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It isn't valid in the way he argued it. It is valid that in general wide receivers are overvalued and not the most important part of an offense. It is not valid that having a guy with the talent of Brown (or Jones or Hopkins) makes the team less likely to win a Super Bowl, cost aside. He did not present it as an economic/cap argument but as a ridiculous idea that having an elite wide receiver means you can't win a Super Bowl. In light of this being a likely sunken cost, the idea that after signing Brown, we'd be better off with a $9M cap hit and a ham sandwich than a $9M cap hit and Antonio Brown, was absurd. And yes, it really was that ridiculous.
Not what I wrote. I wrote DIVA WR's don't win SB's very often. A great WR who is a team player is no problem. When was the last time a DIVA/me-first WR was on a SB winner?????
The Patriots had far more problems than just the WR position, which WAS a weakness. The coaching staff lost 5 important pieces and was inexperienced and thin - situational football suffered as it hasn't since the 2009 season. 6 OL's either retired or were IR'ed before the season. Develin/TE situation turned the offense into a light/finesse squad and Brady is not physically able to be a QB on the run these days. So, YES, the team needed better WRs. But they needed a team-oriented WR who wasn't walking stink bomb with a camera.
And, to your last point there - - yes!!!! The ham sandwich would not have been a NEGATIVE to the team.
BTW, I applaud AB for locking himself in his house today. This way, no one else can get hurt. That's the very first prudent decision he's made in 12 months. Let's hope he follows it up with a phone call to a crisis hotline.
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