Sunday, August 7, 2011

Big Katt Signs With Pats





Real quick before I say anything, in my searches of Shaun Ellis, I learned big katt shares a name with this crazy moron..
Is this guy serious? Anyway on to foosball, today long time Jet Shaun Ellis signed a one year deal with the hated Pats. This deal has the makings of a Jason Taylor-to-the-Jets from last year, in that it absolutely crushes the hearts of the former team and it's a little awkward for the new team. It's also similar in that Taylor had a decent, but not make or break type, year for the Jets last season, and the same should be expected from Ellis is New England.
  Shaun Ellis has spent the last 11 seasons as a Jet and has been the one constant on the defensive line throughout the years. He was drafted in 2000, when ironically his pick was compensation for the Belichick to New England move. That first round bore fruit as the Jets had 4 picks and ended up with Ellis, Chad Pennington, John Abraham, and Anthony Becht. Chad looked like he could become a playoff winning QB in the league, John Abraham looked like a Julius Peppers twin, and Becht looked as if he could catch 100 passes in one season. But, none of those things happened, the one thing that did happen was that Ellis was always on the front lines, never missing games, and constantly making big plays.
  It's not bitter-sweet, it's downright bitter to see him go to a hated rival, to a team that he helped beat so much in the last few years. I think Mr. T took the "better one year early than one year too late" rule too literally on this one.  I think Shaun took offense to the Jets veteran minimum offer to a future Ring of Honor member, and rightfully so. It boggles my mind how the FO can botch this one, they must be awfully confident in their young defensive line, cause god help them if they're wrong on this one. Thanks for the years Shaun.
-Tone

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