# Antonio Brown is a douchebag **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 9, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434 "2019-08-09T23:03:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/201 "2019-09-20T13:25:13Z")
US dopers, is Brown really such a generational talent that the Patriots would keep him come hell or high water? Don’t follow NFL, but whenever it come on my sports feed, the it seems the Patriots **always** win anyway. They must have multiple guys like him if they are (checks Wiki), in the Super Bowl last three years and 4/5 and like every second year this decade and last…:eek: They must be loaded like ManCity or Real Madrid…is he really that important to them. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/202 "2019-09-20T13:27:13Z")
The theory (approaching consensus?) among Boston sports reporters is that Belichick is hoping for a 19-0 season this year, which is why he wanted Brown. Given their pretty easy schedule, it’s a reasonable theory. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/203 "2019-09-20T14:36:21Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > They must be loaded like ManCity or Real Madrid…is he really that important to them. They were generally considered in the very top echelon of teams before they got AB. They don’t really need him to have a good chance to win it all, but he’s an undeniable asset on the field. IMO, they thought it was just as important to keep him from one of their chief (ha!) rivals as it was to sign him. And I do think Belichick would like to go 19-0 and this would help that. But they can cut him today and still be #1 on the power rankings. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/204 "2019-09-20T14:50:45Z")
Please please please get this piece of garbage off my team. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/205 "2019-09-20T14:57:30Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Please please please get this piece of garbage off my team. :mad: When the Pittsburgh Steelers signed the dog killer dude, I actively supported the boycott of the team. I’d love to see an analysis of the economic impact (if any) such a move generates. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/206 "2019-09-20T15:05:19Z")
They did trade Demaryius Thomas (another wide receiver) to the Jets last week, and I have to believe that they wouldn’t have traded him away if they didn’t have Brown. But, yeah, they’re still a pretty loaded team, including Julian Edelman and Josh Gordon at WR – but, that said, Gordon is another risky case, and the odds of him running off the rails, behaviorally, before the season is out are probably pretty substantial. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/207 "2019-09-20T15:11:00Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > The Pats can either cut him or watch substantial chunks of their fanbase run away. ha, you think so? A depressing number of people out there hold football above all else. as long as a guy can run, catch, throw, block, or tackle, he’ll be excused for everything except maybe murder. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/208 "2019-09-20T16:06:52Z")
And Belichick [walked out of today’s press conference too.](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27661275/belichick-cuts-presser-short-ab-questions) ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/209 "2019-09-20T19:28:16Z")
Out of curiosity, I checked the threatening texts… the picture of the kids is out of line. :mad: (where’d he get it?) Rest of it,one could almost say (if the aforesaid picture wasn’t there) that it was an inarticulate attempt to tell his associates to inquire into finances of his accuser. Almost. Picture, damn no. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/210 "2019-09-20T19:55:20Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > The Pats can either cut him or watch substantial chunks of their fanbase run away. I doubt it. A team that is a consistent Super Bowl contender \*\*\*will \*\*\*command the loyalty of huge numbers of fans. Any defection over the Brown issue is likely to be insignificant. In the 1990s, I think, it was said that Dallas residents would forgive almost any Cowboys behavior as long as the team gave them Super Bowl titles. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/211 "2019-09-20T20:15:20Z")
Browns released by the Pats, per Twitter: > ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/212 "2019-09-20T20:42:02Z")
Here’s the Patriots statement: > [@](#): > > The New England Patriots are releasing Antonio Brown. We appreciate the hard work of many people over the past 11 days, but we feel that it is best to move in a different direction at this time. Now we just have to wait and see if he gets put on the exempt list or if another team picks him up. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/213 "2019-09-20T20:44:42Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Out of curiosity, I checked the threatening texts… the picture of the kids is out of line. :mad: (where’d he get it?) Her Instagram account. > [@AK84](#): > > Rest of it,one could almost say (if the aforesaid picture wasn’t there) that it was an inarticulate attempt to tell his associates to inquire into finances of his accuser. Almost. Picture, damn no. But he sent the texts to HER. The only plausible interpretation is that it was meant as a threat. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/214 "2019-09-20T21:03:47Z")
As a Pats fan, I never wanted this jerk on the team to begin with, so I’m relieved. I can’t believe Brady let him stay in his house. Why would he want this guy anywhere near his wife and kids? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/215 "2019-09-20T21:13:02Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > As a Pats fan, I never wanted this jerk on the team to begin with, so I’m relieved. I can’t believe Brady let him stay in his house. Why would he want this guy anywhere near his wife and kids? I was guessing that it’s not the same house his wife and kids live at. Between himself and Gisele I am sure they own multiple houses. I pictured Brady having a house relatively close to the stadium in Foxborough where he lives out of while training for games, and he might be letting Brown stay there. Again, total and complete speculation on my part. Maybe he’s drinking his morning kale milkshake or whatever at the breakfast table next to his kids while trying to ignore Antonio staring over the table at his wife. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/216 "2019-09-20T21:15:10Z")
He’s hurting his bottom line, right? Do you think he snagged a jersey/helmet from each team? ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/217 "2019-09-20T21:15:21Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > As a Pats fan, I never wanted this jerk on the team to begin with, so I’m relieved. I can’t believe Brady let him stay in his house. Why would he want this guy anywhere near his wife and kids? I think this was a house he had on the market and not his primary residence. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/218 "2019-09-20T21:16:45Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I pictured Brady having a house relatively close to the stadium in Foxborough where he lives out of while training for games, and he might be letting Brown stay there. Their house in Brookline is a 30 minute drive from Gillette Stadium. I’m pretty sure he goes home there every night. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/219 "2019-09-20T22:00:02Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Their house in Brookline is a 30 minute drive from Gillette Stadium. I’m pretty sure he goes home there every night. Yeah, that’s 30 minutes if one drives, but I’m assuming at the end of the day Brady resolves into pure light and floats silently home across the ether. For him 12 minutes, tops. ---
**Author:** ![UCBearcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/77aa72/32.png) [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/220 "2019-09-20T22:05:38Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > When the Pittsburgh Steelers signed the dog killer dude, I actively supported the boycott of the team. I’d love to see an analysis of the economic impact (if any) such a move generates. Was it ok when they kept the rapist on their team? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434.md?page=12)