Schefter: Just based on the facts...Brady thinking/setting up to leave NE

[kennyb]

Uh, yea, you win. Strong case.

You're the one making a claim and saying it's obvious. You have to prove YOUR CLAIM.

That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

 

[Uncle Rico]

I agree with you, but what is funny:

• 1st Rd WR yet to play a game
• 3rd Rd RB with no meaningful snaps
• AB lasted 1 game and is out (killed cap)
• DT never played
  
• Sanu just arrived after jettison of JG
• Ben released to keep 2 TE with no meaningful production.
• 3 TEs: 2 on bench, 1 is a FB

TB has 11 TD passes (16 last year - 31% drop). It is what it is.

I guess I wouldn’t quite say that’s all funny but yeah.

My point was in response to the “latest theory” post About BB intentionally undermining Brady. Really is a shame AB had to be so foolish; that and injuries to so many key blockers (Andrews, Wynn, Develin) messed up a lot of effort. Anyway, still holding out hope for Harry, Harris and Meyers and looking forward to Sanu having impact we had hoped Gordon would have.

 

[SBLIII]

I guess I wouldn’t quite say that’s all funny but yeah.

My point was in response to the “latest theory” post About BB intentionally undermining Brady. Really is a shame AB had to be so foolish; that and injuries to so many key blockers (Andrews, Wynn, Develin) messed up a lot of effort. Anyway, still holding out hope for Harry, Harris and Meyers and looking forward to Sanu having impact we had hoped Gordon would have.

I think our offense will still be a top 10 unit but it might not get better until the PHI game.

Just win and rely on defense these next 2 games.

 

[venecol]

Brady is the GOAT. But he isn't the best quarterback in the league anymore. Having a great defense and special teams unit, however, can do a lot to overcome not having a healthy Patrick Mahomes on our roster.

Huh? Mahomy? Are you saying Brady was like Mahomes?

 

[luuked]

I agree with you, but what is funny:

• 1st Rd WR yet to play a game
• 3rd Rd RB with no meaningful snaps
• AB lasted 1 game and is out (killed cap)
• DT never played
  
• Sanu just arrived after jettison of JG
• Ben released to keep 2 TE with no meaningful production.
• 3 TEs: 2 on bench, 1 is a FB

TB has 11 TD passes (16 last year - 31% drop). It is what it is.

Dont see anything funny or weird about this..

DT never played a game because he was rehabbing his season ending leg injury far longer than many hoped for.

The first round WR ended up on IR with a hamstring injury to give him all the time in the world to get over that instead of continuously re-aggravting it.

Your third round RB is taking the same path as James White and others have taken where the first year is mostly redshirt until he can be trusted to pick up blitzes and be competent in protection.

AB is actually the perfect counter point to your entire weird implication that BB is sabotaging Brady. Why even try to sign him in the first place ?

Sanu arrived when he arrived because it takes two to dance and every week delayed meant less of cap hit.

Even your entire TE point is just weird and I am not sure what the point is. As many have said his initial contract was just not worth the snaps and targets and that is what he got cut for.

You put up a lot of unconnected non-sequitors and then kinda implied there is some big conspiracy when the reality is that they have been trying to fix multiple construction sites on offense through the entire offseason. How many lineman did retire ? How many WR were in and out of Foxboro ? Could we have gotten a more competent TE if Gronk had been clear with everyone a bit earlier ?

 

[goheels22002]

Oh God, no!!!!!!!!!!!

Ben Volin is so consistently lazy. There are a number of stories that he should digging into right now, and Brady is not one of them. He has nothing for us on Bennett, Gordon, Harry, Wynn, Chung, etc. At the critical point in the season when the schedule gets serious, Volin is watching NFLN and tweeting like a 5th grader. How do we get rid of this guy and get a serious football writer in here?

 

[Soliel]

I think Brady just wants to do one year at a time. He even mentioned the idea of being locked into a long contract makes you responsible.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Huh? Mahomy? Are you saying Brady was like Mahomes?

He’s saying that the tourch was passed in the AFC Championship Game last year and Brady is no longer the best QB in the NFL.

 

[shmessy]

Ben Volin is so consistently lazy. There are a number of stories that he should digging into right now, and Brady is not one of them. He has nothing for us on Bennett, Gordon, Harry, Wynn, Chung, etc. At the critical point in the season when the schedule gets serious, Volin is watching NFLN and tweeting like a 5th grader. How do we get rid of this guy and get a serious football writer in here?

“In here” meaning the Red Sox Globe?

Not gonna happen. Gotta look elsewhere. Thank God for Mike Reiss.

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[SBLIII]

He’s saying that the tourch was passed in the AFC Championship Game last year and Brady is no longer the best QB in the NFL.

This might actually have been true but the problem was he made the equation without the Patriots defense!

