NFL News DK Metcalf to Steelers

[Love The Drake]

Getting increasingly difficult to envision Maye having a solid outside threat.

If we draft Travis Hunter and say Isiah Bond?

 

[JohnJH]

Getting increasingly difficult to envision Maye having a solid outside threat.

At least not this year. They'll have to compensate somehow until they do.

 

[Wozzy]

N'Keal sucked, but I doubt 42 year old Tom was making a career decision based on what some 20 year old rookie did. His wife wanted him to retire or move them to Florida. Silly.

The Pats were broke and their roster aged out. He got a max deal in Tampa, paying half the taxes and playing with the best WR tandem in the NFL for a legit head coach... it wasn't even a decision.

 

[Sciz]

If the fans were running our WR draft/FA... our room would now be any or all of the below:

Metcalf (2025 2nd rounder)
Jeudy (2024 5th rounder)
McConkey (Instead of Polk/Baker)

Lol. Also completely ignores the whole Harry over AJ Brown decision. Gross incompetence.

The fans would have traded the 2025 2nd for the first shiny object that was rumored to be available for trade a year ago

 

[JohnJH]

Doesn't it get really cold and snowy is Pittsburgh. And, they're not exactly amongst the least tax burdensome States that NFL Teams are in. Basically, dude wanted the money. And now he's on a team with a bad QB situation and not as promising an overall situation as the Patriots. Suck eggs D.K.!!!

 

[Mack Herron]

If we draft Travis Hunter and say Isiah Bond?

Hunter is not going to be there. If he is, you are looking at a CB. Most would place the greatest need at LT and I'd take Campbell.

 

[signbabybrady]

Hunter is not going to be there. If he is, you are looking at a CB. Most would place the greatest need at LT and I'd take Campbell.

So you don't think Hunter is going to be available but then even if he is you still want to take a falling player like Campbell?

 

[Pacific Coast Patriot]

The fans would have traded the 2025 2nd for the first shiny object that was rumored to be available for trade a year ago

Better 1 sharp shiny object than the many dull blades we have currently at WR.

 

[Mack Herron]

So you don't think Hunter is going to be available but then even if he is you still want to take a falling player like Campbell?

If he is there I can certainly see taking him but I see him as a CB. So you take him as BPA but leave a mess on the OL. I understand it but then we risk rolling out the same **** show OL? The OL needs much more than a D2.

 

[Fubby]

Getting increasingly difficult to envision Maye having a solid outside threat.

And someone to block for him

 

[lancerman]

N'Keal sucked, but I doubt 42 year old Tom was making a career decision based on what some 20 year old rookie did. His wife wanted him to retire or move them to Florida. Silly.

The Pats were broke and their roster aged out. He got a max deal in Tampa, paying half the taxes and playing with the best WR tandem in the NFL for a legit head coach... it wasn't even a decision.

His deal in Tampa was $25 million per year. I'd hardly call that a max deal when he was like the 15th highest paid QB that year, pretty sure Brissett ended up getting paid more that season. He didn't leave for the money.

 

[TheRainMaker]

His deal in Tampa was $25 million per year. I'd hardly call that a max deal when he was like the 15th highest paid QB that year, pretty sure Brissett ended up getting paid more that season. He didn't leave for the money.

It was pedestrian money.

 

[JohnJH]

The more I think about it, I'm glad that we didn't get Metcalf. He went to a team in a State that is not exactly tax friendly, in an open air stadium where it gets really cold and snows. And has no QB. Doesn't have Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel, a great cap situation this year and for probably the next two years as well, and will be drafting high this year and the next. He passed up a team that just showed him the money (which the Patriots would have saw him well paid), for a team that has a much better chance of being relevant within the next 2 years.

I wonder if Cincy doesn't extend Higgins, if they'll make the trade with the Patriots that the Seahawks should of, but didn't? Because now the Seahawks will have to pony up more in any trade with the Patriots because Metcalf can no longer be a part of any trade package.

 

[JohnJH]

It was pedestrian money.

He left because he knew they were just a QB away from winning a SB.

 

[Wozzy]

His deal in Tampa was $25 million per year. I'd hardly call that a max deal when he was like the 15th highest paid QB that year, pretty sure Brissett ended up getting paid more that season. He didn't leave for the money.

Brady averaged 15 million per in New England from 2014-2018.

But sure, feelings matter more than millions of dollars.

 

[TheRainMaker]

He left because he knew they were just a QB away from winning a SB.

Everyone predicted Tampa Bay after he decided to leave NE.

There are conflicting stories regarding Brady’s last few years in NE. The first rumor was Brady seriously considered retirement he was so upset with the way Belichick handled the Super Bowl in 2017. Ditto with Gronk. Then we heard he would’ve re-signed had Bob matched the 2 years $25M. The last rumor was he threatened to sit out the season had the franchise tag not been removed from his contract in 2019 according to Brian Hoyer.

Sounds like he wanted out.

 

[PatsFan2]

DK Metcalf is a one trick pony my least favorite WR in FA: glad he signed elsewhere.

 

[lancerman]

Brady averaged 15 million per in New England from 2014-2018.

But sure, feelings matter more than millions of dollars.

You said he got a max contract. He wasn't even a top He wasn't anywhere close to that. He wasn't even making top 10 money at his position. He gave Tampa a bargain just like he'd been giving us.

You can pretend it was a money thing, but the math doesn't add up.

 

[PatsFan2]

@Wozzy @lancerman a Retired Tom Brady discussion in FA 25 C'mon guys.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

@Wozzy @lancerman a Retired Tom Brady discussion in FA 25 C'mon guys.

Guess it’s that time of the year again. Won’t be too much longer before we debate whether Tom or Bill was responsible for the dynasty.