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FINALLY! After months of rumors/speculation, A.J. Brown is a Patriot. Welcome to New England! Where does this WR room rank? Where does the QB/WR duo rank? What does Brown bring to this offense? Win now move?
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00:00Because A.J. Brown is a New England Patriot.
00:03Finally!
00:05Yes!
00:05Finally!
00:06Man.
00:08Now, right off the bat, I will ask you where you rank that receiver room now in the NFL
00:16with the addition of A.J. Brown.
00:19Top five?
00:19Top five is what I was thinking, right, Mango?
00:22Yeah, I think when you look at the very high-end talent, you still have to put the Bengals
00:25at number one.
00:26And then from there, I mean, I could even go so far as to, depending on who's the odd
00:33man out, top four, dancing with top three.
00:37I am so much higher on A.J. Browns than some other people that I hear talk in this market.
00:41This, to me, is a win-now move for the Patriots.
00:46And that makes me so excited about the team this year.
00:48Well, do not get me started on those that are going, well, you know, overpaid for us.
00:56You know, A.J. Brown, I don't give an F. It's win a Super Bowl for me right now.
01:05But did you really overpay?
01:07Like, you paid less than what the Broncos paid for Jalen Waddell, and I think we all
01:11agree A.J. Brown greater than Jalen Waddell.
01:15Yeah, I mean, the only argument we talked about yesterday is his age, I guess, 29 and the
01:21knee thing.
01:22But I don't care.
01:25It is.
01:25If somebody says they don't like this deal, I would recommend never listening to that person
01:29again.
01:30I think there's a...
01:31I would probably put that wide receiver room at number three.
01:38Ooh.
01:39Because...
01:39Okay.
01:40You'd ask the question.
01:41Shime's got to be two and Greg's got to be one now.
01:43You said...
01:44You said Jamar Chase, T. Higgins.
01:47Just because the high end is so high having that duo.
01:50See, I would say number one for me, if I had to go, would probably be C.D. Lamb, George
01:57Pickens.
01:58And don't forget...
01:59I'm never going to say that, Wiggy.
02:00Or Puka Nakua.
02:02Devontae Adams.
02:02Devontae Adams.
02:03That's the one to me.
02:04And then I would go...
02:06Because you go by the duo.
02:07Then I'd probably go A.J. Brown, Romeo Dobbs, right?
02:10So that's kind of where you would kind of factor in, like, when you start to see what this
02:16looks like.
02:17Like, Jamar Chase, probably, maybe the best wide receiver in the game right now.
02:23Or it's a...
02:24I guess you could make the argument.
02:25Is it him?
02:27Is it...
02:28JSN.
02:29Well, JSN, Justin Jefferson, he kind of gets the short end of the stick because of the quarterback.
02:35But I would say three.
02:36I'd definitely have him top five.
02:37You could make the argument.
02:38And the texter, I don't know if you agree, but a texter on the Subaru of New England text
02:42line early this morning says, the beauty of this trade is how much the player actually
02:48wants to be here.
02:49And that is, I think, also a pretty cool thing when it comes to A.J. Brown.
02:54What have we been asking for?
02:55I'll tell you.
02:56Them to invest while you have Drake May on his rookie contract.
02:59Right.
03:00And this is that...
03:01I mean, this is the single move that you could make this offseason that could guarantee your
03:05roster is in a better place than it was last year.
03:07And what it does, it makes everybody's job easier.
03:11So your run game becomes better because now to defend the run, where you have to now worry
03:18about him.
03:19And then that maybe opens up some more windows for a guy like Hunter Henry or even Romeo
03:24Dobbs or even whoever's in the slot, whether it's Pop Douglas, you know, that's yet to be
03:29seen who becomes that guy.
03:31But it just makes Drake May's job easier.
03:34The offensive line, it just makes everybody's job easier when you have a true number one.
03:39Does it move the needle for you on wins?
03:42Yes.
