Jobot Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 Several Patriots going for the pay-day instead of pursuit of another ring... Nate Soldier Malcom Butler Dion Lewis Danny Amendola There were reports last year of players getting tired of the 'Patriot Way', it's also been criticized and not being any 'fun'... I know the argument is going to be that NE never pays out the big contracts.... but maybe this is another sign of cracks in the empire. 1
BuffaloBillyG Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jobot said: Several Patriots going for the pay-day instead of pursuit of another ring... Nate Soldier Malcom Butler Dion Lewis Danny Amendola There were reports last year of players getting tired of the 'Patriot Way', it's also been criticized and not being any 'fun'... I know the argument is going to be that NE never pays out the big contracts.... but maybe this is another sign of cracks in the empire. And they will somehow continue to push for another Super Bowl with lesser known and lesser priced talent.
MrEpsYtown Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, No Place To Hyde said: And they will somehow continue to push for another Super Bowl with lesser known and lesser priced talent. Yep this always happens and they are always fine.
snafu Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 If I won a ring and then became a free agent, I'd go with the highest offer, too. I think this is going to be Brady's last season. 1
frostbitmic Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 They just choose to spend their money on referees instead of on players. 3 5 2
Jobot Posted March 14, 2018 Author Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: Yep this always happens and they are always fine. Probably true... I feel like Amendola leaving stands out to me the most. He seemed to be the Patriot standard for a while now. Guessing he's tired of it though. Edited March 14, 2018 by Jobot
Mr. WEO Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 They lose/release players (often in their primes) all the time. Why does the OP think things have changed? BB has dumped better players than these many times. Makes no difference. 1 minute ago, Jobot said: Probably true... I feel like Amendola leaving stands out to me the most. He seemed to be the Patriot standard for a while now. Guessing he's tired of it though. Maybe you're thinking of Edelman?
RochesterRob Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, No Place To Hyde said: And they will somehow continue to push for another Super Bowl with lesser known and lesser priced talent. We will see just how many more tricks are left in Belichick's bag. 1
Reed83HOF Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/973667851247718402 NFL Memes @NFL_Memes 20h20 hours ago More BREAKING: Patriots sign NFL referee Carl Paganelli to 3-year deal worth a reported $12 million 72 replies2,097 retweets5,002 likes Reply 72 Retweet 2.1K Like 5.0K Direct message 2 10
corta765 Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 Typically I would agree with others saying it isn't anything big and they will be fine and I do still partially believe that because of Brady. BUT everything I have read says they really wanted to keep Nate Solder and the Pats typically never lose guys they really want to stay. This will be the first time since Brady has been there they won't have a trusted stud LT they can rely on. That's not to say in FA they won't bring a decent guy in but remember a few years ago when they seemed to be slipping a large reason was line play. Also their willingness to let a good CB like Butler go off an already shaky secondary and front 7 that needs pass rushers doesn't help either. Now am I saying NE is going 7-9 and its over? Heck no that would be foolish. But I do think it is very plausible they slip from the AFC world beaters that are always 13-3 to a 11-5 or 10-6 record that still takes the division but the holes are apparent and they can be beaten were it wouldn't be a complete stunner.
MrEpsYtown Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Jobot said: Probably true... I feel like Amendola leaving stands out to me the most. He seemed to be the Patriot standard for a while now. Guessing he's tired of it though. He basically replaced Welker who kind of replaced Troy Brown. They rinse and repeat is all I'm saying. 3 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/973667851247718402 NFL Memes @NFL_Memes 20h20 hours ago More BREAKING: Patriots sign NFL referee Carl Paganelli to 3-year deal worth a reported $12 million 72 replies2,097 retweets5,002 likes Reply 72 Retweet 2.1K Like 5.0K Direct message This is the funniest thing I have seen in quite a while
Reed83HOF Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, MrEpsYtown said: This is the funniest thing I have seen in quite a while I don't want to hijack this thread, but this one might be better... https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/973632474344501248 2
Chicken Boo Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, RochesterRob said: We will see just how many more tricks are left in Belichick's bag. Exactly. Brady is no spring chicken and other teams, theoretically, are getting better.
MrEpsYtown Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: I don't want to hijack this thread, but this one might be better... https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/973632474344501248 Nice! Hijack all you need to! 1
Jobot Posted March 14, 2018 Author Posted March 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: They lose/release players (often in their primes) all the time. Why does the OP think things have changed? BB has dumped better players than these many times. Makes no difference. Maybe you're thinking of Edelman? Amendola more so. To me he's a roll player that has gigantic games at times but disappears when his number isn't called based on the game plan. I don't see him being very successful in Miami.
PromoTheRobot Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 27 minutes ago, No Place To Hyde said: And they will somehow continue to push for another Super Bowl with lesser known and lesser priced talent. That's the spirit! Give up! Quit now! We are already defeated!
Utah John Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 They'll let Hogan replace Amendola, but they're going to miss having a Welker/Amendola gnat finding holes in the zone.
BobbyC81 Posted March 14, 2018 Posted March 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, Utah John said: They'll let Hogan replace Amendola, but they're going to miss having a Welker/Amendola gnat finding holes in the zone. Again, that’s Edelman. 1
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