls what went wrong in New England, and whether history could repeat itself in Tampa Bay.www.nbcsports.com
Here is a nice article on BB using his economics degree in how he runs the organizationIm liking your posts Falcons2020
I have to say, Ive been thinking about this for years... At some point, it does feel like BB has been doing emotional-driven decisions rather than maximizing... stuff (and Im taking a hint from your economist post later, bc I 100% agree)
One example that i do not see people ever talking, but i think its pretty telling (there are many others, more relevant eve than this one,however this is just one that is pretty evident and often forgotten)
Trading Gronk to Tampa
I get it. He wasnt playing for us, so whatever we could get is a profit.
That's not how you maximize your assets, tho. That is noy how you deal with your scarce resources (some definitions of economy is the study of resources, in very vague terms)
BB has changed since he became HC. For the better, in most cases. But he is losing edge in the trade market in a baffling way, for these last few years
Here is a nice article on BB using his economics degree in how he runs the organization
Brown has also been out of football for a while now.
He's been out longer than Gronk.
This is not true.I appreciate the compliment, bro.
To me, the most baffling move was trading Jimmy G for peanuts. He could have gotten a 1st round pick & more for a 24 year old franchise QB. It was one of Belichick’s rare emotion based decisions. He tried to set Jimmy G up for success by pairing him with the savant, Kyle Shannahan
According to Jerry Pluto, an insider for the Browns, Cleveland was willing to offer the Houston Texans 1st round pick the Browns owned the rights to. That ended up being the #4 overall pick. The Patriots rejected the offer 2 days before trading Jimmy G to the 49ers.This is not true.
Belichick was very clear about the timing of the Jimmy G. trade.
Getting a 2nd round pick when JG was about to become a fa, leaving NE with very little trade leverage, was the best NE was going to do.
No one was offering more( the rumored offers of #1 picks were false and completely discredited by all partues involved. Never happened).
The question is why didnt Belichick trade JG the PREVIOUS year, when NE had ALL the leverage and definitely couldve fetched a 1st rounder.
Belichick was VERY clear about why:
Entering 2016 he knew he had a championship- caliber team. Brady had just turned 40. This was uncharted territory in the nfl. He didnt know how well Brady would hold up over a long season. If he went down with an injury that would keep him from playing in the postseason, Belichick was confident the Patriots could still win a SB with Jimmy. So keeping JG was an insurance policy, plain and simple.
The most knowledgeable person in the planet of the Patriots, outside and of the org. is Mike Reiss and he has documented this conversation with Belichick.
And it was 100% the right decision to protect the franchise.
We all know what happened. Brady was again legendary. 28-3 happened.
Bill knew that Brady could handle his age and the rigors of the game and still be dominant for a few more years. And he was right.
Jimmy G was about to becone a fa, had already sat for 3 years and no way was he going to sit for 3 more.
So the Patriots basically traded the difference between a 1st and 2nd rounder for their 6th Super Bowl Championship.
Tampa is not even close to being a rival. BB saw a retired player he could turn into a 4th round pick. Every GM in the league makes that trade. His job is to make the NE Patriots better.The competition is to win the National Football League.
Gronk with Brady helps them a lot.
BB has helped a rival, while getting less value in return
These are the basis of my argument.
I guess i disagree with you (and BB),bc Tampa with Brady is on my radar