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Tell it to the Saints, Texans and Falcons.It's very similar to the term "being in cap hell" which also doesn't seem to exist.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Tell it to the Saints, Texans and Falcons.It's very similar to the term "being in cap hell" which also doesn't seem to exist.
Patriots were close to cap every single year and Belichick surrounded Brady with players that allowed the team to compete for the SB every single year. I'm gonna assume you're 6 years old.
Its more fair to blame Bills poor drafting for the state of the team in 2019 than not spending on FA's that they didn't have the cap space
When guys get priced out or too old, you replace them through the draft. Bill did a horrible job of that. as guys like Hogan/Amendola left he never adequately replaced them. Same with Gronkowski (Although the way Gronk retired put the patriots in a situation where Free agency was over). So the young talent that was supposed to "replace" the older guys never materialized and the money came due with kicking the cap down the road leaving the patriots with a poor roster in 2020
imagine patriots drafted Chubb and then DK metcalf. you may be looking at a totally different 2019 and outcome with brady.
Pre-season up to AB signing, we were totally GIDDY with all the pass-catching potential in 2019.People forget that 2019 Brady at one point had Edelman, Antonio Brown, Gordon and Harry who was a first round pick at WR. Sure it went tits up but that's not a bad WR corps if it hadn't
Funny how I get flamed here for this thread by people claiming we had playmakers all along and we made the playoffs every year.
The same people who *****ed and moaned here every year how Brady has no one to throw to, and he's playing with no names. Let me break you the news: we had as many playoff appearances credit to Brady much more than Belichick, or any playmakers he provided him with.
Interesting
For those asking about my age.... I'm 43, fan since age 6.
Pats making the playoffs was not because of any playmakers for the most part. It was primarily due to Brady, plain and simple. He gets taken out of the equation, and this team looks like pure dog5hit - WITH Belichick the 'mastermind' at the helm. Instead, Brady goes to Tampa, gets surrounded by some good players, and hits the jackpot one more time.
And for those who claim we haven't had this much cap space in years, you have to wonder why? Who manages that cap space? Why is our cap space always looks like 5hit? is it because the general manager does not know how to manage it properly? Belichick is no doubt a genius coach, but as a GM, he sucks *** - both in FA signing and especially in the draft - you can't deny it. And for those who claim he DID bring on some playmakers along the years, I'll answer back with: even a broken clock is right twice a day. So sure.... along the 2 decades we had Brady at QB, out of hundreds of players that came and left, sure, a few were playmakers. The rest of them were, well... scrubs.
Give me a f'n break.
The Patriots just had the greatest 20 year run in the history of the NFL and BB is a horrible GM? I feel like I can deny it. He has certainly missed on too many draft picks of late but having this much cap space to rebuild after 1 down year did not happen by accident.Belichick is no doubt a genius coach, but as a GM, he sucks *** - both in FA signing and especially in the draft - you can't deny it
BB drafted Brady and employed him for twenty years. Every team has a QB and usually only one starts, it's a small fraternity. It's still only one position on a team of 53, not including practice squads. Deshaun Watson went 4-12 last season... you think the gap in play between Watson and Brady was solely the reason Tampa was that much better than Houston? You think Tom has seven rings but Brees or Rogers only have one because Tom is that much better than the other two? Nonsense...Funny how I get flamed here for this thread by people claiming we had playmakers all along and we made the playoffs every year.
The same people who *****ed and moaned here every year how Brady has no one to throw to, and he's playing with no names. Let me break you the news: we had as many playoff appearances credit to Brady much more than Belichick, or any playmakers he provided him with.
Interesting
For those asking about my age.... I'm 43, fan since age 6.
Pats making the playoffs was not because of any playmakers for the most part. It was primarily due to Brady, plain and simple. He gets taken out of the equation, and this team looks like pure dog5hit - WITH Belichick the 'mastermind' at the helm. Instead, Brady goes to Tampa, gets surrounded by some good players, and hits the jackpot one more time.
