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I truly don't get the Brown mania. There isn't anything on earth that would put him on the Pats. The Steelers could offer Belichick Brown plus a second rounder and he'd say thansk, but no thanks. Brown is not a Patriots player.
Love your posts Ken but that argument can be made for every position that isn't QB. JJ Watt has been on more losing seasons than playoff runs. Aaron Donald as well. Joe Thomas was one of the best LT of all time, what did that get him in Cleveland? Zero playoff games. It's a team sport that requires great coaching.Reading this kind of talk just reinforces my strong belief that NO elite WR is worth the 8 figure money they get.
Mike Even IS one of the 5 best WR's in the league, and what exactly has it gotten TB? Think about all the years Calvin Johnson played in Detroit on losing teams. AJ Green, Julio Jones, Odelle Beckham, etc, etc, and etc. You could create a much longer list of elite WR's who have played on teams that lost more than they won.
That isn't a coincidence, folks. The fact is that WR's are perhaps the most easily replaceable positions in the game simply because there are more of them out there every year. 300lb guys who are athletic, tough, and have the right mental attitude are much harder to find simply because there are less of them.
So YES, I do have a keen sense of the obvious and so should you. Now of course I would agree if Brady was throwing the ball to "elite" WR's it would be a lot easier on him. Just look at 2007. But is it NECESSARY? Just look at the WR's we have had in our superbowl years. In only ONE did we have an elite guy and we lost anyway. I would bet that in the other 8 superbowl games fans would have a hard time remembering who the WR's were. Even Pats fans would have a problem remembering the guy who was opposite Dion Branch in those days, (David Givens, btw) let alone who the #3 or 4 guys were. (and I have no clue off hand).
I'm OK spending "market value" on the OL. DL. CB, and QB, if you have to, but NEVER on a WR....and rarely on anyone else. So no on AB. No on Odelle. No on ESanders, or anyone else who is going to cost you eight figures. Not that these all aren't great receivers and would help any offense, but because it would keep you from allocating that money into areas of greater overall importance to a FOOTBALL team, not a fantasy team.
But they DIDN'T win that year. They've won SIX times without the shiny hood ornament.Love your posts Ken but that argument can be made for every position that isn't QB. JJ Watt has been on more losing seasons than playoff runs. Aaron Donald as well. Joe Thomas was one of the best LT of all time, what did that get him in Cleveland? Zero playoff games. It's a team sport that requires great coaching.
The reason fans want Brady to have that elite WR is because the Patriots were a miracle catch away from having a perfect season after having the most dominating regular season of all time. Moss is always pointed at for that accomplishment but obviously it was a perfect storm of good defense along with innovative coaching on the offense that took the league by storm until defensive coordinators figured it out.
BB did make Moss the highest paid WR after that season, so obviously he felt his impact was worth the cost.
The whole Steelers franchise can contribute their meltdown and I would be fine with it.
Going into Heinz field last year twice and nailing them to the wall was worth it. Seems to be that their home playoff loss as favorites was the spark that lit their powder keg of drama queens. Have fun with that.
That wasn't the point. The point is there are plenty of HOF players from every position that never win a Superbowl or miss the playoffs almost every year. Jason Taylor OLB, JJ Watt DE, Brian Urlacher MLB, Champ Bailey CB, Sean Taylor SS, Aaron Donald DT, Dan Marino QB, and the examples go on and on for positions other than WR were greatness at one spot didn't correlate with winning a Superbowl or even staying competitive every year.But they DIDN'T win that year. They've won SIX times without the shiny hood ornament.
It's been pretty well demonstrated statistically that shiny hood ornaments don't deliver any sort of decent ROI, and if there's anything the Pats have taught us, it ought to be that they don't NEED one to win it all.. Again and again and again.
Antonio Brown may have at least three NFL teams who have emerged as strong suitors in a trade, but Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said “interest has grown” and the Steelers “haven’t eliminated anybody” regardless of division or conference.
Just saw this post, thought it was funny that this statement only proved good for 18 hours.What the Patriots have taught is is what the 49ers taught us:
You can win a lot of games when you've got an elite QB/HC tandem, especially when your owner doesn't screw things up.
I'm OK spending "market value" on the OL. DL. CB, and QB, if you have to, but NEVER on a WR....and rarely on anyone else. So no on AB. No on Odelle. No on ESanders, or anyone else who is going to cost you eight figures. Not that these all aren't great receivers and would help any offense, but because it would keep you from allocating that money into areas of greater overall importance to a FOOTBALL team, not a fantasy team.
Reading this kind of talk just reinforces my strong belief that NO elite WR is worth the 8 figure money they get.
Mike Even IS one of the 5 best WR's in the league, and what exactly has it gotten TB? Think about all the years Calvin Johnson played in Detroit on losing teams. AJ Green, Julio Jones, Odelle Beckham, etc, etc, and etc. You could create a much longer list of elite WR's who have played on teams that lost more than they won.
That isn't a coincidence, folks. The fact is that WR's are perhaps the most easily replaceable positions in the game simply because there are more of them out there every year. 300lb guys who are athletic, tough, and have the right mental attitude are much harder to find simply because there are less of them.
So YES, I do have a keen sense of the obvious and so should you. Now of course I would agree if Brady was throwing the ball to "elite" WR's it would be a lot easier on him. Just look at 2007. But is it NECESSARY? Just look at the WR's we have had in our superbowl years. In only ONE did we have an elite guy and we lost anyway. I would bet that in the other 8 superbowl games fans would have a hard time remembering who the WR's were. Even Pats fans would have a problem remembering the guy who was opposite Dion Branch in those days, (David Givens, btw) let alone who the #3 or 4 guys were. (and I have no clue off hand).
I'm OK spending "market value" on the OL. DL. CB, and QB, if you have to, but NEVER on a WR....and rarely on anyone else. So no on AB. No on Odelle. No on ESanders, or anyone else who is going to cost you eight figures. Not that these all aren't great receivers and would help any offense, but because it would keep you from allocating that money into areas of greater overall importance to a FOOTBALL team, not a fantasy team.