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Larry Fitzgerald is a fan of Belichick (1 Viewer)

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http://www.nesn.com/2011/02/larry-fitzgera...-belichick.html

Larry Fitzgerald is under contract with the Cardinals for another season, so to speak of a new home for the superstar wideout is still premature. Yet, with the Cardinals coming off a 5-11 season, there remains a possibility that the team tries to cash in and trade him before they lose him to free agency.

And if he were to be on the move, it's safe to assume he wouldn't mind playing for Bill Belichick.

"I think it all starts with the head coach," Fitzgerald told ESPN.com's Mike Reiss, regarding the Patriots' consistent success. "He's the only coach in history to have four seasons with 14 wins, and that alone speaks volumes of what he's able to accomplish, especially in that division. That's a strong, strong division and he's found a way to win it [eight] times. It's astonishing."

The seven-year veteran with more than 8,000 receiving yards spoke highly of the Patriots' organization from top to bottom, going back to his discussions with Belichick when he was coming out of college in 2004.

"I'm a fan of his," Fitzgerald said of Belichick. "I could understand why they've had so much success, because they deal with a cerebral kind of football player. "Guys come in, they’re young and intelligent, able to grasp the concepts, and they can go out there and play fast."

Fans in New England shouldn't exactly start stitching Fitzgerald onto the back of their Patriots' jerseys, but knowing one of the most prized players in the games is a fan of the team can be considered a good sign heading forward.

Bandwagon :popcorn:

 
CrossEyed said:
Just a ploy to motivate Randy Moss the Cardinals organization to acquire a legitimate starting quarterback.
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Fixed.Losing Kurt Warner to retirement is one thing but numerous other players left the Cardinals and got paid elsewhere this past offseason.

 
The Pats wouldn't part with the picks or the $$$, so I doubt this would go anywhere. Plus at the moment teams can't trade for players.

 
If any progress to resolution is made, an easing of the CBA timeline could be extended. Not that it would effect any talk about Fitzgerald to NE, but the March 3rd date is not as concrete as it's made out to be.

 
It don't believe that it is the Patriot MO to pay any elite players comparable $ to their peers [except for Brady]. This is one of the reasons why they get rid of players when they ask for the big pay-day. I see absolutely no way this happens.

Plus Fitzgerald is a big reason why the Cardinals lost Boldin and the other Free Agents. He got his big contract at the expense of the others. Don't get me wrong ... Fitzgerald is one of the elite WR's in the game and he deserves to get paid for his greatness. There are other ways to get that pay than to break the team's piggy bank. Endorsements are a huge way to re-coup the difference. Brees, Manning [both] are making far more in endorsements than their salaries. Why don't you see Rivers? or Rodgers? ... Ask Reggie Bush why some bit actor has replaced him for Pepsi this year?

The Cardinals would have been far better off this season if Fitzgerald had given some of his windfall to Boldin for instance. Instead Fitzgerald shared the field with the likes of Steve Breaston, Early Doucet, Andre Roberts, Onrea Jones, Darren Mougey, Ed Gant ...

 
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This really isn't about Fitz it's more about how people try to pigeonhole the Pats...if one thing is sure about them it's that you never know what they will do...they traded for Moss and Dillon when no one thought they would bring in "bad apples"...they have signed big-time free agents in the past in Rosie Colvin and Adaluis Thomas...they have paid big money for their own players (Brady, Wilfork and Seymour)...they have let a player like Samuel walk in his prime...they have franchised a kicker...they have drafted imbeciles like Maroney and Chad Jackson when it's thought they value character more than most teams...they drafted Mayo high when many said they will never use a high pick on a LB...while the chances of trading for a stud like Fitz is probably very slim I don't see how anyone can say they would be surprised by anything they do...this team has proven over and over that they are capable of any type of move and to say they have a definitive MO just isn't looking at the BB era correctly...

 
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Dancing Bear said:
Plus Fitzgerald is a big reason why the Cardinals lost Boldin and the other Free Agents. He got his big contract at the expense of the others.
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100% incorrect. Fitz signed an extension before he became a free agent, and the money he got was significantly less than he would have gotten if he had been franchised once, then re-signed, or somehow been on the open market. Think he signed for four years, 40 mill, give or take. And he actually let the Cards off the hook, because a clause in his rookie deal called for a massive pay increase that final year, and he renegotiated, giving the Cards cap room. Every dollar every player makes is a dollar another player cannot have, but "at the expense of others"? No way. He wasn't the reason that Boldin is elsewhere.

