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The fact that Brady is in the football life of Edelman in a bucs shirt filming from the practice field cause he’s still playing is nuts lol
@VeggieRice
Жыл бұрын
sure i guess. the fact that a guy outside of miami on a tuesday ate a hotdog facing east while brady still playing is nuts see how it's corny
@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf
Жыл бұрын
@@VeggieRice Whooooosh..........
@marcuscastillo514
Жыл бұрын
I was more surprised Bill finally was in something for Edelman lol
@muaythaiplaylist
9 ай бұрын
@@VeggieRiceyour pic makes you look like a vampire, get a tan my dude
@bloconte2796
9 ай бұрын
That just goes to show how much Brady loves and respects julian..he is a great friend to all in his circle
It’s amazing to think how this guy rose up from being a nobody into one of the best Patriot Receivers of all time. With all the great guys Brady has played with, I think it’s very telling to see that, other than Gronk, he didn’t trust anybody as much as he trusted Julian Edelman
@VeggieRice
Жыл бұрын
there's this randy moss guy that iirc brady was pretty close to him for the 4 seasons the pats were lucky enough to have him
@johnnybraxton5539
10 ай бұрын
Yea Juelz is definitely one of the hardest working WRS To ever play
@philipcurra3687
8 ай бұрын
@@VeggieRice Edelman > Moss imo
@chrismarple
7 ай бұрын
@@philipcurra3687you’re out of your mind
@philipcurra3687
7 ай бұрын
@@chrismarple hahah, thanks for the reply. This is the basis of where I get this: to win a Super Bowl, you need to be able to beat every type of team that shows up in the playoffs. And, there's always a team who can put pressure on the QB. So much for the WRs who are one dimensional and need tons of time for their plays to develop. Eventually, the Ravens or the Giants will show up and wreck everything. Enter Julian Edelman: double and even triple teamed all the time, and no one could stop him from getting open. I get that watching highlights of players like Moss and Julio Jones are way more impressive than watching Edelman standing by himself in a open space of grass and catching a ball thrown to his chest - but the fact that he's always standing there in open space is because he could beat any double or triple team and get open like that in like 2 seconds. I'd take him over Moss any day. And, I feel his trophies support me on that. (And, that's not even getting into how tough he was or what a leader he was. Come on, ask Raiders fans about Moss. How somehow who mailed in his own career for multiple seasons because of being disgruntled gets talked about in the same class as the likes of Jerry Rice is the mind blowing part to me.)
As a Patriots fan, I remember LOVING WES WELKER, he was the man!!! No one could of replaced him. and then Welker left us for the Broncos, We signed Danny Amendola and I thought, Okay, Amendola is our new Welker!!!! Little did I know.. Edelman was going to be the one to fill Welkers shoes and become a LEGEND! It was so unknown at the time
@sophx3004
Жыл бұрын
Sadly for Welker, He lost the superbowl in 2007, lost the superbowl in 2011, lost the superbowl in 2013, Went on to be a coach for the 49ers and lost the superbowl against the chiefs.... THIS MAN IS CURSED
@Gregory-sm9pf
9 ай бұрын
Summed it up pretty well and the rest as we say, "Was History" Edelman should get the call to the Hall, his story is amazing and what he had to go through to get there is just amazing
@Gregory-sm9pf
9 ай бұрын
@@sophx3004 nobody comes close to what Jim Kelly endured
@HighFalutinTootin
5 ай бұрын
Dola was clutch as heck also
I'll always remember that feeling of seeing "the catch" during SB LI
@x-x101
Жыл бұрын
💯👌
@ChokeslamToHell
Жыл бұрын
I was the only one of my group of friends who knew he caught it. They were all relieved it wasn't intercepted, and I was yelling and screaming and doing the referee catch signal yelling "he caught it!" lol.
Second best wr in post season history. Can't be taken
@santopanarello8316
Жыл бұрын
When you make the playoffs every year. What do you expect.
