Kraft doesn't want anything to do with AB, thus Brady's pressure campaign. Of course, resigning AB will make Kraft look magnanimous.Why would Robert Kraft want anything to do with Antonio Brown after the way he spoke about him?
Kraft doesn't want anything to do with AB, thus Brady's pressure campaign. Of course, resigning AB will make Kraft look magnanimous.Why would Robert Kraft want anything to do with Antonio Brown after the way he spoke about him?
Because he wants Brady back.Why would Robert Kraft want anything to do with Antonio Brown after the way he spoke about him?
Yea AB isn’t coming back to New England under any circumstances as long as Robert Kraft is around.Because he wants Brady back.
Kraft doesn't want anything to do with AB, thus Brady's pressure campaign. Of course, resigning AB will make Kraft look magnanimous.
So, how likely is it that Brady's pulling his weight and strongly "suggesting" a reunion with AB as a condition for his return? 5%? 50%? 75%?Because he wants Brady back.
No. We're not discussing this in vacuum. Brady is, oddly enough, is still constantly keeping in touch with AB.why do we think AB is even going to be allowed back in the NFL?
These AB rumors were tiresome in September. Can we get a moratorium on these until there is some reason to believe he'll ever play another game?
Would you want to get on AB's bad side?Brady is, oddly enough, is still constantly keeping in touch with AB.
Yeah, Brady’s remained friendly with pretty much every player he’s played with. Here we have a guy he invited into his home and who obviously has a little man crush on Tommy, even after everything that went on with him in Foxboro.Yes, Brady responded with a heart emoji to AB tweet obviously means he's pressuring Kraft and Belichick to sign AB.
Are you suggesting the NFL will ban AB for life? Only five players have been given lifetime bans in the last 95 years. The two from the modern era -- Stanley Wilson (1989) and Bernard Williams (1995) -- were for drug-related offenses.why do we think AB is even going to be allowed back in the NFL?
These AB rumors were tiresome in September. Can we get a moratorium on these until there is some reason to believe he'll ever play another game?
Just trying to read the tea leaves, my man. Still, you're understating the mutual social media ballwashing Brady and Brown have been engaging in for some months. Would Brady be happy with Marquise Goodwin? Sure, probably. But his chemistry with Brown was undeniable and frequently noted. And there have been numerous reports over the last three months that AB will go -- and perhaps only go -- where Brady goes. My read is Brady doesn't want to go anywhere.Yes, Brady responded with a heart emoji to AB tweet obviously means he's pressuring Kraft and Belichick to sign AB.
Great, I'll consult my psychic to see if they agree.Just trying to read the tea leaves,
Welcome to this big pile of suck of a thread.Great, I'll consult my psychic to see if they agree.
It's just wild speculation, I thought this place was supposed to be above that. Apparently not in this thread. Silly season indeed
Absolutely no one here said he was pressuring him like an ultimatum, but it is interesting, and we heard from a few people that Brady was upset with the AB release. This entire thread is speculation. I get that it sucks if you don't like one of the directions that speculation and chatter is going, but it is what it is.Yes, Brady responded with a heart emoji to AB tweet obviously means he's pressuring Kraft and Belichick to sign AB.
< 1%j-man, your odds on retiring are too high given the stated play to 45 desire. Only way he retires is if nobody wants to pay him, so effectively are you saying there is a 35% chance no team wants him enough to pay him a reasonable QB rate?
Edit: I would put no deal = forced retirement at <10%. I would put NE at 40% and the remaining 15% on another team (TB? LV? Unclear)
These odds are pretty absurd. Especially that retirement number.here are my odds on brady Tenn 30% retirement 35% back to ne 30% SF 5 %
Yes, they have....Absolutely no one here said he was pressuring him like an ultimatum
It's not the direction of any speculation, it's just the extreme wild speculation with no basis.Brady has a well-documented Twitter bromance ongoing with Antonio Brown. I wonder if this is his way of letting Kraft know he's willing to walk unless AB returns.
Since there is wildly varying reports & guesses about Brady's next move, speculation is all we have at this point.Yes, they have....
It's not the direction of any speculation, it's just the extreme wild speculation with no basis.
Brady liked a couple posts by AB is basis for saying Brady is telling Kraft he'll walking away if the Pat's don't sign Brown? C'mon, that is complete ridiculous.Since there is wildly varying reports & guesses about Brady's next move, speculation is all we have at this point.
I fact, from free agents to trades to draftees, isn't the majority of an NFL offseason one big mess of a speculation anyway?
And there's certainly enough "basis" for "extremely wild speculation" regarding TB & AB, however low that bar may be.
Okay, my bad. I missed the one post.Yes, they have....
It's not the direction of any speculation, it's just the extreme wild speculation with no basis.
I’m more troubled by the fact that Brady, a 42 year-old man, is using emojis.This AB stuff is torturous. Can we all just agree this isn’t really a deciding factor for Brady and just move on? It was a fucking heart emoji.
Well, it's not as bad as it could be; he could be on a message board have fights on topics he knows little about.I’m more troubled by the fact that Brady, a 42 year-old man, is using emojis.
