ESPN good fair read

[Triumph]

Barnwell: 31 events that led to the Patriots' shocking playoff exit

 

[aluminum seats]

Haven’t read yet, but Barnwell’s good

 

[condon84]

'Shocking' isn't really the accurate word. Anyone who paid attention to the team knew they weren't playing as well as the record suggested. And especially was playing poorly the last month.

 

[TB_Helmet]

Fun article, but seems like he padded it a bit to get to “30 things”. There are like five separate Gronk injuries as different items and also a lot of speculation about Solder, both from a performance and contract standpoint.

Also I know Chandler Jones has been great since he left, but I never felt he made big plays in big moments, and a lot of people on here feel the same. Not sure he makes a difference against Tennessee. Turning him into Mitchell (without whom we probably don’t beat Atlanta) and Thuney (second team all pro guard, integral to last season’s postseason) at a fraction of Jones salary is about as much as you can hope for, regardless of how Cooper did.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Stupid article. What does Deflategate have to do with losing to Tennessee?

 

[TB_Helmet]

Stupid article. What does Deflategate have to do with losing to Tennessee?

The first round draft pick they stole from us would be in the last year of his rookie deal. Could have made a big difference. Obviously a hypothetical but he’s just trying to tell a story.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

The first round draft pick they stole from us would be in the last year of his rookie deal. Could have made a big difference. Obviously a hypothetical but he’s just trying to tell a story.

Yes, in my opinion he's reaching

 

[bresna]

I hate when authors talk about "they could have drafted" scenarios in stories like this. As if we all haven't learned by now that the draft is a crapshoot. Hey, guess what? 31 other teams could have drafted Tom Brady in 2000 too.

No wait... I have to add that a lot of this is just garbage. The Giants blowing a draft pick causing us to lose Nate Solder 3 years later caused us to lose to the Titans 2 years after he left, even though he's been garbage in those 2 years. Hey, if we had 1979 John Hannah on our Oline, we would've won too!

 

[cmasspatsfan]

He fails to mention those moves helped win super bowls along the way, I wouldnt give those up just to beat Tennessee this year.

 

[Froob]

Haven’t read yet, but Barnwell’s good

He’s a prick but he does have some decent content.

 

[fnordcircle]

Stupid article. What does Deflategate have to do with losing to Tennessee?

Ah so you have no appreciation for history and the impact of recent situations in defining the team we have now. Your GDT posts start to make more sense now.

 

[aluminum seats]

Stupid article. What does Deflategate have to do with losing to Tennessee?

What does losing a first round pick have to do with how good a team is? Are you serious?

 

[billdog3484]

how about if we signed a tight end with a pulse and a wide receiver who (1) lineup correctly and (2) could create a smidgen of separation. i think we wouldve been ok.

 

[Triumph]

Stupid article. What does Deflategate have to do with losing to Tennessee?

Yeah who needs 1st round picks.

 

[Triumph]

What does losing a first round pick have to do with how good a team is? Are you serious?

Are you?

1st round picks are the foundation of most teams.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

went all the way back to Gronk in college, drafted, and subsequent health issues and he didn't mention the other TE in that draft?

 

[aluminum seats]

Are you?

1st round picks are the foundation of most teams.

Think you misunderstood, that was my point.

 

[TB_Helmet]

how about if we signed a tight end with a pulse and a wide receiver who (1) lineup correctly and (2) could create a smidgen of separation. i think we wouldve been ok.

Interestingly both of these were addressed in the very article that this thread was created to discuss!

 

[SHOWTIME15]

What does losing a first round pick have to do with how good a team is? Are you serious?

A first round pick that never really pans out for us in recent times? It's a tenuous argument he makes in this regard. We could have picked a good player or a crap player. The Deflategate penalty didn't seem to hurt us in 2018.

 

[The Brandon Five]

ESPN "good"..."fair"