@FreshPrinceOfBelA17
Жыл бұрын
@@santopanarello8316 Danny Amendola made the playoffs as well with him and so did Chris hogan and others who didn't have the eame level of impact or stats as Edelman
@santopanarello8316
Жыл бұрын
@@FreshPrinceOfBelA17 hogan and amendola played roughly 6 less games then Edelman. Their numbers would be close. It's close enough with their average yards that if your going to put Edelman on the list of best playoff receivers then both hogan and amendola would be put on the list
@FreshPrinceOfBelA17
Жыл бұрын
@@santopanarello8316 you can argue that but what you can't argue is Brady didn't win another superbowl in New England till Edelman was the guy. Hell the season he got hurt, they lost against Philly and next year they won against rams and he was mvp
@darkshinethakid4463
Жыл бұрын
@@FreshPrinceOfBelA17 on the Patriots. That's all. He was the Patriots best guy ..
As a pats fan, hats off to you Jules. Didn't know the adversity you went through. Tough squirrel.
@ebenclukey7293
Жыл бұрын
Tough squirrel who would become fast friends with the fox, thirty one nuts and all.
Dude is a class act all around. Respect.👊🏽
Hard to imagine returning a 90 yard punt for a touchdown in the NFL then come in and make the tackle on the ensuing kickoff. Can’t even imagine what that feels like. Guy came into the league with most people doubting him, saying “I don’t think he can do it. “ Couple years later, the conversation had changed to, “Is there anything that he can’t do?”
That backstory when Amendola got signed and he was crushed, made me teary eyed, so much sacrifice and determination🙏
Edelman staying put in New England plus pittsburgh matching the offer sheet the Pats made for emmanuel sanders changed things.
@santopanarello8316
Жыл бұрын
Sanders told the team that he wasn going to accept the Steelers offer. He was offered a 3 yr 9 mill dollar deal that's when he signed with another team
@ChokeslamToHell
Жыл бұрын
Man, Sanders would have been such an amazing fit with Brady.
@VeggieRice
Жыл бұрын
@@santopanarello8316 why would you accept 1 or 2 thirds the money to play in the cold, on a crappy turf field, for a militarily strict team? and at the time, remember this is 2010, the Pats hadn't won in 5 yrs, and the last time they'd gone to the SB in '07, well, let's just say it didn't end well. Steelers had that paper, and yknow what, he was young but maybe he already knew the grass field alone was worth going to pittsburgh if the money was the same, nvm better offer
@VeggieRice
Жыл бұрын
Um, when Sanders was being considered, it was 2010. Edelman was picked up late in 2009 draft. first season he either didn't start or only made the field for, like, punt returns. so saying edelman staying when sanders was only ever a 'would be nice' that was never concrete is a stretch. at the time the sanders deal fell thru, edelman wasn't sh!t to belichik--that's literally covered in this football life episode.
@washedupwarvet2027
7 ай бұрын
This is one of the dumbest comments I've read in a long time.
Such a great overall player
You need slot receivers like Wayne Chrebet, Julien Edelman, Cole Beasley, Randall Cobb, etc. It can't always be just lobbying the ball up to Calvin Johnson, Randy Moss, Andre Johnson, Andre Johnson, etc. An elite corner or safety can high point against those guys. What you can't do is make up ground on a smaller receiver with lateral quickness who can unpredictably change direction. The only thing that stops a slot receiver like Edelman from becoming the alpha on the team and getting 1500+ yards every year is league politics.
@jamesbrown646
Жыл бұрын
What “league politics”? Teams want to win games and put butts in seats. They’re not gonna let “politics” stop that. Edelman, though a very good receiver, was never gonna get close to 1,500 yards because he was not talented or athletic enough to beat defenses that were solely focused on stopping him.
@palereaper
Жыл бұрын
He definitely was athletic enough - it’s more so the scheme the patriots run. Try to recall ANY time tom Brady has given a receiver 1500 yards - maybe randy moss?
