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[Huckleberry1]

I'm not liking that news. It makes me paranoid about Barmore.

Pats rolled the dice in 2001 with Matt Light who many thought he was going to end up at G. They didn't have anyone capable as Grant Williams was quickly yanked and Matt Light never looked back after getting the chance to start.

There's a lot of pressure riding on Campbell.

They have to look at Barmore as a play away from retirement for the rest of his career. I hope that doesn’t come to pass, but that’s the reality of the situation. Drafting Josh Farmer was a really good move.

I agree on Campbell, there’s significant pressure for him to succeed, but he’s got the athleticism and work within to pull it off.

 

[signbabybrady]

I would do this in a heartbeat. This is a guy you can count on to come in, play his ass off, and be really productive. He was a binky during that draft, and I have always wanted him to play here. If that deal is actually available they should jump all over it.

I'll toss in Chism if it helps get it done

 

[Clonamery]

I'll toss in Chism if it helps get it done

Again, that's like throwing in the hot dog vendor to get it done. These hope and maybe guys aren't anything until they do it game in, game out. And I would throw in you and Baker and Polk and Bourne and Jizzum and Wolf and Yasir Durant to get it done.

 

[signbabybrady]

Again, that's like throwing in the hot dog vendor to get it done. These hope and maybe guys aren't anything until they do it game in, game out. And I would throw in you and Baker and Polk and Bourne and Jizzum and Wolf and Yasir Durant to get it done.

That can't be right though I see so many people on here already putting him on the roster and some even projecting a pretty big rookie year.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

????….

He wants top $, which is OVER 30M.
NO THANKS

 

[Clonamery]

He wants top $, which is OVER 30M.
NO THANKS

He looks like a golfer (not that there's anything wrong with that).

 

[Steve102]

He looks like a golfer (not that there's anything wrong with that).

 

[Huckleberry1]

He wants top $, which is OVER 30M.
NO THANKS

I would rather give McLaurin 30 million than the 30 million they wanted to give Chris Godwin. It’s still more than I would want to pay him, but I love him as a player. He was a big reason for Daniel’s success last season.

* I may have been responding to the wrong discussion. I didn’t realize it was about Hendrickson.

 

[Uptown]

Patriots Linked to Major Trade for Giants Defensive Star

The New England Patriots have certainly spent a considerable amount of time addressing their defense this offseason after the unit displayed major signs of regr

www.si.com

Obviously, this is from 2 months ago…but context..

 

[signbabybrady]

Patriots Linked to Major Trade for Giants Defensive Star

The New England Patriots have certainly spent a considerable amount of time addressing their defense this offseason after the unit displayed major signs of regr

www.si.com

Obviously, this is from 2 months ago…but context..

I'll throw in Chism if it helps get it done

 

[Clonamery]

I'll throw in Chism if it helps get it done

Very old trype, downtown boredom if you will. And stale bits of propaganda from the anti-chism crowd trying to create a schism, a chasm of udfadoubt.

 

[signbabybrady]

Very old trype, downtown boredom if you will. And stale bits of propaganda from the anti-chism crowd trying to create a schism, a chasm of udfadoubt.

I'm not anti Chism. I just think it's funny how some have elevated him already. It's a dumb joke but no one would actually consider him worth anything in a trade even those that have elevated him to starting.

 

[Steve102]

I'll throw in Chism if it helps get it done

This is a thing now.

 

[p8ryts]

I'm not anti Chism. I just think it's funny how some have elevated him already. It's a dumb joke but no one would actually consider him worth anything in a trade even those that have elevated him to starting.

I've been on Chism since the East-West Shrine game. I don't expect him to be first string, but I will be disappointed if he doesn't make the 53. Pop and Chism should provide dynamic slot depth.

 

[signbabybrady]

I've been on Chism since the East-West Shrine game. I don't expect him to be first string, but I will be disappointed if he doesn't make the 53. Pop and Chism should provide dynamic slot depth.

I think he's a fun story and I'm rooting for him but I'm also rooting for Polk or Baker to prove last year was about coaching. Or for Bourne to shake off the ACL and put up another good season for Josh. Or Boutte to build on last year. I don't see the need to elevate anyone beyond anyone else yet. Other than Diggs and Pops it's a wide open battle even Williams who's roster spot is safe still needs to earn his reps.

