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

meanwhile, branch back at 2yrs/$12m and harmon $5m/yr. supposedly reasonable chance hightower is back. defense seems like it will stay in reasonable shape.

bummed about losing ryan to tenn at reasonable money. now really unsure what their plan at cb is. probably draft a 5th round prospect with #32

trade 4 #KONY

lol. part of the fill for the situational rushers they let go i guess. not sure what the equivalent value of moving 8 spots in the draft is but can't be that much.

idk what the hard on for brandin cooks is all about but paying more than a 1st rounder for him seems p gross to me. hope i end up regretting this post but...

some trades today by ye olde patritos hehe

Joseph Hoyt‏ @JoeJHoyt 1h1 hour ago
In total: The #Patriots gave up the 32nd pick, No. 64 & No. 103 for Brandin Cooks, Kony Ealy & the 72nd pick. Bill Belichick is a wizard.

idk know enough abt football to tell if this is good, ppl on twitter seem to think it is tho

i think the hardon for cooks is:

espn: New Patriots WR Brandin Cooks is 1 of only 3 players to record at least 75 receptions, 1,000 receiving yards, and 8 receiving touchdowns in each of the last 2 seasons. The others are Odell Beckham Jr. and Antonio Brown.

he is really good and he fits their offense.

that sound pretty good to me!

nb i have no idea what bill's grand plan is but he sure does keep it interesting

hopefully cooks is the exception but a lot of dudes have put up big #s with brees throwing to them in the superdome and then looked subpar elsewhere. 1st rounder + is a big deal, especially when the next pick they have (currently) is in the 3rd.

lots of dudes have put up big numbers with brady throwing to them outdoors

based on all i have read we're not talking about like lance moore or robert meachem--he can play the slot, run different routes, and make plays after the catch

feel like the pats have never picked up any sort of big deal receiver before its either via draft or cast offs

the cooks and gilmore transactions are both really unusual ones for the pats

wonder if belichick feels like the market has shifted

maybe. seems like he isn't into this draft class very much.

it makes me uncomfortable. i'd feel so much better if they'd just convinced amendola to cut his salary to league minimum and went into the season with justin coleman and prince amukamara on a 1 yr 7m deal as starting cbs

one thing i heard on the radio that was an interesting point was that when the falcons focused on taking away edelman in the super bowl the pats didn't really have anyone who could make plays after the catch. they figured out how to get the ball to mitchell and hogan outside but both those guys are sort of catch and fall down types. i think a lot of the cooks move has to be about getting in front of an edelman decline.

well this is interesting. seems relevant...
https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/brandin-cooks

https://twitter.com/wwe/status/848663050320175104

Awesome

whatcha gonna do when gronkamania runs wild on YOU

half of pats squad skip white house visit
hot 1st take: "half of pats squad in stinging trump snub"
ppl: hey, maybe these guys aren't as bad as we thought
actual story: "half of pats squad skip white house because they already went year before last"
ppl: oh, they're actually worse

looked like the entire secondary was missing. wonder why brady ditched out at the last minute. gisele just happened to tweet the same morning that everyone should go to the climate march on april 29..

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/20/us/patriots-alan-branch-white-house-don-lemon-cnntv/

thank u alan branch

respect to a. branch, seems like a quality dude.

the hernandez stuff just gets stranger and stranger

i never thought i'd see an NFL player/murderer have a stranger story than O.J.'s

what happened

well here's one thing (person quoted is his fiancee's laywyer)

“This family doesn’t know if he had a gay lover in the prison. Or didn’t have a gay lover in the prison,” Leontire said during the sidebar conversation. “Allegedly one of the notes is to a gay lover. They have a right to know that.”

How Reche Caldwell went from the @Patriots to prison: https://t.co/AuZ6GvDYgN pic.twitter.com/SUtJ3T3nqe

— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) May 10, 2017

O_O

i don't want to make light of someone going to prison but goddamn reche is making it hard

Swarmed by SWAT members, on his way to the ground, a still exasperated Caldwell yelled, "Damn, man, you blasted the door with a tank? Why didn't ya just knock? I woulda let y'all in."

"Good lord that boy was a bad criminal," says his mom, "and thank Jesus for that."

for most of this story he acts and sounds like bighead from silicon valley if he were trying to be a criminal

http://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2017/06/12/6876c798-5ced-4d8f-8cbc-aec36a2eede3/thumbnail/770x433/48180f146f6f545f9b7c1137d7903d61/belichick-bling-super-bowl-ring-06-13-17.png

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVhgX8oD2e4/

that's...more of danny amendola than i ever wanted to see

Watched the first 5 games of the 2007 season, decided to make a thread of Brady's 50 TDs & just keep adding to it eventually.

— '06 Chad Jackson (@fearthe_beard11) July 14, 2017

click for videos/gifs. those tds to moss in 2x/3x coverage...just outrageous.

had no idea bout this gettleman stuff, seems like players hated him

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000820283/article/expanthers-stars-revel-in-dave-gettlemans-dismissal

rong thred

literally not one legit reason for gronk to be on the field for a single preseason snap

true patrito promotion

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIFJGl6XgAI3d8v.jpg:small

i guess on the bright side this is prob among the more benign/constructive uses of defense budget money

lil prediction for yall: pats are going to be good this year. remember where you saw it first

what is the britishes for 'yall'

you lot

pats r gonna be good this year you lot

oi you lot, pats are going to be shit hot this year

tell you what, i fancy a bit of gridiron