@Stopcommentingthesamecomments
Жыл бұрын
@@palereaper exactly his point dummy randy moss the biggest receiver he ever had and Brady had his best season the one year they had big body reciver
@AkeemNorwood
Жыл бұрын
naw edelman just wasn’t elite like that 🤷🏾♂️ plenty of slot receivers put up those numbers, did you not see cooper kupp last yr ? Jarvis landry put up 1k yards out the slot for years, keenan allen, mike thomas, jaylen waddle is killing the slot down in miami, wes welker was dominant for a long time. Trust me there are no league politics stopping him from putting up those numbers he just couldn’t do it !!!
@AkeemNorwood
Жыл бұрын
@creepshow do i have to watch him play every game to know that he didn’t have 1500 yard seasons? did you read the guy’s original post ???
Where can I watch the full version of this video??
So glad edelman stuck around. One of the all time great patriots
Prob the 2nd best WR in nfl postseason play and best Slot Receiver postseason wise
@camerondelamotte159
Жыл бұрын
your kidding right
@AmoreG94
Жыл бұрын
#1 bro
@ketrelandrade4153
Жыл бұрын
Imagine if jules doesn't miss that superbowl against eagles even tho Tom threw for 503 yards smh WIN!!!
@ChokeslamToHell
Жыл бұрын
@@AmoreG94 Jerry Rice
Dude got amazing worth ethic. Inspiring fr. #minitron 🐿
Coach Brady making offenses out of ex QB and lacrosse players.
I grew up with Tom Brady being my favorite player but in the end Edelman ended up being my favorite, dude represented us shorter guys very well
Tom Brady Peyton Manning are great teachers they know where you need to be and how to get you there. Slot receivers like Wes Welker, Julian Edelman, Randall Cobb, Danny Amendola are a perfect marriage.
@AmirKhan-yv8jm
4 ай бұрын
Also Brandon Stokley!
As a pats fan, when welker was released, I was very happy we grabbed Danny. Edelman at that point was no where near as proven as a pure receiver.
So many important third down conversions, so many important post-season catches. Won't be a first ballot, but a Hall of Famer eventually.
@cyborgeatsfood8028
Жыл бұрын
no he won't lmao stop getting on the hype train you need at least decent stats to get into the hof and his career stats are horrible
@SchrodingerMil
Жыл бұрын
@@cyborgeatsfood8028 Second most career Postseason receiving yards in NFL history. Fourth most career Postseason total yards. The Hall of Fame isn't about meaningless stats. It's about leaving an impact on the game. Without Edleman, the Patriots don't have three of their Super Bowls. He's the exact same as Lynn Swann and John Stallworth for the Steelers, and both of them are in the Hall of Fame.
@LanceG007
Жыл бұрын
@@SchrodingerMil he’s not a hall of famer.Welker yes eventually but Julien used PED and that can’t be denied
@Gregory-sm9pf
9 ай бұрын
@@LanceG007 they all use PEDs, where TF have you been
@Gregory-sm9pf
9 ай бұрын
@@cyborgeatsfood8028 your an idiot and obviously never watched this man play and his stats overall are good, especially playoff stats when it really count's, you want to laugh your ass off at somebody in the HOF who's stats are terrible, both regular season and especially the playoffs, that player is Joe "shitbag" Namath
Julian Edelman followed in Wes Welker's footsteps phenomenally. Wes Welker was still better than Edelman, especially when Welker played with Tom in New England. He took so many crazy hits, it was amazing how he always got back up. He missed what, only 3 games when he was with the Patriots? In just 6 years with the Patriots, Welker had 672 receptions and 925 targets (73%), compared to Edelman's 11 years with 620 receptions and 940 targets (66%). Post Season was even better. Still, Welker had 0 Super Bowl rings compared to Welker's 3, and Welker was Super Bowl LIII MVP with an incredible performance. Both are top-notch slot receivers in the Patriots Tom Brady era.
@paesan59
7 ай бұрын
Good comment. However, you need to edit the 2nd to last sentence where you said Welker has 3 SB rings and Welker was SB MVP.
i love randy moss, but i don't think i'd pick any receiver over jules just on sheer heart and guts
This guy is a frkn runaway tank
Where’s the full video at? Or is this it?
where can i watch the full documentary??
