Antonio Brown to the Bucs (rumor)

[MHS831]

7 hours ago, MechaZain said:

The locker room cancer stuff is so overblown. His drama is media fodder and at worst gets him kicked out of the team/league again. I doubt that stuff kills team morale in any meaningful way.

Steve Smith was fighting and intimidating teammates constantly THAT is a guy you should be worried about in the locker room.

Have you ever played for a team with a bad locker room?  You see the players for 3 hours on Sunday--they have a script.  You do not see the hours in the film room, practices, etc.  The team has a culture, and a cancer in that culture can impact mindsets/dispositions.  That impacts attitude and work ethic. 

This is one uninformed comment after another. 

And you bring up Steve Smith--Thank you.  How many new WRs developed here after we drafted Smith?  I SAW him humiliate Dwayne Jarrett at an OTA and I talked to Jarrett about it afterwards.   He was very upset.  One great player who makes other players worse is not a great team player. 

The only player on the team who would talk to Smith (as far as I could see) in an informal setting was (oddly enough) Kasay.   The locker room is culture, chemistry, and family.  To say it is overblown and to use Smith as an example is simply poor logic.

[MHS831]

53 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Smitty was an asshole. AB is batshit crazy.

And for what we know--which is what we see on TV and read, this might be the best description.  However, the asshole was allowed (under Fox) to get in fellow WRs faces during practice--something I observed---and I was thinking, "OK Smith, that is enough."  and then I thought, "Is nobody going to pull Smith off this guy?  He is humiliating him."  Smith did not tutor or coach teammates, from what I could see--everyone was a threat to him.  I watched him for several OTAs over several years, and he was avoided by teammates during warmups and transitions.  The only person who would "chat" with SS was Kasay.  I have to think that Smith was a bit toxic.  Not crazy--a family man and intelligent--but he took competition to a level few do....

I remember posting my observations on the Huddle.  I expressed concerns that Jarrett was not going to be able to mentally adjust to the NFL with Smith in his face--I praised Beason, and said that Jarrett looked lost.  I think Smith was in his head and it rattled him.  When that happens daily to a 21-year old kid, it explains a lot.

[Smithers]

Most of y’all are laughing-but Evans, Godwin and Brown are the best WR trio in the NFL

[raz]

if brady strolls into the nfc south and rains on brees' victory lap its gonna be really funny, and i may not dislike him so much because i'll be laughing too hard

[Shocker]

 

[Khyber53]

15 hours ago, Call Me James said:

Interested to see all the locker room talk considering ABs problems have always been off the field issues. 

Remember that whole poisoning the well thing in Pittsburgh? Dude tried to rip the whole team apart, but only managed to get Le'Veon Bell to join him in the party. Then there's the whole "throwing the Raiders team, coaches and management" under the bus.

Compared to his off field problems, though, that's nothing. If the guy did what he is accused of doing, he should be in jail. You or I would be.

[raz]

it was pretty funny when he was ripping kraft for the rub n tug

[Shocker]

Pretty amazing that Tampa would make this move.  They are fairly loaded at WR to begin with...totally expect this to blow up in their face.

[GoobyPls]

3 hours ago, Smithers said:

Most of y’all are laughing-but Evans, Godwin and Brown are the best WR trio in the NFL

Best trio of all time

 

The only thing that stops them is Brady old ass

[Jacabee]

Arians sure does love the spotlight. Do you think he prefers Barnum or Bailey?

[Davidson Deac II]

Having Brown might not improve them significantly.  He will take receptions from Godwin or Evans. And he has been out for a long time.  He will be rusty and not in sync with the rest of the team.  I just don't think having him is worth the risk of all the drama.  But we will see.  

[Basbear]

I hope this just adds to the explosion, not playoffs good. Just end season mass exodus of coaches and players along with a mid-pack draft status.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

15 hours ago, MechaZain said:

The locker room cancer stuff is so overblown. His drama is media fodder and at worst gets him kicked out of the team/league again. I doubt that stuff kills team morale in any meaningful way.

Steve Smith was fighting and intimidating teammates constantly THAT is a guy you should be worried about in the locker room.

[SizzleBuzz]

I was going to ask if Antonio Brown is even eligible to play in the NFL at this time but it appears he has agreed to a 1-year deal with Tampa Bay Gronkateers so clearly he must be eligible.

What happened with the salacious lawsuit and following NFL investigation?

It all seems to have disappeared into the ether...was there a verdict?