i hope he has a chance to show more than last year this guy was to good to look this bad either
way the patriots are loaded on offence  watch out  now repair the ddddd

F the Stinko. Sorry. My prediction way out says this stiff underwhelms again next year, frustrates Brady and most importantly, the fans. He’ll still “collect” more than the average union guy for bench warming and he’ll amuse himself tweetin his a** off. Still wont totally grasp the system, but heh, he’ll be having a good time and that’s all that matters. The guy is slow so he’s not a deep threat and wont be where he needs to be when the ball is thrown but almost half the fandom will be good with that because he’s such a nice guy and doesn’t disrupt the locker room, and oh, yeah, he and BB flatter each other, i get it.

You need a hug…..

so, does this deal make him more tradeable?

 So instead of $6 million a TD, he now gets $3 million? 

he still looks quick out there….creating separation whenever they show replays.  I wouldn’t give up on him either, just needs brady’s trust.  His numbers were ridiculous in Cincinnati, breaking records left and right, all coming from a slightly above average QB.  I hope it does work.

 Sounds reasonable.

And his name will be Chad Johnson come season start thankfully.

his numbers looked good in cin because he was freelancing not route running. the pats have precise routes not just run around to get open.very clear ocho not a route runner.

Are the Patriots Settling for Mediocrity?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-11127448

Poor guy is only earning a million dollars?   Wow.   That’s one heck of a sacrifice.   He’ll barely be able to feed himself on that.

Can’t help but respect him for doing this. Restructuring is something Patriots players frequently do (Brady!) and to see him do it shows a commitment. He knows here’s a good chance to win, but now he knows he’s got a battle for a roster spot. Hope he makes an impression come Fall. 

I love the competition that BB has created at the WR spot.  Chad is a smart guy.  He knows that the money he agreed to with the Pats is about all he would get on the open market.  Hopefully being in the system for a year will benefit CJ, if not then he gets dumped.  Because of the restructured deal, it is yet another low-risk deal for BB and the Pats.  Personally, I’m glad he will be back in camp to compete for a job.  I’d feel even better if I learned that CJ is planning on hooking up with Brady this off-season for some extra work…

Nice to see him take less money and free up more cap space, he’ll get his chance tofight for a wideout spot during training camp and only the best of the widouts will stay, its a win win ethier way.  the one thing that bothers me is way hasnt Welker signed his tender?  i for one think he’s not worth 9mil but i would still like him to be here.( I think he’s worth 3 years 21mil).  but again im loving all of the compition BB is getting for the wideout it will be interesting to see who gets the two spots(welker goes back to slot).

Lets put it this way….he cannot play any worse. Will he be good enough to make the team with the stiff conpetition this year? Chemistry is everything with Brady….not sure Ocho has it.

Yes actually he made a huge sacrifice!!  The guy was slated to make 3 million bucks this year, and he gave back 2 million of those dollars to stay with the team!! Considering the guy has been known in the past to be selfish, and all about himself, this consession really surprises me.  Even though he had a bad year last year, I’m sure there is a team or two that would be willing to pay him 3 or 4 million to see if he can thrive again in a less complex offense, which I think he would. The guy is used to making several million bucks, so a 1 million dollar deal is chump change for the guy, sad to say.  I hope he comes back strong, just to stick it in everyones ear!!