Thank you for everything Julian Incredalman iron Squirrel
Smart Man .
Julian was my favorite patriot player obviously we love the GOAT 🐐 but you can’t find another Edelman a guy who imo did it just as good as any greats. He belongs in the football hall of fame
@VeggieRice
Жыл бұрын
we can't find another edelman? there's a flexible, small fast slot receiver on the pats by name Jones right now! maybe look into teams outside of the northeast, you may learn slot receivers exist in the wild lol
@kylemaher5889
Жыл бұрын
@@VeggieRice he’s a cornerback
@Tolandruth
Жыл бұрын
No he doesnt look at the stats not your feelings. I love the patriots and edelman but delusional if you think this. He had 3 1000 yard seasons only 36 receiving tds and as many playoff games as he played has 5 playoff tds. Explain without using your feelings why thats HOF worthy.
@Gregory-sm9pf
9 ай бұрын
@@VeggieRice we know they exist you chowda head, what we're saying is finding one as good as Julian Edelman are few and far between
O r defense I'd honestly play anything.
0:21 i was thinking unnecessary ass spin but then he just kept going lmao
I like the position of slot receiever!
Is there a part 2
hes literally a HOF Slot wr tackling Vince young & 225 lb anquan boldin 😹
@Big_Nick31
Жыл бұрын
Not hof
@SchrodingerMil
Жыл бұрын
@@Big_Nick31 Why not? Fourth most Total Postseason Yards in NFL history, second most receiving, and the Patriots don't win 3 of their Super Bowls without him.
I choose Bill lol. I believe in him. He's a great coach in my opinion. They won't know me until I show it. I love winning and I choose the Patriots great history. I choose the Patriots and Robert Kraft as my owner.
Once hes caught that ball, he'd never let go no matter what.
"You coming to take the keys to the Cadillac dawg?"
James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
As mad as Jules was at Danny coming in, he made 8+ million more than Danny by the end of both their careers; Danny took 6 years to become a man in his own right
I like how we thought Welker didn’t get what Bill was saying at first. Then he finally puts two and two together and says “the little man”. Then shoved it back to Belibitch and says he can have it.
Having a great QB Helps a WR development having Brady made Juelz better
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
I feel like Edelman was just not give the credit he deserves for playing the way he played
Edelman career earnings finally passed Dola
Grew up 12 miles away from eachother… and 12 years lol
if only Edelnuts went to buccs too😢
he got an opportunity, or actually dozens of opportunities in his first 4 yrs, to develop and get better. most pros would never, ever be afforded that kind of consistency. not to take away from his hard work, but if the pats weren't the org they were, he woulda been a benchwarmer his entire career. and yeah, it would've been a waste of his potential, but again, the MAJORITY of nfl players don't achieve their potential, either.
@Gregory-sm9pf
9 ай бұрын
We found him, the social media know-it-all NFL head coach, talking like he was down on the field watching Edelman's whole career develope, LoL! Go back downstairs in your parents basement and watch speed racer and Gilligan's island
Psalms 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
By making catches. Your welcome.... :)
just became a Julian Edelman fan!
the patriots dont win it all in 2014 and 2016 without julien edelman
Tom Brady is the goat cuz he was always turning random ass receivers into “legends” lol
Edelnut
Y’all really need to stop classifying certifiably mid players as elite.
“ELITE” ☠️😂
@johnv17v54
Жыл бұрын
Said the same thing💀
Elite???
Hot
THANK GOD HE DIDN'T GO TO NYG
Taking PEDs also helps.
@ChokeslamToHell
Жыл бұрын
He took it one year he was returning from an ACL tear. I don't blame him tbh, gotta do what you gotta do. Manning obviously took the hell out of them coming back and I don't blame him one bit. He never would have made it back.
First
Kind of like Taysom Hill.
