Naturally, I think the Patriots signings are hilariously bad yet again. Ochostinko will be decent, but he's not going to produce as well as most people think he will. The Patriots offense is set up completely different from the Moss era. They don't need a deep threat, they need a slew of good route runners who can catch intermediate passes and dump offs. If they continue to try and perfect that style of offense they were running in the second half of last season they'd be unstoppable. Adding Ochostinko to the mix didn't do anything for them at all imo.
Everyone always talks about how the Patriots are "crafty" and "steal players," well, I'm here to say that the Fat Albert signing was a waste of a fifth round pick. The dude is a complete boob, no matter where he's played, PERIOD. I don't give a shit if he is playing for Belichick or god himself. Everyone said the same shit about Randy Moss until he reverted back to the real Randy Moss and did nothing but talk about Randy Moss because Randy Moss is all about Randy Moss. It's going to be the same thing with Haynesworth. He'll be a good teammate and hard worker for the first 6-10 games and then after that, WHAMO! He'll revert back to the lazy dumbshit he is and will be cut after year one, especially if the Patriots go anything resembling adversity, which is inevitable because all teams do. I guarantee it.
edit: I remember watching Haynesworth's press conference when he was first signed by the Redskins and how it was a "dream come true" for him to play for a team with such a history in the NFL, and how the "money didn't matter" etc. It was all a lie. He could have been a good teammate and contributed to a potentially up and coming team, but totally blew it because he's a fucking idiot. He'll probably say some shit along those lines like how it's an honor to play for one of the best coaches in the league, and play for a winner, and I just want to win, and all that stupid shit players say when they're talking out of their ass. Seriously, if you're a Pats fan and you think this was a great move for the Pats, you're delusional.
edit: Peyton was re-signed. Five years for $90 million. They also cut Kelvin Hayden (he had a pick six in Super Bowl XLI) and long time starter OT Ryan Diem.