 
The Patriots could roster a 33rd NFL team with all their picks and they have an obvious need for a stretch the field playmaker on offense. Certainly would be fun to contemplate the offensive numbers those guys could post if it panned out.

 
Dancing Bear said:
Plus Fitzgerald is a big reason why the Cardinals lost Boldin and the other Free Agents. He got his big contract at the expense of the others. Don't get me wrong ... Fitzgerald is one of the elite WR's in the game and he deserves to get paid for his greatness. There are other ways to get that pay than to break the team's piggy bank. Endorsements are a huge way to re-coup the difference. Brees, Manning [both] are making far more in endorsements than their salaries. Why don't you see Rivers? or Rodgers? ... Ask Reggie Bush why some bit actor has replaced him for Pepsi this year?
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Another poster has pointed out the mistakes with regards to Fitzgerald's contract and how/when it affected the Cardinals.However, the bolded is mis-leading, as well. There is a reason why the biggest endorsement guys in the NFL are QBs like Brees, Manning, Brady. QBs get the offers. LT was the greatest RB in the NFL for a period, but he didn't have a lot of huge, nation-wide endorsement deals. The only other players who have these kind of prominent deals (off the top of my head) that aren't QBs are Polamalu (head & shoulders?) and Ray Lewis (Old Spice).

 
Let's see... the best QB in the league (top 3 anyway), a winning team, and a good owner. Who wouldn't want to play for the Pats?

It sounds like he was responding to a question about the Patriots and he didn't just come out of nowhere to say he wants to play for BB. I'm guessing he also wouldn't mind playing for the Packers, Steelers, Saints, Rams, or a few other teams with quality quarterbacks.

 
NE certainly has the picks and Fitzgerald might take less than the open market for a legit shot at a ring. He knows what it's like to get close to a championship. The Patriots sure had a lot of success with Moss. Would they do worse with Fitz?

I mean, what is NE going to do? Draft all those players with extra picks and pay them? Why not roll a couple into one contract and get a proven playmaker? Obviously, Fitz doesn't play defense or rush the passer, so it doesn't solve all their problems. But they could trade away a couple of picks and still have a couple extra picks to address that. Plus, you know, all their regular picks.

If the CBA gets resolved and they can trade players for picks by draft day, it makes sense to me. But I admit that doesn't sound likely.

 
Neil Beaufort Zod said:
NE certainly has the picks and Fitzgerald might take less than the open market for a legit shot at a ring. He knows what it's like to get close to a championship. The Patriots sure had a lot of success with Moss. Would they do worse with Fitz? I mean, what is NE going to do? Draft all those players with extra picks and pay them? Why not roll a couple into one contract and get a proven playmaker? Obviously, Fitz doesn't play defense or rush the passer, so it doesn't solve all their problems. But they could trade away a couple of picks and still have a couple extra picks to address that. Plus, you know, all their regular picks. If the CBA gets resolved and they can trade players for picks by draft day, it makes sense to me. But I admit that doesn't sound likely.
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NE has been pretty solid in making personnel decisions over the last decade. They probably have a plan in place for this offseason.
 
DocHolliday said:
Neil Beaufort Zod said:
NE certainly has the picks and Fitzgerald might take less than the open market for a legit shot at a ring. He knows what it's like to get close to a championship. The Patriots sure had a lot of success with Moss. Would they do worse with Fitz? I mean, what is NE going to do? Draft all those players with extra picks and pay them? Why not roll a couple into one contract and get a proven playmaker? Obviously, Fitz doesn't play defense or rush the passer, so it doesn't solve all their problems. But they could trade away a couple of picks and still have a couple extra picks to address that. Plus, you know, all their regular picks. If the CBA gets resolved and they can trade players for picks by draft day, it makes sense to me. But I admit that doesn't sound likely.
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NE has been pretty solid in making personnel decisions over the last decade. They probably have a plan in place for this offseason.
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No doubt, but what fun would this message board be if we didn't speculate here?Fitz is a first class person and elite talent. Any team that can pry him away from Arizona should.
 
FUBAR said:
Let's see... the best QB in the league (top 3 anyway), a winning team, and a good owner. Who wouldn't want to play for the Pats? It sounds like he was responding to a question about the Patriots and he didn't just come out of nowhere to say he wants to play for BB. I'm guessing he also wouldn't mind playing for the Packers, Steelers, Saints, Rams, or a few other teams with quality quarterbacks.
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This Is what I'm thinking. Fitz is a fan of winning games, and he is realizing it's not likely any time soon with the Cards.
 
