Antonio Brown

Biffins said:

TE is weak. Center is weak. OL depth is weak. WR corps have consistency issues. Don't count your chickens yet.

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Rob0729 said:

I hate Brown as a person, but even at 31 he is a top five WR in this league. My only hope that he will buy into the Patriot Way is that this becomes a contract year for him. If he flames out here, he is done. No one is going to give him the money he would want to play at age 32 if he flamed out on two teams in one year. Brown seems to be a guy who would rather retire than play with little to no guaranteed money and all his money based on salary, roster bonuses, and incentives especially after the events of today.

I can live with not liking Brown as a human. I hated Corey Dillon. I never really liked Randy Moss. And I rooted for them. So I can swallow Brown for at least a year. As long as he doesn't cause any drama, he will likely be the best WR the Pats have had since Moss (no offense, Jules).

Receiving depth and a down field threat were arguable two of the biggest weaknesses on this team prior to today. Now, as long as Brown behaves himself along with Edelman staying healthy and Gordon passing drug tests, the receiving corp may be one of the biggest strengths of the team. Only TE is a major weakness of this team.

This could be the most talented team the Pats have had in years. Pretty strong statement for a team that has won three Super Bowls in the last five years.

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BradyFTW! said:

And then over the next month we'll get a bunch of "this signing proves the Patriots Way is dead" or "this proves they don't care as much about character anymore and just care about talent" as if this is some kind of new thing, when I think like 20 different people have written that article over the years starting with the Corey Dillon trade, and continuing right on through Moss and a whole procession of guys since up to and including the Gordon trade less than a year ago.

Looks like Curran already wrote one, no surprise there.

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TomPatriot said:

Someone text BB with these pearls of wisdom immediately.

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TheRainMaker said:

Nothing will happen. Donald Sterling got his phone call recorded without his consent and it cost him the Clippers.

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Joey007 said:

Man, this is conflicting for me.

I love what this means for our offense. But I hate the thought that we’re helping Antonio Brown get his way. This man has been a horrible petulant child. Doesn’t sit well with me.

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zipster9 said:

That's the gamble. If he is destructive in the locker-room, gets into arguments with staff/players, he is released with a NICE $9million pocket change. He WINs, Patriots LOSE.

If he behaves for just this season, reaches 1000yds, wins the SB, both sides WIN.

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JMC00 said:

Tom Curran: Patriots signing of Brown means they’re now a “Just win, baby” team
Brown a "Just win, baby' move for Pats

When did Curran come such a whiner?

Of F**cking course Pats are WIN NOW. Brady is 42 and there is a chance he could be gone next year and Belichick has been on record saying he doesn't want to be Marv Levy coaching in his 70s

Also for F**K SAKE it's not like the pass offense couldn't use Brown. All summer it was

"HOW ARE THEY GONNA REPLACE GRONK"

"RECEIVING CORP IS ALL QUESTIONS AFTER EDELMAN"

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robertweathers said:

Please.

It should be BB giving Pat Riley advice on how to actually sustain a winning team.

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The Brandon Five said:

Does this mean the Pats can potentially, gulp, win in Miami?

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BradyFTW! said:

Curran has always kinda sucked IMO, including when he used to come here to Patsfans and whine that we were unreasonably harsh on him. He kicked ass during Deflategate, being one of the few voices of reason when most people were just piling on with no regard for facts or even evidence, but that was the exception to the rule as far as I can remember.

Granted, my opinion of him may be unfairly tainted by the fact that my introduction to him--or at least the first time I remember hearing his name--was post-2008 when he started the whole doom and gloom rumbling that Brady's ACL surgery had gone bad and he was going to miss all of 2009 too.

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aluminum seats said:

There is some serious crow to be eaten around here.

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Biffins said:

lol agree. Mike Silver is on NFL Network yapping over and over how this will blow up in the Pats face and end the dynasty. Frickin Silver is such a Pats hater

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Ice_Ice_Brady said:

Add Blount, Talib, and the suddenly “able to stay awake in meetings” James Harrison to the list off the top of my head. Gilmore wasn’t known as a bad dude, but there were was a ton of negativity from Bills fans about his effort.

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robertweathers said:

Please.

It should be BB giving Pat Riley advice on how to actually sustain a winning team.

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Mack Herron said:

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