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On that 1st line, it depends who it is. If they find a way to get Watson, they'll have to cart me away for sure. I'll probably be all wild-eyed and singing showtunes, or something like that. But I agree. Cam's contract looks very much like that of a back-up. It feels like BB has something in mind (and they could trade a ton of picks to move up in the draft now without missing out on too much, with all of the holes they have filled).

I just want to see Belichick throw his phone again. I don't think I'm asking for much. That almost made the previous 2 decades of misery worth it...

It feels like some team always gifts them something, while I shake my fists at the sky screaming, "WHY?!!!" The Texans better stay cool here. Just stay cool, Houston.

Anyone else fairly underwhelmed by all of the fuss about what the Pats are doing? Seems like a lot of "look at me!" arm-waving stuff, but when you break it down, Tight End is the only position that looks significantly improved. Pats fans are of course crowing that they're taking the division back now after a one-year hiatus, but I'm not seeing it. They got better; but they were bad.

Kind of a head-scratcher given needs - but why complain. I'll love him after his 1st 50 yarder for the go-ahead score.

BB is channeling his inner Dan Snyder.

I'm sure I could have talked myself into it in about an hour, but I'm glad we didn't sign him. I can't think of a player I'd have a harder time rooting for. That play really made me sick.

It's pretty shrewd. Fast DB's get way out ahead of the slow guys so they end up wide open underneath.

Everyone is talking about the Pats now. It would be kind of awesome if they ended up this season like so many other teams who made the biggest splash in FA over the years, and struggled to a middlin' record while missing the playoffs. Probably not likely w/ BB coaching, but one can hope. Looking at all of their moves in totality, the TE position is the only one that I'd call "scary." The rest of the pick-ups are more like marginal improvements (just generally speaking).

Yeah, I'm trying. I keep rationalizing that every year there is a team like this (including the Bills in a few of the drought years), and it's almost never a team that ends up being a contender in the regular season. Still, it's been a crazy couple of days for that team. If I was a Pats fan, I'd be pretty stoked.

I'm hyperventilating a bit. BB is like the monster in the closet for me. I truly can't wait until he retires.

I mean, I knew they had a lot of cap space - but it is unlimited? Does anyone know if they're close to cap now? This is ridiculous. I can't wait until BB retires.

That's fair. I've always said that BB can coach almost any roster in the league to somewhere around .500 at worst. I'll be more worried if they make a move at QB. Their ceiling is only so high w/ Cam, imo. But yeah - the AFCE will be tough next year.

Scary good is a stretch, imo. They were busy today. They were a bad team last year, and improved. I'd still pick them for 3rd place by the end of the season.

He's a much better GM in his mind than he is here on earth. Color me not scared. What they did today reminds me too much of when the Bills used to win the offseason and end up in 3rd.

Good points, all. But I refuse to be rational. I'm looking forward to telling my Pats fan friends (and I do have 'em), "hey, you won the offseason!" And if they manage to beat us in the regular season, "Welp...you won your Super Bowl!" I'm gonna get maximum mileage out of this long-overdue role reversal.

BB has an aura about him because of his greatness as a coach - and there is no doubt about that. I think most of us agree that he's the best ever. But he has never been all that as a GM. Always has his share of head-scratching moves, and his draft record is middlin' at best. He benefitted for years from a GOAT QB taking pay cuts and having a salary below his value, and also from FA's taking pay cuts to play with that GOAT. This reminds me of drought-era Bills, or other teams that "won" the offseason with FA additions but then fizzled in the regular season. None of what they're doing concerns me right now. They still have Cam behind center.

It reminds me a lot of our drought-era FA periods. And we'd get as excited as Pats fans are on their boards today. But, without a better QB, none of it matters much.

I disagree on both counts. Judon is not GREAT. He's a very solid signing, but I'd put him at above average. And I don't see them as loaded. BB always coaches up that D regardless of who is there - but talent-wise, I wouldn't even put them in the top 10. Quite a few guys on the wrong side of 30 in that group.

Smart move. Davis really emerged, and you can't keep everyone. This really helps the cap. Gonna miss Brown, though. Such a fun player to watch when healthy. A great Bill. I'll root for him wherever he goes...

I was on the blue team.

That made for fun post-football viewing. I'm not usually following the women's draw in the Australian this closely. Great run! I'm curious where she'll be ranked now...

You had me at banana bread beer.

Winfield & Clements were only together for a few seasons, but they were one of the best CB tandems of all time, imo. We let go of too many good players in the drought. Losing good players is standard, but you can't just let everyone go.

I've gone through all of the stages with Brady, and arrived at acceptance. It's sort of liberating. 10 Super Bowls. It's an impossible achievement.