You know better than this, or should.Well, it's not as bad as it could be; he could be on a message board have tard fights on topics he knows little about.
the key is will NE give him a 2-year deal because that is what brady wants but mr kraft said its up to bill and i think bill wants to move on or a 1-yr dealj-man, your odds on retiring are too high given the stated play to 45 desire. Only way he retires is if nobody wants to pay him, so effectively are you saying there is a 35% chance no team wants him enough to pay him a reasonable QB rate?
Edit: I would put no deal = forced retirement at <10%. I would put NE at 40% and the remaining 15% on another team (TB? LV? Unclear)
If Tenn goes with tanneyhill and bill only offers a 1-yr deal and SF keeps jimmy g and btw Brady would be a bad fit in shanny off then anywhere else he goes will be bad for him LV Gruden will not change his off LAC and Den have BAD OL lines and he wouild be out for the season by week 8 in both places Indy wants rivles or foles in DAL their new coach has a total diff off NYG they want to build around jones in Chi their GM does not want to admit he drafted a bust at 2 car is sticking with newton LAR cutting Goff wouild be 50 mil in dead money TB would offer whatever brady wanted but i heard their first choice was teddy b we all know he wants to play but 90% of the NFL does not wanting to be holding the bag if brady fails with a new teamThese odds are pretty absurd. Especially that retirement number.
Tom Brady will find a spot. There are so many options for him, with the Pats and the rest of the NFL. And he's given 0 indication whatsoever that he's thinking of retiring. It's the opposite, in fact. He even made a Super Bowl commercial where he literally said, "I'm not going anywhere."If Tenn goes with tanneyhill and bill only offers a 1-yr deal and SF keeps jimmy g and btw Brady would be a bad fit in shanny off then anywhere else he goes will be bad for him LV Gruden will not change his off LAC and Den have BAD OL lines and he wouild be out for the season by week 8 in both places Indy wants rivles or foles in DAL their new coach has a total diff off NYG they want to build around jones in Chi their GM does not want to admit he drafted a bust at 2 car is sticking with newton LAR cutting Goff wouild be 50 mil in dead money TB would offer whatever brady wanted but i heard their first choice was teddy b we all know he wants to play but 90% of the NFL does not wanting to be holding the bag if brady fails with a new team
and let say brady sings with Tenn is he ok playing in a 2001 type of off because heary is going to be the bell cow
on the suface sure there are tons of choices but brady wife has said she wants to be somewhere warm which to me means LA Vegas or Fla but willie M nfl network said that she does not like LA i have seen too many star athletes say i am not going to retire and then 3 mos later retireTom Brady will find a spot. There are so many options for him, with the Pats and the rest of the NFL. And he's given 0 indication whatsoever that he's thinking of retiring. It's the opposite, in fact. He even made a Super Bowl commercial where he literally said, "I'm not going anywhere."
He's not going anywhere. He'll be in the NFL.
edit - I am pretty sure Tom Brady wouldn't mind having a RB like Henry to hand off to. Yes, he would be ok with it, if he thought he could win a Super Bowl.
At this stage of the game, do we really think the richest woman in the world needs her primary home for the next 2 NFL seasons (or next 18 months or so) to be in a "warm" location as opposed to using vacation homes, hotels and all the things you could do as the richest woman in the world to be in warm places while TB plays in the football-strategically best place for him for those 2 seasons?but brady wife has said she wants to be somewhere warm
Not picking on you, but Gisele is nowhere near the richest woman in the world, like by a factor of 100.At this stage of the game, do we really think the richest woman in the world needs her primary home for the next 2 NFL seasons (or next 18 months or so) to be in a "warm" location as opposed to using vacation homes, hotels and all the things you could do as the richest woman in the world to be in warm places while TB plays in the football-strategically best place for him for those 2 seasons?
Not picking on you, but I really don't think anything but ability to win now with the right team is a factor.
That Yates thread is circular gibberish.That Yates report reinforces what I've long believed, Brady is beating the bushes for a 3-year deal with the Pats offering a 2-year deal.
FWIW, Bedard has a different view:That Yates thread is circular gibberish.
Much like this thread.
Field Yates was on the Patriots beat for a few seasons before landing at the ESPN Mothership for fantasy sports. He’s tremendously talented and was well-respected and well-liked by everyone.
More importantly, he worked for four years with the Patriots in scouting and coaching before that and he’s been close to the Belichick family for years from the days on Nantucket. Those are just facts.
Most importantly: regardless of his background, he bats 1.000 on his Patriots information. I can’t recall a time when he was wrong on anything, and he breaks a lot of Patriots news, usually of the small-ish variety but that’s the Patriots beat.
So when it comes to Field and Patriots news, I believe this: it’s right, and it’s (at least usually) from the Patriots’ coaching/front office staff perspective.
Perhaps I should restate: that thread is a grammatical abomination and crime against the English language that requires multiple readings to understand. I mean, he took four tweets to say, "The Pats offered a multi-year deal to Brady in August, he turned them down and wanted the option to hit free agency. The team is now waiting for him to propose an offer, not the other way around."FWIW, Bedard has a different view:
Yes. Absent a new CBA it’s harder to structure a Brady contract with a more manageable cap number.Here's a different question: if we are rooting for the Pats to bring Brady back, do we want the CBA signed this week or not?
Straightforward, to the point, with no trace of AB. I thank you, sir.Yes. Absent a new CBA it’s harder to structure a Brady contract with a more manageable cap number.
You can't spell CBA without AB.Straightforward, to the point, with no trace of AB. I thank you, sir.