03:42I forget, you were at...
03:43I was at 10.
03:45You were at 10?
03:46I was at 10 wins.
03:47Does it bump it to 11?
03:49Yeah, I would definitely say that it bumps it to 11 or 12 wins.
03:52I mean, you had, what, 12 wins last year?
03:54But didn't we all say that our win totals were based on them having A.J. Brown anyway?
03:59We were all assuming.
04:00It's not like it was some big secret.
04:01No, I had him at...
04:02Curtis, don't buzzkill this morning.
04:04No, no, no.
04:04What?
04:04I said if you don't like the deal, you should go home and never be listened to.
04:07He's mad because he has a big cut on his head.
04:09I do.
04:10I had him at 10 wins without A.J. Brown.
04:13Just based on their schedule.
04:15Curtis, you should reach out to catch his law on that, baby.
04:17Might be able to collect a little bit of cash.
04:19Well, let me tell you.
04:20I don't think it was your fault.
04:21It was that woman's fault.
04:22Definitely.
04:22I got to tell you, always the woman's fault.
04:25No, it was a...
04:26Good morning.
04:28I think this is the Patriots' best offense, and I know this is blasphemous since 07.
04:33I don't think that's blasphemous at all.
04:35This is the first time that you have their receiver who you expect to lead in yards be an X
04:40receiver.
04:41And no disrespect, but they've had slot receivers in that role all throughout since Randy Moss.
04:47Since 07.
04:48Yeah, since Randy Moss.
04:50Think about it.
04:50Who else has been a true deep threat that was an X receiver that was going to lead you in
04:57yards?
04:57It's been Julian Edelman.
04:59It's been Wes Walker.
05:01I'm not going to deep dive the XZ wide receiver.
05:05No, just okay.
05:05Let's say it's an extremely explosive...
05:07Vertical route.
05:09Explosive vertical receiver.
05:10Respectfully.
05:10I mean, I hate when people go down that road.
05:12Okay, sorry.
05:12I don't need to offend this morning.
05:14I want to keep the vibes good with you.
05:16I kind of like it, honestly, from Mega.
05:17I just like...
05:18Sorry.
05:19It's the woman's fault again.
05:21I'll just get over here.
05:21Don't be intimidated by him.
05:23No, I'll wait for the news.
05:24I'm sorry.
05:25I'm sorry.
05:25I brought it up.
05:25No, no, no.
05:26I just asked...
05:26Why is there mic on?
05:27Call on me when you want to talk about Summer House and Bravo.
05:29What do you expect?
05:30What do you want to do?
05:31Just sit there and look frumpy?
05:32No, no.
05:33I don't care if it's...
05:34I'm not bringing that to the table.
05:35No, I don't care if it's a man or a woman.
05:37No, it sounds like you do.
05:38No, no.
05:38No, it's all right.
05:40Are we talking about Real Housewives?
05:42No, no.
05:43I don't.
05:44Because here's how I subscribe to the thing.
05:47How do you know whether or not he plays the X or the Z?
05:51Because of watching the film.
05:53No, no, no.
05:53Where he lines up.
05:54Does he line up next to the tight end?
05:56Well, sometimes.
05:57So then, technically, that's the Z receiver.
06:00Okay.
06:00I'm not breaking down the doors of two guys.
06:02Right, but that's where...
06:03Wiggy, is it fair to say that he is a receiver who is not predominantly in the slide?
06:07Yeah, he's an outside receiver.
06:09So say that.
06:09There we go.
06:10Yeah, I don't mind that.
06:11Okay, outside receiver.
06:11Yeah, he's an outside.
06:12When people start to get in the weeds, they're like, oh, he's in the next season.
06:14Sorry, sorry.
06:14I'm sorry.
06:15I will stay over here.
06:17Would it be...
06:17Does anyone want to break down red carpet looks?
06:19I'm not going after you.
06:20I'll be there for that.