 

[Water Boy]

They have to look at Barmore as a play away from retirement for the rest of his career. I

 

[WhatJustHappened]

Williams isn't going ANYWHERE.
I'D bet a bunch on that 1.

 

[p8ryts]

This article about Johnny Unitas was on Facebook from a site called Picture of Humanity. Always one of my favorite QB's.

"He wasn’t born with a silver spoon.

He didn’t walk into the NFL like a golden boy with headlines singing his name.

Johnny Unitas came from the rough edges of Pittsburgh — not the polished suburbs, but the kind of place where dreams had to fight their way through soot and doubt. His father died when Johnny was just five. Imagine that: a boy barely old enough to tie his own shoes already learning what it meant to be tough, to keep going when the world around you starts falling apart.

He was skinny. Too wiry. Coaches said he was too small, too weak to be a quarterback. But Johnny had this defiance in his soul — a fire that didn’t ask for permission, a belief in himself that couldn’t be measured by weight or timed by a stopwatch.

Louisville gave him a chance, but just barely. He wasn’t anyone’s first pick. And even after four years of college ball, when the 1955 NFL Draft rolled around, he was passed over again and again — until the Steelers finally picked him in the ninth round. The ninth round.

That’s not a selection, that’s a shrug. He showed up to camp, worked harder than anyone, and still — cut before the season even started. Just like that. Dreams don’t always die with a crash; sometimes, they’re just… dismissed.

But Johnny didn’t fold.

He worked construction. Played semi-pro ball on the weekends for six bucks a game. That’s right — the guy who would eventually become one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history was once out there on dusty fields, dodging defenders who were playing for beer money. No fame. No TV lights. Just love for the game.

Then came Baltimore. The Colts gave him a shot. And Johnny didn’t just take it — he lit the whole damn league on fire.
The high-tops. The flat-top haircut. That steely glare. He looked like a guy who had just stepped out of a factory shift — and in a way, he was. Every throw, every play, every comeback — it felt like he was doing it not just for himself, but for every underdog who’d ever been told they weren’t enough.

The NFL Championship Game. Colts vs. Giants. It went to overtime — the first sudden-death game in league history. The pressure? Suffocating. But not for Johnny. With ice in his veins, he marched the Colts down the field and sealed the win. They didn’t just call it a game. They called it “The Greatest Game Ever Played.” And Johnny was its heartbeat.

Unitas didn’t throw the prettiest spiral. His mechanics weren’t textbook. But there was a grit to him. A rawness. A kind of leadership that couldn’t be taught — only earned. He called his own plays, led with his eyes, and played through pain so fierce it would’ve broken most men.

He threw for over 40,000 yards when that number still felt like science fiction. Won MVPs. Won championships. Broke records. And more than anything, he made the quarterback position what it is today — not just a position, but a symbol. A general on the field. A myth.

But even legends fade. His last few years in San Diego were rough. The throws didn’t come as easy. The wins weren’t piling up. But that’s life, isn’t it? You don’t always get to go out on top. Sometimes you just walk away, proud of what you built — and damn, did he build something.

Johnny Unitas wasn’t flashy. He wasn’t marketed. But he was real. He was tough. He was the guy who never quit, never asked for anything but a chance, and made the most of it every single time.

When people talk about greatness, they throw around stats. Trophies. Accolades. But with Unitas, it was always more than that. It was heart. It was fight. It was the story of a kid who lost his father, got cut by the team he dreamed of playing for, and still — still — rose to become a cornerstone of American football.

You want to know what courage looks like?

It wore number 19.

And it never backed down."

 

[jimnance]

Just as Paul Brown is the Father of Modern Football, Johnny U. is the The Father of Modern Qbs.

Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Peyton Fivehead are a direct result of Unitas.

Brady is undisputed #1, Montana #2 and Unitas #3. Mahomes could end up at #2 - I don't see him ever surpassing Brady- but Unitas is still a lock for no lower than #4.

He revolutionized Qbing and more than any other player, including Brady, he is the most responsible for the NFL being as popular as it is today.

I've always been diehard Patriots and like most AFL fans I hated the NFL.

But there were 2 NFL guys I always wanted to watch as a kid:
Johnny Unitas and Jim Brown.

Don't let recency bias affect your opinions- if you weren't alive then, do your homework and study the aslltime greats.

Unitas is still easily a top 5 QB alltime.

The only current NFL qb who has any chance of passing him is Mahomes.

 

[Uptown]

2026 Draft info..