Patriots Player Departure Josh Gordon Stepping Away?

[maineman209]

Was never going to happen. All you had to do was watch him.

Really? Do tell!

 

[Angelpats]

Sorry.

I still don't understand how thinking that there's still some possibility that the Pats will get to the SB and even win it makes one deserving of the epithet "a fairweather fan". I mean, I think that, but I'm also okay with it if they don't.

The day after this last SB, I was among the first to say, "We're on to 2018", but so were a whole bunch of the people who you seem to be attacking for thinking that the Pats still have a chance this season.

Seriously, I'm having a really difficult time following your logic on this.

That’s called seeing things with optimism. It usually stems from a good upbringing and a life that involves lots of challenges that you have overcome to become successful or content. Lots can happen in the playoffs so to discount a team that have overcome historic Super Bowl deficits is really disingenuine as a fan.

 

[Ring 6]

We all knew, but hope he, Gordon, didn't fall off the wagon for his own sake and lets face it to help the Pats at WR.

Now comes the day of reckoning.

Gordon has a long struggle ahead of him. Conquering this sickness is extremely difficult especially him. I can only wish him the best overcoming the demons. As for football for him, well that's over so that pressure is lifted.

It’s not like he is addicted to heroin. He likes to smoke weed.
Can we stop with the demons and sickness and recognize this is probably just a guy who doesn’t want to follow the rules and have any discipline in his life?
There are many of them working in mini markets and Walmart’s.

 

[maineman209]

The subject was your quitting or as you put it resigning yourself. I might have been a little catty but it was directly on the subject of your calling out half the board as bandwagon fans. For some reason you couldn't handle me pointing out that it was you who has quit so you decided to make fun of how I look. And nope I don't like that.
There are many things I could say about you but that is not on the subject and I'll keep it to myself.

Okay, I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around what seems to be happening here.

It appears that there are a few posters who think that the Pats' odds of advancing in the post season are zero or infinitesimal.

Then there's a second group of posters who think that the Pats chances are greater than that, and that there remains at least some possibility of getting to the SB and winning it. As far as I've been able to see, none of the people in this second group are threatening to jump ship if the Pats fail. In fact, most of them seem like they'll be okay with it.

And yet, a couple of the people in the first group appear to be calling out the people in the second group for being "bandwagon fans" and/or "fairweather fans."

So, it seems to me that ..
1) I have no effing clue what the terms "bandwagon/fairweather fans" mean
2) I need to increase my med dosages
3) I need to decrease my med dosages
4) I need to just put this thread on Ignore and be done with it

 

[Brewskies]

It’s not like he is addicted to heroin. He likes to smoke weed.
Can we stop with the demons and sickness and recognize this is probably just a guy who doesn’t want to follow the rules and have any discipline in his life?
There are many of them working in mini markets and Walmart’s.

I didn't realize it was just weed. Then F*ck him

 

[Patjew]

This is a streeeeeetch, and here goes...

Brady and the O got much better in 2010 after they got rid of Moss. Brady started spreading it around and the offense became unpredicatable and unstoppable (until it was stopped).

So, my point would be much better if Brady had been focusing only on Gordon (though he was for a couple weeks) and we were re-signing Branch again.

That being said, I hope this causes the O to become quick and unpredictable again. It’s time.

Enough of this ****ing Devlin ******** more than five times a game. They get it Bill... you’re smart, and so are they.

Go fast and spread them out and use PD and White. And get the ball in the ****ing endzone.

 

[maineman209]

Patterson was supposed to be Dola lol.

He was? Sorry, I must have missed that email (damn spam filter). Who sent it, anyway?

 

[RobertWeathers]

This is a streeeeeetch, and here goes...

Brady and the O got much better in 2010 after they got rid of Moss. Brady started spreading it around and the offense became unpredicatable and unstoppable (until it was stopped).

So, my point would be much better if Brady had been focusing only on Gordon (though he was for a couple weeks) and we were re-signing Branch again.

That being said, I hope this causes the O to become quick and unpredictable again. It’s time.

Enough of this ****ing Devlin ******** more than five times a game. They get it Bill... you’re smart, and so are they.

Go fast and spread them out and use PD and White. And get the ball in the ****ing endzone.

Dorsett did well in the EZ. Found the open spots.

Its a tough loss but not the end of the world.

Losing Wes in 2009 vs HOU was the end of the world. The offense ran through him.

 

[RobertWeathers]

It’s not like he is addicted to heroin. He likes to smoke weed.
Can we stop with the demons and sickness and recognize this is probably just a guy who doesn’t want to follow the rules and have any discipline in his life?
There are many of them working in mini markets and Walmart’s.

You friggan called it, Andy.

 

[Nunchucks]

I didn't realize it was just weed. Then F*ck him

The problem is alcohol

 

[maineman209]

Doing the math, projecting out, JE11 would finish the season with 100 receptions for 1,137 yards if he played all 16 games. That's neat, as I don't feel like I've been watching that during the game broadcasts.

And yet ....

 

[maineman209]

I heard Marky Mark is available.

He's a very good out-trier. Especially in public.

 

[maineman209]

I think we all knew he would relapse eventually. Just not during the season with the patriots support system. He had a locker next to Brady. Very sad story.

I didn't KNOW anything of the kind. I don't have a crystal ball as seem folks seem to.

 

[Patjew]

The problem is alcohol

The problem is addiction. This is about maintenance, not partying.

I would bet my life he does not want to be this way. That is the illness.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Josh Gordon out.

Nathan Peterman in.

I think the NFL’s overall talent level dropped a full letter grade in one day.

 

[Keyser Söze]

We needed one of those last offseason too.

Same goes for LB but don’t worry Roberts and Van Noy will be back in 2019.

 

[supafly]

I didn't realize it was just weed. Then F*ck him

I don’t mean to be insensitive to anyone struggling with a crippling weed addiction, but I have to agree with you here.

 

[maineman209]

Nah, you just made stuff up, got called on it, and now you're flailing.

If people like moosekill keep showing up, I'm gonna have to cancel the Uber and rent a damn bus to transport them all to my Ignore List.

 

[supafly]

Same goes for LB but don’t worry Roberts and Van Noy will be back in 2019.

There’s nothing wrong with keeping KVN and Roberts on as LBs, but they also need to add some athleticism by getting younger and faster.

Hopefully, the return of preseason star Bentley may help the corps, too.

 

[maineman209]

Didn't he have a year left on his rookie deal? Would've he had played for that? IIRC, Rams gave him his big extension early.

He's having a big year stat-wise it looks like.

For 2018, he was on his 5th-year option, which was something like $8.5M, IIRC. A great value if considered in a vacuum. But the Pats didn't pay him (or Danny), and they now have about $3.8M in cap space left.