Not the first time the Patriots have screwed Brady

Well, the Patriots organization has fucked Tom Brady once again. Brady took the team friendly deal a few weeks ago so the Patriots could sign Wes Welker. Obviously it was to sign other guys like Vollmer and Talib, but come on, Tom's main concern had to be Wes. What did the Patriots do? SHIT THE BED. They let him walk for 2 years, $12 million.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? Remember when Tom Brady had just won his 3rd Super Bowl and took another team friendly deal? Three months after that last Super Bowl victory, Tom Brady signed a 6 year, $60 million deal. That was cheap for a quarterback in his prime, who was a 3x Super Bowl champ, and was the MVP of two of those. Brady took that deal so the Patriots could re-sign guys who needed to be locked up in New England, most notably Deion Branch. Branch was in his prime at the time and was the MVP of the previous Super Bowl. So this was an MVP of the Super Bowl still playing on his rookie contract that he signed in 2002! After Brady took his deal, the next priority should have been Branch. But the Patriots did not re-sign him, and he played one more season with New England before he was traded to Seattle. Really? Come on, now!

Don't get me wrong, I put a ton of blame on Welker. Risking his legacy and taking $2 million more just to "stick it to the Patriots?" Come on, Wes! Please tell me what you think on twitter: @joeloobs