56k views so pathetic he hasd how many stats, ings #1 for how many years sb cammpion team???????dudes a legend yet ochjo has 100x more clout truely sad
Elite playoff WR maybe. Can’t be elite if ya can’t make a single pro bowl, come on.
@SchrodingerMil
Жыл бұрын
Can't be elite if you don't win a popularity contest?
@burtreynolds8030
Жыл бұрын
Everybody knows pro bowls mean nothing
@freepeople091
Жыл бұрын
@@SchrodingerMil no all pros either
@SchrodingerMil
Жыл бұрын
@@freepeople091 Another popularity contest voted on by the media.
@johnv17v54
Жыл бұрын
@@SchrodingerMil not really a popularity contest for wide receivers if you have the numbers ur gonna get in but that wasn’t the case with him
God loves you come to him and repent
Slow down. Julian Edelman was never truly elite. He was pretty good.
You’re just wrong in every aspect
Elite?
@djiceman_02
Жыл бұрын
you saw that 28-3 comeback?
@burtreynolds8030
Жыл бұрын
Second most postseason receiving yards
@misoguapo2946
Жыл бұрын
@@burtreynolds8030 he played for the patriots who were in the playoffs every year
Roids
It must’ve hurt sitting on the couch while watching the Eagles get revenge and beating your team in the Bowl. But he wouldn’t have been the difference maker and the Pats STILL would’ve lost..
@stephanea5364
Жыл бұрын
Butler would have been the difference
@ChokeslamToHell
Жыл бұрын
@@stephanea5364 I dunno, Butler was legitimately the worst corner in football the following season for the Titans. He was a very on and off player.
@stephanea5364
Жыл бұрын
@@ChokeslamToHell They needed ONE play on defense, and the idea he was bad with the Titans THE NEXT UEAR is irrelevant.
@ChokeslamToHell
Жыл бұрын
@@stephanea5364 yeah maybe, but clearly he did something wrong. I heard he missed the team plane to the SB and they played it off like he was sick and in the hospital for a day. McCourty even said “Malcolm knew what he did.”
@vgumatay12
7 ай бұрын
Just like it hurt when you lost at the very end to Hofamer Mahomes and Chiefs, enjoy your one chip😏
Purely a Brady Product...
@meganega123
Жыл бұрын
That's why he played QB, Returner and even on Defense I guess
@kylelaforest9919
Жыл бұрын
So Brady made all those clutch catches
@JJA1987
Жыл бұрын
Brady has no career or rings without all these players he’s had
@darkshinethakid4463
Жыл бұрын
@@JJA1987 Julian wouldve stayed on special teams had it not been for Tom
@johnv17v54
Жыл бұрын
@@JJA1987 please it’s the patriots you really don’t think they would have found another way😂
I wouldn’t say elite
He’s has only 2 thousand yard seasons and fewer career yards and tds then guys like Jared cook, Brandon Lafell, and Randall Cobb. I wouldn’t exactly say he’s “elite”
@Gregory-sm9pf
9 ай бұрын
How many Superbowl rings do those players have compared to Edelman ? Yes, right, exactly! That makes him elite
@drgreenthumb357
9 ай бұрын
@@Gregory-sm9pfhe definitely was not elite. Elite players make everyone else around him better. He benefitted from Brady being elite.
@Gregory-sm9pf
9 ай бұрын
@@drgreenthumb357 may not have been elite but he turned into an excellent slot receiver that gained Tom Brady's trust as one of his go to guy's like Gronk and he came up big in the playoffs and two Superbowls, one where he was MVP, that my friend is a pretty damn good resume, better than your average receiver, actually, alot better
Julian Edelman was never a elite receiver lol
Elite? No pro bowls no first team all pro no double digit touchdown seasons only 3 1000 yard seasons with Brady throwing him the ball. So overrated only 36 touchdowns in 11 seasons.
tom brady made this guy look good no offence
Julian was good but never elite.
PEDelman 🤡🤡🤡
He was NEVER an ELITE WR. Let's calm that down right here and now...