06:22What is A.J. Brown's color palette?
06:23Don't get offended by that.
06:25Don't get offended by that.
06:26Would it be okay if Lamont, who is just a regular everyday listener, wanted to comment
06:32on the A.J. Brown...
06:33No, I got no issues with it.
06:35He did not play professional sports.
06:36No, I got no issues with it.
06:38I respectfully, like...
06:40Just say he's an outside guy.
06:41Okay, he's an outside guy.
06:42You guys get to the X and the Z and the Y.
06:44If we want to talk horoscopes, I'm over here.
06:46This is Lamont, who is calling from Atlanta, Wiggy.
06:49Good morning, Lamont.
06:51Good morning, guys.
06:53Hey.
06:53I'm a big Eagles fan since 1978 and grew up in the Philly area.
07:00I'm sorry.
07:00But I like to trade for the Patriots, but I would add one thing.
07:06I would be concerned for a player who quit on a Super Bowl winning team.
07:12I would be concerned with that because it's one thing quitting on a team like the Jets,
07:18the Browns, the Cardinals, but to quit on a good organization like the Eagles, and they
07:23are, that would concern me, guys.
07:27I think that's valid.
07:29That's a valid concern.
07:31I think that the relationship that I have been told forever that he has with Mike Vrabel
07:38kind of cancels that out.
07:40But, I mean, things could go bad at some point, as they often do with wide receivers,
07:46but I'm not worried about it until it happens.
07:49I mean, I don't, you know.
07:51And the Eagles, though, by the way, what an unbelievable job they did because Roseman
07:56traded a first and a third for A.J.
07:58Brown.
07:59They go to two Super Bowls, win a championship.
08:01Brown was twice, three years of being a second-team All-Pro, second-best receiving
08:07seasons in the history of the Eagles.
08:08And then they got another first for him in return four years later.
08:12Like, what?
08:12I mean, for the Eagles, that is a brilliant, brilliant move by Howie.
08:16And when I look at the quitting element of it, I'd have to say, like, were there plays
08:25that he just basically was like, I'm not doing anything?
08:28Or was it more of just his attitude of, like, I'm not a fan of being here, but I'm still
08:34going out there and working my ass off?
08:36I think it might have been the sitting on the bench during a game, reading a book part
08:40of it that bothers some people.
08:41That was a horrible look.
08:43Yeah, but didn't that come after a touchdown?
08:46Well, he was screaming at his coach before a touchdown.
08:49Yeah, or something along those lines.
08:50So, like, to me, he was actually screaming at his coach saying, I'm an ex.
08:55Honestly, Mago has more.
08:56Are we talking exes?
08:58Yeah.
08:58Okay, I can talk celebrity exes.
09:00The X, Z, vertical round.
09:01Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt.
09:04Don't get so, don't get so, um.
09:06You know I love you.
09:08Come on.
09:08I just like.
09:09I like you.
09:10Give it back.
09:10When people go down that road of the X and the Z, I'm like.
09:13It's the all 22 career.
09:15Yes, I'm like.
09:15You know I don't do that.
09:16Oh, by the way, great job.
09:17I'm just saying the same thing as you.
09:19Outside receiver.
09:20Who can go deep.
09:21Yeah.
09:21And I would like, to Curtis's point, when he said 07, I'm really, like, thinking.
09:25I'm like, hmm.
09:27You know.
09:28And it's just like, Gronk was tough.
09:31Also, I feel like I should point out, Diddy cannot go deep.
09:34Is it too soon for that or no?
09:36All right.
09:37Well, it could have been just who he was standing next to.
09:40Sometimes.
09:41Right.
09:42It could be who you're standing next to.
09:43By the way, great job by the sub stacker.
09:46It was going to be a couple weeks after June 1st.
09:48Nailed that one.
09:49It was like 422 or whatever it was yesterday.
09:52So, great news.
09:53We're going to talk about it with you all morning long on this show.
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