I could actually see the Pats parting with some of their picks to make this happen. They'd be getting a playmaker,in his prime, who is not a headcase. (that we know of) Seems like a good fit!

 
I think you could insert any elite player in the NFL in this thread. I mean, I'm NOT a Pats fan, but who wouldn't want to play for this franchise? They are clearly one of the best run organizations and best teams year after year. If you want to win, you'd want to play in NE.

 
Boston said:
This really isn't about Fitz it's more about how people try to pigeonhole the Pats...if one thing is sure about them it's that you never know what they will do...they traded for Moss and Dillon when no one thought they would bring in "bad apples"...they have signed big-time free agents in the past in Rosie Colvin and Adaluis Thomas...they have paid big money for their own players (Brady, Wilfork and Seymour)...they have let a player like Samuel walk in his prime...they have franchised a kicker...they have drafted imbeciles like Maroney and Chad Jackson when it's thought they value character more than most teams...they drafted Mayo high when many said they will never use a high pick on a LB...while the chances of trading for a stud like Fitz is probably very slim I don't see how anyone can say they would be surprised by anything they do...this team has proven over and over that they are capable of any type of move and to say they have a definitive MO just isn't looking at the BB era correctly...
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:blackdot:
 
Nice story, but he's going nowhere. Cardinals will get a QB upgrade this offseason to make him happy.

 
D said:
Nice story, but he's going nowhere. Cardinals will get a QB upgrade this offseason to make him happy.
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Your Super Bowl run was cute and all, but in the end, you're still the Cardinals. You've had more double-digit loss seasons than you've had winning seasons since Fitzgerald got there. You can't run, you can't pass, you can't stop the run, and you can't stop the pass. Aside from that, I'm sure Fitzgerald would just be thrilled to waste the rest of his career there.
 
Adebisi said:
D said:
Nice story, but he's going nowhere. Cardinals will get a QB upgrade this offseason to make him happy.
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Your Super Bowl run was cute and all, but in the end, you're still the Cardinals. You've had more double-digit loss seasons than you've had winning seasons since Fitzgerald got there. You can't run, you can't pass, you can't stop the run, and you can't stop the pass. Aside from that, I'm sure Fitzgerald would just be thrilled to waste the rest of his career there.
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Players go where the money is. The worst player cliche is in sports is "I want to play for a winner". If the winner pays top dollar, they'll play there. if not, they go elsewhere.It comes down to dollars and cents. When the Cards offer to make him the highest paid non-QB in NFL history, my guess you'll be hearing more of the "I think we have the potential for something special in Arizona" from Larry.Everyone in the organization knows they must go get a QB to Larry's satisfaction this offseason. Simple as that.
 
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D said:
Adebisi said:
D said:
Nice story, but he's going nowhere. Cardinals will get a QB upgrade this offseason to make him happy.
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Your Super Bowl run was cute and all, but in the end, you're still the Cardinals. You've had more double-digit loss seasons than you've had winning seasons since Fitzgerald got there. You can't run, you can't pass, you can't stop the run, and you can't stop the pass. Aside from that, I'm sure Fitzgerald would just be thrilled to waste the rest of his career there.
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Players go where the money is. The worst player cliche is in sports is "I want to play for a winner". If the winner pays top dollar, they'll play there. if not, they go elsewhere.It comes down to dollars and cents. When the Cards offer to make him the highest paid non-QB in NFL history, my guess you'll be hearing more of the "I think we have the potential for something special in Arizona" from Larry.Everyone in the organization knows they must go get a QB to Larry's satisfaction this offseason. Simple as that.
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Really? Then why did Rosie Colvin, Adalius Thomas, Rodney Harrison, and Leigh Bodden (and I'm sure there were others; that's just off the top of my head) all take less money to play in New England than they could have gotten elsewhere?
 
