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He’s absolutely worth a 2nd and a mid round pick... no more than that..

It’s clear at this time that Brady is more than a system QB.. And it’s obvious that Belichick can’t magically turn Newton or Stidham into a good QB.. Think Belichick needs a chance to draft his own replacement QB before we can determine who is responsible for New England’s success.. Did Belichick develop Brady into what he is and he simply needs a more talented QB to groom? I don’t know. Regardless, I highly doubt that their next QB is even remotely as good as Brady was..

That’s true but I think that getting off to a hot start vs a cold start is very important.. We’re 5-2 largely because of a weaker schedule.. had the Bills played the Seahawks, Chiefs and 49ers to start the year then many fans would be saying the season is over.. Patriots OTOH have to be flawless to make the playoffs..

He’s on a cheap deal.. last year he was solid before injury.. Probably makes less than $1M a year.. might as well keep him around, even if it’s as a 4th stringer.

Milano won’t get a big deal.. he’s been injured and our defense has been struggling.. we’ll likely see a 1 year prove it deal.. Handing a big contract out to him would be crazy.,

Yeah... I don’t think overpaying for players is such a great idea when we have so many holes either.. Probably better off just waiting till the draft.. Allen is good, real good but not Championship level good yet, hopefully he’s at that level next year.. Probably a year away, this team needs some seasoning.. Holes everywhere..

I think you let Bass audition for the rest of the year.. he’s had a few slip ups within the 30-39 yard range but he’s also crushed some pretty difficult kicks that were 50 yards or longer.. We won’t find a better kicker in free agency, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.. the talent is there..

Patriots 2-4 without Brady... Bucs 5-2 with Brady.. 🤔

What else could he do really? I understand the call, I understand the hit.

It’s all my fault.. I changed my avatar to a Josh Allen picture and we’ve been on a slide ever since..

Why? Because the Jets aren’t that good.. Talk to me when our defense dominates a good team.

Not sure on Moss, not a huge sampling size. I thought he was a good prospect coming out but Singletary is a grinder.. With a better OL I think Singletary could be pretty darn good.. Not saying Moss won’t be good but I definitely think Singletary is the superior back and even if Moss becomes good, I don’t think it’d change that..

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Okay, let me see if I can put together a coherent sentence... coffee is still percolating.. For whatever reason I don’t think Alabama QBs translate well to the NFL.. He played for a school that had superior talent all around him... pretty much a 4 star or 5 star recruit at every position around him while going up against schools that had maybe half as many commitments than Alabama.. Shoot, Alabama’s backups could probably beat most D1 teams.. Now here he is in Miami, playing for a team that is less talented than most NFL teams — can he elevate his game? He goes from the hunters to the hunted.. Weak roster all around him, is he really that good or did he benefit from playing for Nick Saban and that Alabama team?

7-3 unless Belichick completely out coaches McDermott which is very possible..

People gripe about Knox, how bad he sucks, how he can’t catch.. Harp on him all you want but he is young, he’s on his rookie deal/cheap contract, he makes explosive plays and when he catches the ball he runs with heart. A lot can change in two years, in the meantime we have an impressive piece of clay to mold.

Ertz is a great player but how much would Goedert cost? Wonder if they’d take a 2021 5th and maybe a conditional pick in 2022? Very cheap contract, solid albeit unspectacular player but could be a solid role player here.. I’d feel really good about Knox and Goedert.

Run blocking takes everyone on the field... from the OL down to to the TEs and even the WRs... takes everyone.. I’d argue that guards are a huge part of the run game... they pull a lot, create creases etc.. Think Dawkins, Morse and Williams will be more adequate if given more help.

1. Allen 2. Herbert I think Herbert has a much higher ceiling than Burrow.. Burrow will be a very good QB but I just love the ceiling that Herbert has.. Very Josh-like although not as gifted physically but more polished than Josh was coming out.. Kid is going to be a great QB! I always go for QBs with the higher ceilings, swing for the fences always.. Any coach worth their salt should be able to groom the higher ceiling QB to their full potential.. Burrow would be my immediate choice after Herbert..

I think Bob Kabob is wayyyy more explosive.

No... Dawkins, Morse and Williams have been good so far. They’ve done a real good job giving Josh Allen a pocket to step into. I think RT is a far more important position than RG.. You can pancake weaker guards between your tackles and center, it can mask a mediocre guard’s talent to some degree...

Should go outside.. Think you bring in a true MLB, re-sign Milano to a 1 year prove it deal and onward we go.. I don’t think Edmunds has the brains nor toughness or nastiness to play inside and I don’t trust him to get our defense lined up in the right spots.. Not physical enough to be an enforcer in this defense.. Could have value as an outside LB.. has done a pretty good job using his speed to blitz off the edge.. Could be an asset as a coverage guy especially against some of the better TEs around the league.. He has value, he’s just playing out of position and behind a porous DL.. Not saying he’ll be great as an outside guy either, his responsibilities need to be dumbed down and the game simplified for him..

He had all of last year too.. Spain and Teller are both better yet he’s stuck with Ford. Why? Dawkins-Spain-Morse-Teller-Williams is much better than what we have now.. That’s actually a very good OL. Should have let Mongo and Spain fight for LG and kept Teller at RG.. Fact that we got rid of Teller, a diamond in the rough, one of the guys we drafted for subpar below average guards is concerning.. then Spain is released too only to be replaced by someone he’s better than... I’d be pissed too. Say what you want man..

I think Spain is and has been a better guard than Cody Ford has been... Ford was only out there because he was a high pick.. McBeane was ashamed to admit that they blew a high pick on a below average guard, a player they traded up for nonetheless... then they traded Wyatt Teller for a bag of footballs and he’s been an elite guard for the Browns..

Allen is a bigger, stronger and more athletic Brett Favre — I do see a bit of Elway in him in the way he runs!