Player Signing Patriots sign TE Austin Hooper

[Joey007]

Ohkay

 

[VrabelJr]

Five years in the making but we did it fam!

 

[Kdo5]

Meh. Cant be any worse than Gesicki was I suppose.

 

[signbabybrady]

 

[JohnJH]

We're his 5th team, I'm not going to get excited about it.

 

[Patriot Missile]

Versatile, can do it as a pass catcher and has blocked for guys like Henry and Chubb. I like it.

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Caught a TD against us in the Atlanta super bowl if I recall right.

 

[Horace's Ivories]

This guy is great

 

[Huckleberry1]

It’s just more solid veteran depth.

 

[Brick27]

Not bad at all. Could add anywhere from a mid to late round TE, or maybe even a camp cut who is more of a blocking type, and should be alright there.

 

[Nikolai]

Caught a TD against us in the Atlanta super bowl if I recall right.

If so, I'm glad we could snag him before the 28th.

 

[signbabybrady]

Caught a TD against us in the Atlanta super bowl if I recall right.

I liked that game so I like things that remind me of it.

 

[borisman]

To replace P Brown and we still need one in the draft.

 

[n1997y]

Seattle gave Pharaoh Brown a deal worth up to $3.9 million, and Pats gave Hooper a deal worth up to $4.25 million. Not sure but my gut feeling is Seattle got the better value.

 

[Brick27]

Both Brown and Hooper are 29, Brown has exceeded 200 yards once in his career due to a flukey 58 yard scamper. Hooper has done it 8 straight years, with most of those years being far more. Don’t see much to get bent out of shape about.

 

[signbabybrady]

Seattle gave Pharaoh Brown a deal worth up to $3.9 million, and Pats gave Hooper a deal worth up to $4.25 million. Not sure but my gut feeling is Seattle got the better value.

I don't think that 300k means anything. But Hooper has definitely been the better player and they are the same age.

 

[n1997y]

I don't think that 300k means anything. But Hooper has definitely been the better player and they are the same age.

I’ll be happy to be proven wrong. But I don’t see Hooper as all that much better, and I thought Pharaoh improved a lot last year and was still improving while I feel Hooper is pretty much who he’s going to be. We will see how they do in the coming season. I hope Hooper has a great year, but I expect he’ll be playing the role of Gesicki or Jonnu in support of Hunter Henry so I don’t have tremendous expectations for him.

 

[PatsFan2]

Hooper is a Good signing wanted him few years back a move the sticks guy solid.

 

[Clonamery]

Can he block?

 

[moosekill]

So I am confused. People are *****ing we brought in a 2 time pro bowl tight end to replace the 3rd string tight end from last years worst in the nfl offense?? I don’t mind giving the pass catchers a little bit of a mulligan based on the god awful qb play last year, but wow some people sure like to *****.