Adebisi said:
D said:
Nice story, but he's going nowhere. Cardinals will get a QB upgrade this offseason to make him happy.
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Your Super Bowl run was cute and all, but in the end, you're still the Cardinals. You've had more double-digit loss seasons than you've had winning seasons since Fitzgerald got there. You can't run, you can't pass, you can't stop the run, and you can't stop the pass. Aside from that, I'm sure Fitzgerald would just be thrilled to waste the rest of his career there.
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I'd like to attack this and say how unfair it is...but I can't. You've summed up the Cardinals perfectly. If they had just won (and the Fitz TD near the end was a thing of beauty. That guy wasn't running for money or status or anything except wanting his team to win. No human was going to catch him, regardless of angle) it would be different. The Buccaneers were 0-26 and a punch line for decades, but they have a Super Bowl win. The whole franchise is seen a little bit differently because of it. But the Cardinals are just what you said-- still the Cardinals. It might not be fair, but that's the truth. Fitz will leave unless he sees a big change...but the team might not wait that long. If they want to get something for him, it will be this season when teams can trade. Otherwise, he walks.

 
Bayhawks said:
Dancing Bear said:
Plus Fitzgerald is a big reason why the Cardinals lost Boldin and the other Free Agents. He got his big contract at the expense of the others. Don't get me wrong ... Fitzgerald is one of the elite WR's in the game and he deserves to get paid for his greatness. There are other ways to get that pay than to break the team's piggy bank. Endorsements are a huge way to re-coup the difference. Brees, Manning [both] are making far more in endorsements than their salaries. Why don't you see Rivers? or Rodgers? ... Ask Reggie Bush why some bit actor has replaced him for Pepsi this year?
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Another poster has pointed out the mistakes with regards to Fitzgerald's contract and how/when it affected the Cardinals.However, the bolded is mis-leading, as well. There is a reason why the biggest endorsement guys in the NFL are QBs like Brees, Manning, Brady. QBs get the offers. LT was the greatest RB in the NFL for a period, but he didn't have a lot of huge, nation-wide endorsement deals. The only other players who have these kind of prominent deals (off the top of my head) that aren't QBs are Polamalu (head & shoulders?) and Ray Lewis (Old Spice).
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LT did Vizio television didn't he? I feel like he did UA or Nike or something like that as well but can't quite remember.
 
D said:
Adebisi said:
D said:
Nice story, but he's going nowhere. Cardinals will get a QB upgrade this offseason to make him happy.
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Your Super Bowl run was cute and all, but in the end, you're still the Cardinals. You've had more double-digit loss seasons than you've had winning seasons since Fitzgerald got there. You can't run, you can't pass, you can't stop the run, and you can't stop the pass. Aside from that, I'm sure Fitzgerald would just be thrilled to waste the rest of his career there.
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Players go where the money is. The worst player cliche is in sports is "I want to play for a winner". If the winner pays top dollar, they'll play there. if not, they go elsewhere.It comes down to dollars and cents. When the Cards offer to make him the highest paid non-QB in NFL history, my guess you'll be hearing more of the "I think we have the potential for something special in Arizona" from Larry.Everyone in the organization knows they must go get a QB to Larry's satisfaction this offseason. Simple as that.
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Lebron James says :goodposting:
 
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Eastwood said:
I think you could insert any elite player in the NFL in this thread. I mean, I'm NOT a Pats fan, but who wouldn't want to play for this franchise? They are clearly one of the best run organizations and best teams year after year. If you want to win, you'd want to play in NE.
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The same can be said about the Steelers and Colts. Not too many others though.
 
comfortably numb said:
D said:
Adebisi said:
D said:
Nice story, but he's going nowhere. Cardinals will get a QB upgrade this offseason to make him happy.
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Your Super Bowl run was cute and all, but in the end, you're still the Cardinals. You've had more double-digit loss seasons than you've had winning seasons since Fitzgerald got there. You can't run, you can't pass, you can't stop the run, and you can't stop the pass. Aside from that, I'm sure Fitzgerald would just be thrilled to waste the rest of his career there.
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Players go where the money is. The worst player cliche is in sports is "I want to play for a winner". If the winner pays top dollar, they'll play there. if not, they go elsewhere.

It comes down to dollars and cents.

When the Cards offer to make him the highest paid non-QB in NFL history, my guess you'll be hearing more of the "I think we have the potential for something special in Arizona" from Larry.

Everyone in the organization knows they must go get a QB to Larry's satisfaction this offseason. Simple as that.
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Lebron James says :welcome:
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At least he did his homework before he left....http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/201...ou-state-taxes/

:)

 
From schefters twitter:

Cardinals soliciting opinion of WR Larry Fitzgerald as to which QB he wants them to acquire. First recommendation was Kevin Kolb.

 
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