Michael floyd...

I am really unsure what to make of him. Has all the potential in the world to be a possible #1 guy for us.. but I really don't think he will be with us anymore, I hope I'm wrong but I just can't see it sadly, would love to be proved wrong! Anyone seen any updates recently?

He's playing the role of Julio Jones in practice.

He's barely had any time with Brady and the team to get in sync... all done kind of on the fly... he's shown flashes of toughness and grit, which Belichick loves...



"...patience, grasshopper."

Having spent time in Arizona, the weird thing is that this is the kind of conversation they apparently had for years; potential. Hopefully, it'll turn out differently here.

Hogan and Floyd would make a really nice wideout tandem for TB12 next year.......
I hope we keep him and he lights it up!

We will see next year. Just was not enough time. I expect a 1 year deal.

If we want WR help is it Mitchell or more Amendola. Those are the only options.

BobDigital said:

We will see next year. Just was not enough time. I expect a 1 year deal.

If we want WR help is it Mitchell or more Amendola. Those are the only options.

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I humbly slightly kinda disagree. Obviously he's not ready to be the 3rd guy but often it takes adversity to accelerate the learning process.

With Mitchell shaking the rust off I still think that there’s an outside chance that he can be the 4th or more likely (because Danny is a damn good 4th) a red zone specialist if they dress 5.

WinstonSmith said:

I humbly slightly kinda disagree. Obviously he's not ready to be the 3rd guy but often it takes adversity to accelerate the learning process.

With Mitchell shaking the rust off I still think that there’s an outside chance that he can be the 4th or more likely (because Danny is a damn good 4th) a red zone specialist if they dress 5.

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We saw what he could do against Miami, but we don't know if he can do that in a game consistently, or even if he will active for the Superbowl.

I DO think he'll be back on a 1-year deal, but he'll need to show consistency to get more than that from BB.

As the Collins deal shows, BB doesn't fall in love with combine numbers.

He just got here and not enough time with Brady and playbook to go out and shine, if he comes back next year which I think he will then I expect to see the real Michael Floyd next season, I wonder if he'll be active for the SB or not I would just incase

It was always unrealistic to think he would have some huge role for us in the playoffs.

Jabar Gaffney, a receiver who really meshed very well with Brady, played 11 games before coming into his own in the 3 postseason games in 2006. In the regular season, 11 rec/142 yds/1 TD. In the postseason, 21 rec/244 yds/2 TD. Floyd has seen the offense for all of 4 games.

Receivers are not plug and play. They need to get the playbook down to such a degree that it becomes reflex. With the route trees the Pats run in what may be the most complex offense in the NFL, that takes time. By all reports, Floyd is working hard to pick the playbook up, but it is beyond unreasonable to expect him to play the way he would with a full offseason and pre-season to figure out the playbook. The Pats do not simply tell receivers to run fly routes and wait for the ball.

If the Pats use him now, it is likely for a limited purpose in order to keep him in a comfort zone. I like what I have seen, especially his blocking and grit when he has the ball, so would love to see him with an offseason to get the offense down.

He was an insurance policy incase we didn't have Amendola/Mitchell or if anyone else got hurt. He probably won't be dressed for the Super Bowl, not enough time to get in sync.

keep him for next year, get him up to speed. Let's get number 5 now then roll next year.. AFC is going to be a dumpster fire the rest of Brady's career it seems. Imagine padding the Dynasty for his final years.

I love Mitchell, even with his tough game on Sunday, but why can't both of them be active for the Big game? I mean deactivate someone else and give yourself more options offensively,,,

The_Riddler said:

I love Mitchell, even with his tough game on Sunday, but why can't both of them be active for the Big game? I mean deactivate someone else and give yourself more options offensively,,,

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Yea never know if one of the receiving options can get hurt

Snooky97 said:

I am really unsure what to make of him. Has all the potential in the world to be a possible #1 guy for us.. but I really don't think he will be with us anymore, I hope I'm wrong but I just can't see it sadly, would love to be proved wrong! Anyone seen any updates recently?

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Not sure why you'd feel that way. He may be back next season. If the other 4 WRs are healthy, I think he'll be inactive on Sunday.

deroc5050 said:

He was an insurance policy incase we didn't have Amendola/Mitchell or if anyone else got hurt. He probably won't be dressed for the Super Bowl, not enough time to get in sync.

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Bingo

I don't know, I may be wrong but when I see his interviews he doesn't seems to be very excited, maybe he is shy, maybe he is embarrassed by this DUI situation, but he doesn't look like Marty B who bought into the program from day one.

Maybe he feels like he is not a part of this group who managed to get to the SB, and then he was inactive in the afccg, probably will be in the SB too. I'm not very optimistic, even if they reach a one year deal that probably is what will be on the table for him, I don't see BB committing a long contract with all the uncertainty around him.

But again, I may be wrong, it's just what I feel.

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I don't know, I may be wrong but when I see his interviews he doesn't seems to be very excited, maybe he is shy, maybe he is embarrassed by this DUI situation, but he doesn't look like Marty B who bought into the program from day one.

Maybe he feels like he is not a part of this group who managed to get to the SB, and then he was inactive in the afccg, probably will be in the SB too. I'm not very optimistic, even if they reach a one year deal that probably is what will be on the table for him, I don't see BB committing a long contract with all the uncertainty around him.

But again, I may be wrong, it's just what I feel.

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Don't think you should be comparing Marty and Floyd. I think there's a really big difference between Marty bonding with Gronk during offseason workouts even before he was traded to the Pats (see: Rob Gronkowski, Martellus Bennett share first impressions of each other) and Floyd getting popped for DUI and cut before the Pats grabbed him off waivers. Coming through that would subdue anyone (except maybe Johnny Football). Reports all emphasize how Floyd has been doing the right things, working hard, living minutes from the stadium, keeping his nose clean. Sounds like he completely bought into the Patriot Way, and it's pretty well known that includes not making a lot of noise about yourself. I'd view it as a positive that he is being serious and concentrating on his own business not the media's desire for hype.

Why in heavens name can't we activate 5 receivers for this game? We can't create one spot out of our whole offense and defense?