The Patriots resigned Aqib Talib Saturday for a one year deal. Aqib Talib came to the Patriots via trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers right before the NFL trade deadline, was one of the few only trades this season.
Talib did good with us and recorded 19 tackles with the Patriots in his 6 games played with us. As the season went by, Talib looked as our best corner back. In the playoffs, he recorded 10 tackles before getting injured in the AFC championship game against the Ravens, let's not get into that game...
Anyways let's talk about Brandon Lloyd and what happened. The Patriots decided they did not need another wide receiver on the team because they released one our of top wide receivers from last season. Lloyd had 74 catches for 911 yards and 4 touchdowns this season with the Pats, one of his best. Why the Patriots released him? Well there can be many answers, one is that he is 31, but I don't know if they consider that too old. Another reason may be because he was set to make $1.9 million, but with all his bonuses, he was supposed to end up getting $5 million. So is there a chance the Pats could still resign Lloyd, just for cheaper money? Yes, of course, but it could also not happen, who knows.
The Patriots also resigned corner back Kyle Arrington to a 5 year deal, and veteran safety Adrian Wilson. So with the newly signings of those 2 cornerbacks, I think the Patriots defense will be better, just because of them. One problem they may have this season is their offense if they don't find a way to improve their offense. Anyways, there is more to happen in the future, so let's see.
Also before I end this post, I had to mention this. Tom Brady agreed to a extension deal that was cheap to help the Patriots with their money problems. Now, that the Patriots have more money, why aren't they going out of their way to resign or keep certain key players? It just doesn't make sense. I wonder what Brady thinks of all this...
- DJ
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