I need more sourcing on that because there if he’s near end wouldn’t he want to take one more shot?Bedard said on F&M that the Patriots have offered an extension to Brady but Brady is holding it up. He says that Brady is in no rush to help out the team.
I'm sure he would, but whatever issues went on during last season may be lingering.I need more sourcing on that because there if he’s near end wouldn’t he want to take one more shot?
Not to cross post, but I’d guess high guarantees make it more likely to be multiyears in practice.Rapaport says it's a 3-year deal for Burkhead with a good chunk of the contract being guaranteed. So therefore it's likely a 1-year commitment.
This hasn't been backed up on the national level or on the local level by either side. The dots are going to be connected because ex-Bengals DC Paul Guenther (who was his biggest supporter) is now in Oakland but there's nothing to it.Burfict being traded to Raiders?
Equally possible that there were no issues. Yet another possibility is that there were issues but that they have been resolved.I'm sure he would, but whatever issues went on during last season may be lingering.
Yeah...Haynesworth redux. Maybe we can sign him in 2 years for peanuts after he gets cut again.
Suh cares less about winning
Some of them are flat out indefensible. Sammy Watkins on the high end, Ryan Grant on the low end, are two examples. There are others. Solder is one.People saying these contracts are madness:
1) Are underrating how fast the cap is going up
2) Are mentally anchored to numbers that are now too low, given (1), and
3) Aren't accounting for the fact that a lot of these are being given out by teams that need to sign someone. There is no problem overpaying a few million here and there when you have to add $30 million in salaries. Actually, in that situation the meaning of the word "overpay" becomes unclear.
So he has “Brady not doing team any favors” and “they might trade Gronk”?Curran on NBCSB said he wouldn't rule out a Gronk trade. Yikes.
Frightening to think about but what do you ask for in a Gronk trade? Starting tackle? First? Second?Curran on NBCSB said he wouldn't rule out a Gronk trade. Yikes.
More frightening to think what they'll acceptFrightening to think about but what do you ask for in a Gronk trade? Starting tackle? First? Second?
Seems strange re: Brady, especially after initial reports of the Pats getting rid of Jimmy G to keep Brady happy and his supposed love of Robert K.So he has “Brady not doing team any favors” and “they might trade Gronk”?
Okay.
Agreed. I’m guessing either a player and a lower pick or a 2 or 3. He’s great, but his injury history fills volumes and he may not want to play more than one more season.More frightening to think what they'll accept
You "wouldn't be shocked" if they traded Tom Brady? I'd have to ask what in fact would shock you, if thats true?If they traded Gronk and/or Brady I wouldn’t be shocked. Nothing this team does personnel wise should be a shock at this point.
If they traded Brady you wouldn’t be shocked? You mean now or down the road? Because no chance on a Brady trade now.If they traded Gronk and/or Brady I wouldn’t be shocked. Nothing this team does personnel wise should be a shock at this point.
Greg Bedard said the portion about Tom Brady, not Curran.So he has “Brady not doing team any favors” and “they might trade Gronk”?
Okay.
It's a good thing, then, that I don't run the team ... because I'd do it.If they traded Brady you wouldn’t be shocked? You mean now or down the road? Because no chance on a Brady trade now.
If they trade Gronk with only a year or two left of Tom Brady then I’m not sure what the logic is or the mission of the 2018 Patriots.Agreed. I’m guessing either a player and a lower pick or a 2 or 3. He’s great, but his injury history fills volumes and he may not want to play more than one more season.
Sorry, my bad.Greg Bedard said the portion about Tom Brady, not Curran.
To prepare for the next five yearsIf they trade Gronk with only a year or two left of Tom Brady then I’m not sure what the logic is or the mission of the 2018 Patriots.
If you were preparing for the next 5 years why trade Jimmy? I have no clue if the Browns actually would have given the Texans pick either but even if he stayed in the AFC would have been a better deal IMOTo prepare for the next five years
Well, I know exactly what it means. What I don't know is who it means.Mike Garofolo on NFL Network teasing that the Patriots have something going on "with a familiar face." What could that possibly mean?
LGBTMike Garofolo on NFL Network teasing that the Patriots have something going on "with a familiar face." What could that possibly mean?
Blount or Woodhead for RB depth? Taking a quick look at the FA listing those 2 seemed to jump out.Mike Garofolo on NFL Network teasing that the Patriots have something going on "with a familiar face." What could that possibly mean?
Mike Garofolo on NFL Network teasing that the Patriots have something going on "with a familiar face." What could that possibly mean?
Because they couldn't afford him without trading Brady which they weren't going to do once they saw how well he was playing.If you were preparing for the next 5 years why trade Jimmy? I have no clue if the Browns actually would have given the Texans pick either but even if he stayed in the AFC would have been a better deal IMO
Nothing, when it comes to Patriots personnel decisions.You "wouldn't be shocked" if they traded Tom Brady? I'd have to ask what in fact would shock you, if thats true?
Nothing when it comes to Patriots personnel moves.You "wouldn't be shocked" if they traded Tom Brady? I'd have to ask what in fact would shock you, if thats true?
You might be the 3,502,793th person to explain that to him ... still waiting for the outlying districts, thoughBecause they couldn't afford him without trading Brady which they weren't going to do once they saw how well he was playing.
agreed. I guess we would just press hyperspace and land in 2019.If they trade Gronk with only a year or two left of Tom Brady then I’m not sure what the logic is or the mission of the 2018 Patriots.
‘No move out of the question’ and ‘not shocked’ are not equal, imo, but ymmv. As it is, the player moves you list don’t combine to even come close to him trading Brady.Nothing, when it comes to Patriots personnel decisions.
If Brady and Gronk are, in fact, unhappy playing for BB, anything could happen. If some idiot team makes a
Nothing when it comes to Patriots personnel moves.
Brady would be the biggest of all, of course, but after Bledsoe, Milloy, Seymour, Branch, Vrabel, Collins, Butler being benched, etc, there is no move that’s out of the question. If Brady is truly unhappy here, and the right deal comes along, I have no doubt BB would trade him, subject to the Kraft veto. And if Brady wanted to go, I bet Kraft would not stop it.
If Gronk has embarked on a (relatively) subtle campaign to shoot his way out of town, then you best fasten your chin strap.agreed. I guess we would just press hyperspace and land in 2019.
Trading Gronk would be insane, Even when injured he often draws the double-team.
I would have to pick my jaw off the ground if I saw that happen.