2025 NFLPA Team Report Cards

[jmt57]

I think it's time to recognize Bob Kraft for the clown that he is.

In particular, two critical failures that he made bother me:

(1) He failed to overrule Belichick to keep Brady. He should have told BB that this was a franchise decision. not just a personnel matter. Belichick might have grumbled but would surely have gone along, and in the process avoided the huge reputational damage he took when Brady succeeded on his own while he failed. And quite possibly we could have won another title. After all, the 2021 team went to the playoffs with Mac. With Brady that team (at least) would have been a serious contender.

Agreed wholeheartedly, Tom absolutely should have retired as a Patriot... but that horse has already been beaten to death.

(2) What's with Brady becoming an owner of the Raiders but not the Patriots? Why didn't Kraft offer to sell part of the team to Tom? Or for that matter just grant him an interest? Brady being an active owner of the Pats would have been a tremendous boon to the franchise and paid for itself in higher franchise value. But Kraft apparently instead wanted to retain 100% ownership to bequeath to his nebbish of a son.

While I agree on principle, I completely disagree as a practical matter.

Can you imagine the media ****storm that would have happened, in that scenario? After all the -gates, Goodell and the NYFL would have hired Ted Wells for an inverstigation using corporate shills Exponent as their expert witness, conclude that it was 'more probable than not' that the Patriots had been circumventing the salary cap for years, take away first round draft picks for the same number of years that Brady played for New England, and scrub the record books to show the Patriots never won a Super Bowl. Hell, he'd probably force Kraft to sell the team.

And now with this NFLPA result, it should now be obvious that Kraft is at best nothing special as an owner. At best.

Agree, it is not a good look at all.
For a team that has been so profitable for so long, it's an embarrassment.
Inexcusable.

 

[TommyD4207]

"The Patriots rank 31st overall this season, but there are signs of progress. Following last year’s report, owner Robert Kraft announced a $50 million investment in a new facility adjacent to the stadium, which broke ground in December and is expected to open in 2026."

50 million in an high-end, state-of-the art construction training facility/cafeteria is cheap as ****, especially with the current economic climate of things in the world (good luck on the construction business my fellow comrades americans!)

people need to wise up regarding Kraft, he needs to retire ASAP

Instead of spending a quarter billion on the lighthouse and scoreboard, maybe spend half of that on real training facilities, fix the seats and wifi on the planes, and get some babysitters.

 

[JayNM]

Instead of spending a quarter billion on the lighthouse and scoreboard, maybe spend half of that on real training facilities, fix the seats and wifi on the planes, and get some babysitters.

The most i spend on any NFL related **** is this forum. And i would love a new patriots shirt, but I aint helping this mfer

 

[JayNM]

While I agree on principle, I completely disagree as a practical matter.

Can you imagine the media ****storm that would have happened, in that scenario? After all the -gates, Goodell and the NYFL would have hired Ted Wells for an inverstigation using corporate shills Exponent as their expert witness, conclude that it was 'more probable than not' that the Patriots had been circumventing the salary cap for years, take away first round draft picks for the same number of years that Brady played for New England, and scrub the record books to show the Patriots never won a Super Bowl. Hell, he'd probably force Kraft to sell the team.

That's far, but also someone without sins doesnt fear the divine judgement

ok, this became too much, but you get the gist

 

[Ring 6]

Look at me, agreeing with AJ

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