Patriots reportedly ask Brandon Lloyd to re-do contract before bonus is due

[Rob0729]

Stats are for losers.

Using statistical metrics as justification for keeping the rapidly declining Brandon Lloyd is naive at best. Lloyd's a poor fit for this specific offense and has been since day one. This offense going forward will likely require receivers with exceptional quickness and explosive ability to get open immediately. Lloyd no longer possesses the speed or the quickness (and never really did) to get separation against starting caliber CBs. And when he does make a catch he almost always falls down immediately on the field or out of bounds. The Patriots' offense is predicated on receivers being able to get YAC. Lloyd offers nothing in that department either.

And reports of his malcontent behavior within the locker room don't help his cause. If he restructures then he should be given one last opportunity to have an open competition for the 3rd WR role (Branch's old spot). If he restructures and stays, I expect him to cut before the season a la Ochocinco once the team finds a better option to replace him. And before anyone starts comparing and contrasting Ochocinco's numbers to Lloyd, neither offered any sort of impact to defensive game planning or attention and both were against 1 on 1 coverage consistently and still couldn't get the job done. That to me is an abject failure as #2 WR any way you slice it.

His starting days are long gone here in New England and even if he does make the team his only role should be as a situational 3rd down sideline route WR since he offers zero special teams ability. At this point he's basically nothing more than another Deion Branch-esque JAG.

The guy was a first down machine. He wasn't a poor fit for this offense at all. He wasn't what people expected him to be but down the stretch he was a very good fit for the offense.

As for impact on the defensive gameplanning, Lloyd was the #2 WR and the third or fourth receiving option for the Pats. There are only so many players a team can gameplan for in a given game. The opposing defenses chose (wisely) to game plan for Gronk and Welker. Do you think people are going to gameplan for Eric Decker this year with Welker and Thomas to gameplan for? You can only double team so many players.

As of right now, Lloyd is still the starter. Even if they sign Emmuel, he could still be the starter. And if Emmuel is signed and he becomes the starter, teams won't game plan for him either and will game plan for Gronk, Hernandez, and/or Amendola instead.

 

[Patsgofor4]

Tom Curran doesn't believes he'll stick around.

I've stopped caring what Curran thinks/writes.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

I guess this kills the rumors that he had a bad attitude?? If that was a problem, I believe he'd have been shown the door rather than trying to work something out with him. So if it comes down to his on field performance, YES PLEASE keep this guy for a couple more seasons.

 

[supafly]

I guess this kills the rumors that he had a bad attitude?? If that was a problem, I believe he'd have been shown the door rather than trying to work something out with him. So if it comes down to his on field performance, YES PLEASE keep this guy for a couple more seasons.

Pretty much what I've been thinking all along too.

 

[Sciz]

I guess this kills the rumors that he had a bad attitude?? If that was a problem, I believe he'd have been shown the door rather than trying to work something out with him. So if it comes down to his on field performance, YES PLEASE keep this guy for a couple more seasons.

I think the off field personality stuff lowers his value because it's another thing for the coaches and players to have to deal with, but I don't think it guarantees that he's gone. A pay cut makes sense.

And as I was typing this, Elvis Dumervil correctly accepted the pay cut that the Broncos forced him into. It was either that or get released and make even less.