Patriots’ Tom Brady praising Brandon LaFell again
By Mike Dyce
Last year New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady worked with some relatively short wide receivers in Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman. This offseason the patriots went out and signed Carolina Panthers receiver Brandon LaFell to add some depth, and height at the position.
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Last week, Brady praised LaFell for his height while slighting Amendola and Edelman.
“He keeps making more plays,” Brady said, via CSNNE.com. “He’s understanding better and better. He’s a veteran. He’s savvy, knows how to run the routes, big body, big frame, makes a lot of tough catches. … I’ve got some of the little pygmies out there like Julian [Edelman] and Danny [Amendola] and it’s nice to have a little bigger guy out there from time to time who has a bigger catch radius. Hopefully Danny and Julian don’t get mad at me for saying that. They won’t. They know I’m joking.”
This week he is praising LaFell again, but not slighting Amendola or Edelman.
“I’ve really enjoyed being with him,” Brady said, via Pro Football Talk. “He’s added a lot. He’s got a real love for the game, and he does a great job out there getting open. He just keeps making more plays. It’s really fun for a quarterback to see guys out there really working hard to make the improvements and then really do it, and hopefully it continues to carry over. It’s been a lot of fun to be with him.
“And Julian [Edelman] and Danny [Amendola] — [it’s the] same thing,” Brady said. “[Kebrell Thompkins] has been making a bunch of plays. All those guys who have been out there are great. The offensive line keeps building, and they’re really the strength of our team. I’ve got a lot of confidence in our group, but we’ve just got to go out and keep doing it, keep making improvements and learn from our mistakes, and then go out and execute when it matters.”
Might be worth considering LaFell as a sleeper in fantasy football drafts this year.