And for those who claim we haven't had this much cap space in years, you have to wonder why? Who manages that cap space? Why is our cap space always looks like 5hit? is it because the general manager does not know how to manage it properly? Belichick is no doubt a genius coach, but as a GM, he sucks *** - both in FA signing and especially in the draft - you can't deny it. And for those who claim he DID bring on some playmakers along the years, I'll answer back with: even a broken clock is right twice a day. So sure.... along the 2 decades we had Brady at QB, out of hundreds of players that came and left, sure, a few were playmakers. The rest of them were, well... scrubs.
Give me a f'n break.
I'm not on speaking terms with them.Tell it to the Saints, Texans and Falcons.
Brady was 8-0 with them and 4-4 after they started dropping.People forget that 2019 Brady at one point had Edelman, Antonio Brown, Gordon and Harry who was a first round pick at WR. Sure it went tits up but that's not a bad WR corps if it hadn't
It's hard for some to admit the truth about their beloved teams/coaches/players when the bad times hit. Even when that truth is as obvious as it's been in New England. Even when that truth is about things that they might have acknowledged in better times. Year after year of not having a middle-deep threat? They could dismiss it with "Sure, but we win, so...", right up until the winning stopped.Funny how I get flamed here for this thread by people claiming we had playmakers all along and we made the playoffs every year.
I think "that crew" defined the goal as winning, rather than as having what you'd consider a "middle-deep threat." So that's why they say another style of winning is also legitimate.It's hard for some to admit the truth about their beloved teams/coaches/players when the bad times hit. Even when that truth is as obvious as it's been in New England. Even when that truth is about things that they might have acknowledged in better times. Year after year of not having a middle-deep threat? They could dismiss it with "Sure, but we win, so...", right up until the winning stopped.
Then things got real and, to no surprise, a lot of that crew couldn't accept the obvious.
Brady's the best player to ever play the game. Absolutely no disagreement. However, it's a team game. He's also a great force multiplier/motivator.... the pre-SB tweets story being the most recent example. yeahbut it's a team game.Funny how I get flamed here for this thread by people claiming we had playmakers all along and we made the playoffs every year.
The same people who *****ed and moaned here every year how Brady has no one to throw to, and he's playing with no names. Let me break you the news: we had as many playoff appearances credit to Brady much more than Belichick, or any playmakers he provided him with.
Interesting
For those asking about my age.... I'm 43, fan since age 6.
Pats making the playoffs was not because of any playmakers for the most part. It was primarily due to Brady, plain and simple. He gets taken out of the equation, and this team looks like pure dog5hit - WITH Belichick the 'mastermind' at the helm. Instead, Brady goes to Tampa, gets surrounded by some good players, and hits the jackpot one more time.
And for those who claim we haven't had this much cap space in years, you have to wonder why? Who manages that cap space? Why is our cap space always looks like 5hit? is it because the general manager does not know how to manage it properly? Belichick is no doubt a genius coach, but as a GM, he sucks *** - both in FA signing and especially in the draft - you can't deny it. And for those who claim he DID bring on some playmakers along the years, I'll answer back with: even a broken clock is right twice a day. So sure.... along the 2 decades we had Brady at QB, out of hundreds of players that came and left, sure, a few were playmakers. The rest of them were, well... scrubs.
Give me a f'n break.
This is how I see it as well. Belichick knew that if they could keep teams in check defensively that Brady would help them win most games.BB assigned more resources to defense than offense because he knew Brady could succeed with less.
Brady is no longer around, therefore more resources need to be assigned. Not to mention the offense is more depleted this year than any other year.
My gripe is he could have remade a bunch of contract last year or year before and kept Brady around by pushing the cap hit to this year.
This is what it takes to discredit Bill, imagine if he hadn't drafted all his best players.I can guarantee you that if Brady were to tell you his honest opinion, he'd say most years he had pedestrian skill players surrounding him and wished Bill would've put in a better effort. Just imagine if Gronk was never drafted in 2010. It could've been really bad.