 

[shmessy]

Dont see anything funny or weird about this..

DT never played a game because he was rehabbing his season ending leg injury far longer than many hoped for.

The first round WR ended up on IR with a hamstring injury to give him all the time in the world to get over that instead of continuously re-aggravting it.

Your third round RB is taking the same path as James White and others have taken where the first year is mostly redshirt until he can be trusted to pick up blitzes and be competent in protection.

AB is actually the perfect counter point to your entire weird implication that BB is sabotaging Brady. Why even try to sign him in the first place ?

Sanu arrived when he arrived because it takes two to dance and every week delayed meant less of cap hit.

Even your entire TE point is just weird and I am not sure what the point is. As many have said his initial contract was just not worth the snaps and targets and that is what he got cut for.

You put up a lot of unconnected non-sequitors and then kinda implied there is some big conspiracy when the reality is that they have been trying to fix multiple construction sites on offense through the entire offseason. How many lineman did retire ? How many WR were in and out of Foxboro ? Could we have gotten a more competent TE if Gronk had been clear with everyone a bit earlier ?

I dunno, luuked. I have to go with venecol on this one. That’s an awful lot of transactional movement to find one stud who hasn’t appeared yet. Hopefully soon though.

At least they hit gold with the low cap Dorsett and Meyers situations.

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[luuked]

I dunno, luuked. I have to go with venecol on this one. That’s an awful lot of transactional movement to find one stud who hasn’t appeared yet. Hopefully soon though.

At least they hit gold with the low cap Dorsett and Meyers situations.

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Can any bozo who actually believes that BB is sabotaging Brady's season despite signing players like Sanu or AB please like or upvote the original post so we can simplify the "ignore posters" procedure here ?

Because this is just laughable.

 

[SBLIII]

Can any bozo who actually believes that BB is sabotaging Brady's season despite signing players like Sanu or AB please like or upvote the original post so we can simplify the "ignore posters" procedure here ?

Because this is just laughable.

why would he even sabotage him? Doesn't make any sense.

Belichick will always do what gives his football team the best chance to win games.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Can any bozo who actually believes that BB is sabotaging Brady's season despite signing players like Sanu or AB please like or upvote the original post so we can simplify the "ignore posters" procedure here ?

Because this is just laughable.

They’re likely the same people who think Belichick intentionally lost SB 52 to stick it to Bob Kraft for forcing him to trade Jimmy G.

 

[shmessy]

Can any bozo who actually believes that BB is sabotaging Brady's season despite signing players like Sanu or AB please like or upvote the original post so we can simplify the "ignore posters" procedure here ?

Because this is just laughable.

Who said anything about BB purposely sabotaging TFBs season? Looks like BB is trying mightily to fortify the wr position. Hopefully it solidifies soon.

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[venecol]

Can any bozo who actually believes that BB is sabotaging Brady's season despite signing players like Sanu or AB please like or upvote the original post so we can simplify the "ignore posters" procedure here ?

Because this is just laughable.

Dissapointed in you luuked, you missed the , like you caught in the other post.

It is what it is.

 

[luuked]

Who said anything about BB purposely sabotaging TFBs season? Looks like BB is trying mightily to fortify the wr position. Hopefully it solidifies soon.

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I quoted your response which was a mistake in terms of context. Sorry.

 

[luuked]

Dissapointed in you luuked, you missed the , like you caught in the other post.

It is what it is.

There was none of this emoticon stuff this time only your closing words. Quite honestly after living through the AB thread or the clowns that somehow now are flashing a victory flag over Josh Gordon and others I can't parse sarcasm here anymore unless it is very explicit (with the purple one).

Mea culpa.

The line between trolling, sarcasm and then morons actually believing this stuff is so thin at times.

 

[shmessy]

I quoted your response which was a mistake in terms of context. Sorry.

No prob, thanks for clarifying. It’s all good.

 

[venecol]

There was none of this emoticon stuff this time only your closing words. Quite honestly after living through the AB thread or the clowns that somehow now are flashing a victory flag over Josh Gordon and others I can't parse sarcasm here anymore unless it is very explicit (with the purple one).

Mea culpa.

The line between trolling, sarcasm and then morons actually believing this stuff is so thin at times.

There are so many rumors and conspiracy theories out there regarding the Patriots, sometimes its fun to just throw some crazy stuff out there.

Nevertheless, all of the goings on with the offense have been weird. Thank god for the killer D. Brady seems giddy with Sanu, so hopefully he sparks the O, and gives JE a break of sorts. Really concerned with JE getting injured, which would really really suck!

On the TEs, I just don't get why BB is keeping both Izzo and LaCosse. At one point a lot of posters said BB felt they were both better than having Ben (youth, cap). I don't get that at all. I see Ben like Harrison's last season with Pats. Guy has one more year left in him before retiring.