Honestly this free agency market has been kind to New England IMO. Not counting the loss of Welker, which is a huge loss, but let's be honest Brady won 3 Super Bowls with Troy Brown, Deion Branch, Daniel Graham, Ben Watson, etc. Losing Lloyd will hurt, but not terribly. Amendola was a nice pickup. Brady will make him look much better if he can catch on to the system. Bringing in another decent wide receiver through FA or the draft is key. (Though the only semi-legitimate receiver they've picked up through the draft in the past ten years was Branch; and this WR class is pretty week). I'd like them to snag Hamilton, Hunter or Patton IF they draft one early.
My favorite upgrade was to the secondary, though. Keeping Talib was BIG. Aside from his off the field troubles, the guy is a beast. Before he got hurt in the Baltimore game, he was shutting down Torrey Smith for the most part. Then there's the signing of Adrian Wilson, who I've liked for a long time. Reminds me of Rodney Harrison. He's on the downslope of his career, but not by much. So with a heavy hitter over the middle and a deep man coverage guy, the secondary is looking solid. Pair that with signing Arrington to an extension and the (spotty) veteran McCourty, and the secondary is possibly the best it's been since the days of Ty Law and Rodney Harrison.
The big question marks that remain are the pass rush and pass protection. If they can bring back Volmer and pluck up Abraham or Freeney, this Patriots team will be playing well into January again, barring major injuries.
Woo, sorry for the long read, just wanted to say my piece. Go Pats!
My favorite upgrade was to the secondary, though. Keeping Talib was BIG. Aside from his off the field troubles, the guy is a beast. Before he got hurt in the Baltimore game, he was shutting down Torrey Smith for the most part. Then there's the signing of Adrian Wilson, who I've liked for a long time. Reminds me of Rodney Harrison. He's on the downslope of his career, but not by much. So with a heavy hitter over the middle and a deep man coverage guy, the secondary is looking solid. Pair that with signing Arrington to an extension and the (spotty) veteran McCourty, and the secondary is possibly the best it's been since the days of Ty Law and Rodney Harrison.
The big question marks that remain are the pass rush and pass protection. If they can bring back Volmer and pluck up Abraham or Freeney, this Patriots team will be playing well into January again, barring major injuries.
Woo, sorry for the long read, just wanted to say my piece. Go Pats!
Collect BARRY SANDERS, Tom Brady, Bama Alums and Randy Moss
I only give DC for trades over $50
I only give DC for trades over $50