CONTRACT FINALIZED!!!

[Essex Johnson]

(09-08-2023, 06:46 PM)jj22 Wrote: It is kinda surprising the backlash this deal caused amongst Bengals fans on social media. Burrow was never taking a team friendly deal to keep the weapons together.

Everyone points to Brady but they don’t tell the whole story. Brady took less pay and the PATS still let players go and didn’t keep his wideouts or those defensive stars of the 00’s. The untold truth is Brady was bamboozled and no one else will ever fall for that trap again.

Well they won in 15 and 17, sure they lost Welker but he was 31 and they were smart not to sign him in a big contract since production went down next 3 yrs and was out of football. They did sign Amedola and Edleman around that time to replace Welker. I know they signed Wilfolk and  McCourty to a nice deals in  2014 and 2015 range.   I don't think we can say NE was not helped by Brady contract when they they were active in signing FAs and retaining key players and  winning  2 SBs , would need more evidence to prove that NE just stayed pat.