Chris CrockettDeion Branch Back To Patriots Talk Intrigues Me But I Want Anquan Boldin
February 18th 2010 17:00
I was reading a column by Karen Guregian in the Boston Herald yesterday on the fact that Seattle GM, John Schneider, might be open to trading Deion Branch. This really piqued my interest. I remember the bond on the field between Branch and Tom Brady and how pissed Brady was when the Pats couldn’t come to an agreement with Branch and his people on a new deal to keep Branch in New England. Check out what Branch had to say below…
“(Going back to the Patriots) would be interesting to see. You know what, I talk to guys all the time. I never wanted to leave, nor did coach Belichick and his staff and the organization want me to leave, either,” Branch said last night. “We just couldn’t get the contractual part down.
We just couldn’t come to an agreement. And that stuff happens
“I still love coach Belichick, and if the opportunity presents itself to come back, I would love to be there.”
We just couldn’t come to an agreement. And that stuff happens
“I still love coach Belichick, and if the opportunity presents itself to come back, I would love to be there.”
Now, I’ve been telling people on Twitter as well as anyone who will listen, how much I’d love to see Cardinals WR, Anqaun Boldin, in a Pats uniform. I love his tough style of play and overall skill level. He reminds me of a slightly less durable, Hines Ward. He won’t shy away from knocking you on your ass after the catch. I think Boldin’s style would be the perfect compliment to Randy Moss, while we wait for Wes Welker to return. All three of them together would be unstoppable IMO. He wants out of Arizona and reportedly he’d command a 2nd & 4th or 5th round pick in return for the Cardinals to part ways with him. The Pats have three #2 picks in this upcoming draft. If I’m Belichick, I make this deal without hesitation, if it presents itself. As I much as I like the idea of Branch returning to this football team, Anquan Boldin clearly remains my number one choice. Check their seasonal averages below…..
Boldin (7 seasons)-----84 rec./ 1074 yds./ 6.3 TD’s
Branch (8 seasons)-----49 rec./622 yds./ 3.5 TD’s
Chuck
~TCFB~
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