Comments on: Aaron Hernandez says Belichick and “the Patriot way” changed him

By: jaykubs

jaykubs — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:51:12 +0000

Definitely not a Patriots fan, and I hate the Gators, but it’s touching to see a guy spend part of his bonus (albeit a very tiny part) to help the community.

By: elyasm

elyasm — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:30:24 +0000

@ialwayswantedtobeabanker

It’s really nice to hear praise for Kraft coming from a Steelers fan. The Rooney family has always set the bar for how an owner should conduct himself in the NFL and I hope that Kraft family is able to build a similar legacy in the years to come.

By: Herb Deluxe

Herb Deluxe — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:08:40 +0000

Love the class of this kid: the way he classily goose-steps into the endzone and violently spikes the ball classily at the opponent. So classy. Classic Patriot way, classy all around. Class.

By: secofunk

secofunk — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:33:43 +0000

Bill Bel is a cheater and thats that!

By: chrisdacommish

chrisdacommish — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:53:46 +0000

Gronk & Hernandez are both basically WRs who are in TEs bodies, which is becoming more and more what teams will be looking for in the next 5 years of the draft. Get a monster who can catch, and its a lock.

Thanks for the blueprint ! (My Bucs need it, and hopefully some of Bill B wiped off on Coach Schiano last week ) !

By: cheers4ablumpkin

cheers4ablumpkin — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:33:44 +0000

What if Gronk and Hernandez turn out to be bust? Dickson and pitta are better.#ravens

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:20:17 +0000

Wasnt StallworthLess the murderer on the Pats at one point? Good old justice system… Get drunk and kill someone you get off, smoke a lil pot and your a hardened criminal.

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:46:52 +0000

Class act.

By: j0esixpack

j0esixpack — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:42:26 +0000

dbones750 says: On Sunday, I felt ‘stuck’ with Hernandez on my FF team. Now, I’m very happy to have him.

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He’s poised to have a monster year – likely Brady’s primary target.

That’s all the more reason for the Patriots to lock him up now, just before they fully expect he’ll have a career year.

By: ialwayswantedtobeabanker

ialwayswantedtobeabanker — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:31:36 +0000

Pittsburgh fan weighing in:

(1) Belichick may be the smartest football coach in the history of the sport (from Pop Warner level all the way up through the NFL) — notice that each of Parcells’s Lombardis came with Belichick, but none of Belichick’s Super Bowl Titles had Parcells involved [I admire that guy];

(2) Kraft – really cool guy, very classy and honorable;

(3) Gronk – crazy mismatch, just keep his head dialed into his profession, and not the distraction type stuff that crapped all over the careers of Chad and T.O.;

(4) Hernandez – what weapon this guy is, and it’s really refreshing to see how Belichick, Kraft, Brady, etc. had such a positive impact on him, his career and his life;

(5) Brady — too much to even go into here, I could say how could every NFL team pass on him for 199 picks, but I wasn’t hip either; this guy is pretty much awesome in every way.

Anyone in here who may be a Patriots fan is going to LOVE the Hightower pick. Truth.

By: mrdrewstone

mrdrewstone — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:27:17 +0000

Good for him. As long as the Pats keep beating the Jets, I’d be thankful!!

By: mainmandc

mainmandc — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:28:04 +0000

Happy for AH, but coach please dont put this guy in the backfield. He will eventually get hurt. Let him be part of a great TE duo by blocking and receiving.

By: unbreakable02215

unbreakable02215 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:28:00 +0000

Tampa2wo wanna know what it stems from ?
Belichick gets these guys in a room and says the following to them:
“if it has nothing to do with winning, I don’t give a rats *ss about it.”

And a quote from Brady: “all I care about is winning. I don’t give a sh#t about anything else”.

By: censoredpost

censoredpost — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:23:09 +0000

Best one-two punch at TE. Heck maybe even all pass catchers in the league, in my opinion. And that’s coming from a life long Phin-Phan ,not that we know pass catchers .

That being said you can only imagine the comment I wanted to make. I knew it would just go straight to my name, so insert spy-gate/”patriot way” comment here.

By: kdppatriots

kdppatriots — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:44:32 +0000

I am glad they extended Hernandez. Patriots have the best TE tandem in the league. After Hernandez signed the extention, he donated 50,000 to the Myra Kraft charity.

By: wiscofan

wiscofan — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:27:48 +0000

nice contract for a well respected man

By: omniscient48

omniscient48 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:26:24 +0000

Too bad Dez Bryant can’t learn from this.

By: tampa2wo

tampa2wo — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:21:41 +0000

Is it me or does the Patriots’ organization resemble a scientology cult? From Randy Moss speaking out about his contract and getting released days later, to the brainwashing “Patriot Way”, all the way down to the girly-man pretty boy as the face of the company, Tom Cruise…..err, Tom Brady. Whatever they’re doing it seems to be working.

By: cereal blogger

cereal blogger — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:16:27 +0000

#lame

By: nevin999

nevin999 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:14:03 +0000

Philly fan here. Wow. Really heart-warming story.

By: stevebozeman

stevebozeman — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:13:38 +0000

I love the Patriots. They are perfect. Every personnel move is genius even if it is doesn’t work. I’m sick of it. No one ever mentions there mistakes. It’s sickening.

By: dbones750

dbones750 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:09:35 +0000

On Sunday, I felt ‘stuck’ with Hernandez on my FF team. Now, I’m very happy to have him. $37.5 mil!? He’s gonna catch passes.

Let’s hope he walks the walk, seems like a good enough dude.

By: scalfor3

scalfor3 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:08:59 +0000

he was a bad guy because he smoked pot. now he’s a good guy cause he catches tds and supposedly doesnt smoke pot.

By: wheresmyjuice

wheresmyjuice — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:04:41 +0000

Class organization builds character individuals.

I’m not an AFC guy but the dichotomy between the 2 rival AFC East organizations is amazing. It’s amazing what you can get when you don’t mope around for not playing with the 1′s in the preseason.

By: beefsbrother

beefsbrother — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:04:03 +0000

Dez Bryant, are you reading this? Wait…Dez Bryant’s agent, are you reading this to Dez?

By: houstontexans99

houstontexans99 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:56:15 +0000

He’s got one of the best TD signature moves, dolla dolla bills yall

By: berniesboys

berniesboys — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:46:40 +0000

Bernie Kosar lobbied for the hiring (re-hiring) of Bill Belichick in 1999. Would Belichick have turned that franchise the way he has in NE, or would Cleveland eat him up (re-eat him up) the way it does everyone else. BTW, not bitter, good for NE and good for Belichick.

By: packhawk04

packhawk04 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:35:30 +0000

I dont like the patriots, but this is a good story. Instead of reading about players holding out, complaining about refs or getting arrested, here’s a guy who understands that being a professional athlete comes with some responsibility, and hes willing to accept and live up to that responsibility.

Good for him, and a good story.

By: piratefreedom

piratefreedom — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:31:19 +0000

wr/te/rb he does it all.

The Pats can stay in no huddle and still run a wide variety of formations, which should mean opportunities to exploit whatever the weak spots on a defense are,with whatever group of 11 defenders that are stuck on the field by the no huddle.

Having gronk and hernandez locked up long term is great news for Pats fans.

By: mccourty1sland

mccourty1sland — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:30:59 +0000

This is great. All around greatness.