Originally Posted by RunKC:
Well we have our answer as to why Veach didn’t want him here even at that team friendly contract that New England gave him.
— NBC Sports EDGE Football (@NBCSEdgeFB) June 14, 2023
Damn dude. It’s been 4 months since the SB and your knee is still a problem? Perhaps he should have surgery if this is this big of an issue.
Well done Brett.
The knee is chronic. I feel like everyone closely associated with JJSS realized that.
Maybe the Patriots should've had their training department actually take a look at a few things.
That knee will NEVER be truly 'right'. He'll fight this the remainder of his fairly short career. I don't think he's in the league in 3 seasons. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
The Pats are dumb. They should've just re-signed Jakobi Meyers for a little more money.
Exactly.
Meyers isn't exactly an iron man but he's not someone with a chronic issue. And he operates in the same spaces/methods that JJSS does. He came up in the organization and understands the system.
There's just no reason to move on from a reliable possession receiver to go sign a LESS reliable possession receiver who has a knee that simply won't ever be better.
And again, the reason they did it is because a half-decade ago the guy was healthy and productive over EXTREMELY high value. Since then he's just been injury prone and very inefficient.
We lost nothing. The Patriots gained nothing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
The Pats are dumb. They should've just re-signed Jakobi Meyers for a little more money.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Exactly.
Meyers isn't exactly an iron man but he's not someone with a chronic issue. And he operates in the same spaces/methods that JJSS does. He came up in the organization and understands the system.
There's just no reason to move on from a reliable possession receiver to go sign a LESS reliable possession receiver who has a knee that simply won't ever be better.
And again, the reason they did it is because a half-decade ago the guy was healthy and productive over EXTREMELY high value. Since then he's just been injury prone and very inefficient.
We lost nothing. The Patriots gained nothing.
Which makes this quote sound even worse.
Originally Posted by :
"Remember, he spoke on how challenging this playbook is to learn."
They gave up on a guy who already knew the playbook for one who was coming in with no knowledge and knee issues. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
The knee is chronic. I feel like everyone closely associated with JJSS realized that.
Maybe the Patriots should've had their training department actually take a look at a few things.
That knee will NEVER be truly 'right'. He'll fight this the remainder of his fairly short career. I don't think he's in the league in 3 seasons.
I wonder if surgery isn’t gonna mostly fix this? He had the knee drained but it sure seems like he needs full on surgery and rehab to make the best of his knee moving forward. Who knows.
I agree that this will probably be his last contract unless he can somehow push through, but it’s not gonna get better with age and wear and tear.
He was a fungible vet. I will never understand the want to resign the guy here. There's guys like him in the draft and on the market every year. [Reply]