1.Marty Rex Makes The Locker Room and Patriots Twitter Better:
The addition of Martellus Bennett is starting to feel a lot like the Blount/Steelers thing. An unhappy player who wants to win deciding that rather than play out his season being unused, he orchestrates his departure to go back “home”. Marty’s health is a big honking question mark (that I am sure the league is already looking into), but having a guy like that in the fold is exciting. The locker room chemistry misses Edelman, they need some more levity and Marty Rex is a good sport. I’m excited to have him in there even if he’s not playing. With Cannon out and Waddle on Von Miller, I am thinking this is a Dwayne Allen week, where he will be utilized as a blocker in max protect, but the addition of Marty may alleviate the need for that going forward.
Also, it offers a welcome reminder of how special the guys who joined the Patriots last year were. Here’s a video of Chris Long trying to cheer up his opponent.
Love that dude too. Speaking of dudes:
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