here's a pats thread for everyone to talk about patritos shit because nobody else cares

patriots pr0n:

Ironically, the "old news" and ensuing four-game suspension earlier this season, said Talib, ended up being the "best thing" that ever happened to his football career.

Three weeks into the suspension, he became a Patriot.

Recalling the day, he smiled from ear to ear.

"I had heard about the Patriots and the way they do things, all that stuff," said Talib. "You know what? It's true. This is heaven. This is football heaven."
...

"I love him. Everybody here loves him," said Patriots safety Patrick Chung. "He has fit in really well. He has a lot of confidence. He can cover. He can tackle. I couldn't say enough good things about Aqib. He's the real deal."

Apparently, the feelings are more than mutual.

"As soon as you walk in the building you notice it," said Talib. "It's all about team here. Everybody is a professional. I have never experienced anything like this. I see the owner, Mr. (Robert) Kraft every day. That's amazing, man. Coach Belichick treats everybody like a man, with respect. He's a cool guy."

Talib could go on. And he did.

"I am a Patriot," said Talib. "It feels like I was meant to be here ... The coaches here are so good, too. It's all about football. It's one day at a time. It's the perfect place to play football. I don't know what else to say."

Even coach Bill Belichick, a man of few words, sings Talib's praises.

"There's no doubt that Aqib has helped our secondary," he said. "He's a very smart and confident player who works hard. He has a good attitude and he fits in well. I've enjoyed coaching him."

...

"I don't want to talk about the future," said Talib. "I'm only focused on today. And when I come here tomorrow, I'll be focused on tomorrow ... But if you ask me if this is where I want to be? Of course, I do. Every player should play here."

also the first time in history bill belichick has been called a "cool guy"

http://www.thuzio.com/all/football/kevin-faulk.html

let's play poker with kevin faulk!

Can ILX pool together some money to discuss end of year critic's polls with Kevin Faulk?

go with god, pat chung

iirc pats reporters have been saying since midway last season that chung was done in NE

oh yeah, he was done

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/21867431/bill-belichick-holds-twitter-qa-on-girlfriend-linda-hollidays-account

lol weird

Linda Holliday @Linda_Holliday

No- short armsRT @RingPRgirl: @Linda_Holliday Any sweatshirts with sleeves?

lol

NFL Draft Bible ‏@NFLDraftBible
It's official. Wes Welker to the Broncos. 2-yr deal.

booooooooo

ha people pointing out that welker changed his twitter avatar yesterday to a pic of him and his wife in aspen with Colorado flag hat.

pats only offered 10m over 2 years? lol

bye Welkah, next time try not to drop the ball when it hits you in the numbers during a major playoff game

yeah that's right, fuck that guy.

denver come to foxboro next season

things that are cheap: talk, patriots ownership

supposedly landed amendola

on a 5-year deal

if you believe that staying healthy is a skill it's hard to get excited about this

stockpiling injury prone inside receivers in the hope that at least one of them is fit for any given game.

amendola will do well when he is on the field

woah now, 31m over 5 yrs! i hope half of that is in the 5th year

chicago kevin wrote this on thread the rolling OFFSEASON MOVES thread on board I Love NFL on Mar 12, 2007

i don't know what his contract looks like but i'd wager he would. i think the depth chart will probably be something like:

wr 1- richochet caldwell/stallworth
wr 2- caldwell/stallworth/gaffney
wr3- caldwell/stallworth/gaffney
wr4- troy brown/chad jackson/welker
wr5 -brown/jackson/welker/whatever other scrubs they sign.

brown's probably gone now thtat i look at it.

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chicago kevin wrote this on thread the rolling OFFSEASON MOVES thread on board I Love NFL on Mar 13, 2007

with brown probably on his way out and kevin faulk entering the twilight of his career welker will probably be used primarily (if not solely) on special teams. i would be shocked if welker is anything more than a #3 receiver, i think he'll be situational at best.

not chicago kevin's finest moment

thats prob what most people thought tho

he was not a famous popular nfl receiver at the time

yeah there were a few '06 dolphins games that made me take notice but not everyone saw those games i'm sure

i do remember liking the signing, he seemed like a great breakout candidate, though not to the levels he achieved

playing with tom brady is pretty sweet

underestimate "good guy" receivers with "intangibles" and "grittiness" and "a superior work ethic" at your own risk is the lesson here

it was so sweet for chad jackson, and donte stallworth, and chad johnson, and brandon tate, and joey galloway

life is a pretty sweet fruit

there are only so many balls

(fruits)

i wanna go on record as saying that i was a fan of welker in his fins which is why i have ridden him to high regular season fantasy records and then fallen apart in the playoffs for many a year

one of many many reasons tbh

let the record show that forks has long loved welkah

selah

NE did give up a 2nd rounder for Welker, who was coming off a 67-cath season, it's not like he was some nobody

welker was a scrubs in an all-fitting uniform on his way outta the league until we picked him up outta the dirt, wiped the chocolate off his face, and taught him how to run a 3 yard crossing route. we made him like eddie murphy in trading places and he turned on us, like eddie murphy in trading places. why didn't we watch the film to the end?? and now he's gone. forever lost to us. and he will look so terrible in orange and blue.

just have to hold it together until simmons drags some fallacious but comforting bullshit out of his ass about how the pats will be much better without him because of something to do with la law.

Yet even after Welker received a two-year, $12 million offer from the Broncos on Wednesday, a call was made to the Patriots to see if the club would sweeten its offer. The Patriots did not have an immediate response, which led some in Welker's camp to believe a better offer was a possibility in part to keep him away from the Broncos, one of their top competitors in the AFC. Ultimately, the club informed Welker and his representatives that they had entered into another commitment, which Welker's camp assumed all along was Amendola.

So Welker called the Broncos -- who, according to a source, were initially concerned about insulting Welker with their offer because they already had made other financial commitments -- and told them he was on board.

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/9050742/2013-nfl-free-agency-new-england-patriots-quickly-shifted-wes-welker-danny-amendola

weird

hell be good for manning since he catches mostly short passes anyway

getting real tired of all these articles speculating how betrayed and angry Brady is after the Welker deal

talib and arrington back
adrian wilson in - i don't know how much more he has, but pats don't have much at safety
donald jones - never saw much to get excited about with him, but have to assume something is there
emmanuel sanders - great pick up if it gets confirmed, sounds like it will

danny woodhead to chargers. he generally did a good job, sad to see him go. hope he is getting paid somewhat

wow awesome getting talib on a 1-year deal

e. sanders signs offer sheet, let's see what sburgh do. this would be a great way to spend a 3rd round pick imo.

yup--from what i've seen it will be tough for the steelers to match

http://deadspin.com/former-patriots-guard-joe-andruzzi-helped-rescue-explos-473063870

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4744064/soundbites-from-scarnecchia

Dante Scarnecchia is the best dude, i hope he somehow lives forever and never retires

"You have to prove yourself every day in this league. If you don’t, if you’re not willing to prove yourself every day and [you’re] complacent, it will be a [butt]-kicking of astronomical proportions. None of us want that.”

WHAT IN THEE FUCK

http://abcnews.go.com/US/patriots-star-aaron-hernandez-questioned-murder-sources-abc/story?id=19430625#.UcHTfJx_0cV

whoa