@Big_Nick31
Жыл бұрын
Facts lol
@Bk6346
Жыл бұрын
You never watched the Patriots over a 16 game season. Now people are comparing other slot receivers to him whenever they make a clutch 3rd down catch.
@darkshinethakid4463
Жыл бұрын
@@Bk6346 no I wouldn't have to. Elite is undebatable. This is even close to a conversation. Wes Welker was twice this guy and even he wasn't elite
@Bk6346
Жыл бұрын
@@darkshinethakid4463 Steve Smith the NFL Network analyst and future Hall of Famer returned the volley with NBC Sports Boston's Michael Holley, saying that the Patriots star "has a PhD in route-running." "There’s no route he can’t run," Smith said. "He can run the easy routes, but he can run the intricate routes, the double moves. He really understands the concept, understands the whole philosophy of their offense, and that’s why he’s one of their key guys in their offense."
@bryantharris5914
Жыл бұрын
How many receivers have more catches in the playoffs? I can count using just my middle finger.
Julian Edleman had his moments but, calling him an elite WR is a bit far fetched. He’s never made AP, never elected to a pro bowl, he only has 3 seasons where he recorded 1k yards, only 2 seasons where he caught 100 or more passes, and his career high for TD receptions in a season is 7, and he also had 3 seasons where he didn’t catch a TD at all. He has 6822 rec yards, 620 and 36 TD career wise. TY Hilton, Demaryius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, AJ green etc… all have better numbers than Edleman and none of the other guys I mentioned aren’t considered elite. Edleman was only good because of Brady and coach Bel. He’s a role player, nothing more.
Overrated because of his QB and coach
He didn’t
@413TomaccoRoad
Жыл бұрын
Tell that to the Falcons!
@NRF787
Жыл бұрын
He's second in postseason receptions and TDs, only behind Rice, and he's a Super Bowl MVP.
@EH-sx6do
Жыл бұрын
@@NRF787 He was a good receiver who ended up with a team that was always in the playoffs, playing in a era where the rules are made to benefit QBs & WRs. His career stats aren’t very good for a “elite” receiver
@NRF787
Жыл бұрын
@@EH-sx6do His career stats are excellent for someone who played QB in college. He was the go-to receiving option (I guess after Gronk) on the most dominant team in NFL history.
@EH-sx6do
Жыл бұрын
@creepshow Charlie??? Good player, played well in big games. Not elite
Media Host: "How does it compare and feel to be wanted by the New England Patriots? " Edelman: "I don't know, nobody has ever actually wanted me before."
Crazy Wes Welker never won a ring with the patriots
@BIGNA281
8 ай бұрын
Really??
Good Receiver however he never filled Wes Welker's shoes. Wes was another level above Julian.
@ketrelandrade4153
Жыл бұрын
He never filled Wes shoes u right he was better he won three rings while Wes blew one for us with that missed catch
@TheMrNukeman
Жыл бұрын
@@ketrelandrade4153 You seem to confuse team success and personal success. Eli Manning has got to be better than Peyton Manning or Drew Brees based on your logic...
@jrad410
Жыл бұрын
@@TheMrNukeman I will say I think Edleman was tougher. He took some shots like in SB 49. Welker clealry was the better player, but him dropping that pass in SB 46 will always haunt him
He was never close to being elite.
@ryanadams2308
Жыл бұрын
He certainly was in the playoffs
@Bk6346
Жыл бұрын
Need to be a Patriots fan and watch all 16 regular season games to appreciate how good he was. FIRST DOWN BABY.
@reppingl
Жыл бұрын
@@ryanadams2308 overall, that’s a small portion of his career and doesn’t make up for the fact that he averaged about 50 yards per game in the regular season.
@reppingl
Жыл бұрын
@creepshow I watched him play plenty. I watched him average 50 yards per game and 11 yards per catch over his career. That is not elite
@reppingl
Жыл бұрын
@creepshow a ton. The patriots were on prime time often and they were always in the playoffs so I saw them a ton even though I’m not from NE
Elite ?
@bmoredood
Жыл бұрын
I think the word your looking for is productive