New Patriots WR Brandon LaFell done with Twitter

Brandon LaFell is taking a break from Twitter. (USATSI)

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Former Panthers receiver Brandon LaFell signed with the Patriots a few days ago, and though his comments probably came off harsher than he meant to make them, this was his reasoning for moving with New England.

"Because I had a chance to play with a Hall of Fame quarterback," LaFell said, via Boston.com. "One day, Cam [Newton] will be there, probably, but he's not there now. And I feel like there was a better chance to come up here and get more balls and win up here, than with Carolina."

Though it'll be awfully tough for Cam Newton to make any kind of Hall of Fame if Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman doesn't get him some receivers at some point, LaFell immediately felt the backlash from social media.

U right Cam didn't make me drop balls nor did I say he did. So please continue on with your day thank you

— Jody Breeze (@Blafell1) March 19, 2014

For the record, LaFell dropped eight passes last season -- according to Pro Football Focus, that tied him for 19th among all receivers -- so it's not like he was the league's biggest propagator of pilfered passes. But point taken: LaFell isn't perfect (though he did manage career highs with 49 catches and five touchdowns).

And because of all of this (we assume), here was the latest tweet from LaFell.

Gonna take a month break from twitter y'all take it easy

— Jody Breeze (@Blafell1) March 19, 2014

But let LaFell explain further his reasoning for his original comment.

"Those [Patriots] receivers just have to put their hands up," LaFell said. "No matter what route they ran, no matter what kind of guy was on them, they just had to put their hands up. The ball was always in perfect placement. So if you've got a guy that places the ball like he does year to year, it's great."

Really, it's hard to blame LaFell. Because if it's Tom Brady vs. Cam Newton, it's not difficult to determine why LaFell made the choice he did.

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Does QB Teddy Bridgewater's 'average at best' Pro Day workout mean anything?



When most high-profile NFL prospects go through their Pro Day, perfection is a non-story. The player is throwing to receivers he is familiar with, in a setting he is familiar with, and it's not unusual for a quarterback to complete just about every one of his passes. That didn't happen today at Louisville's Pro Day for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.Bridgewater reportedly completed 57 of 65 throws -- some were drops and some were off-target. That's a few more incompletions than you regularly see at a Pro Day, but it was a long workout. OK, fine.But NFL Network's Mike Mayock was not impressed with what he saw. "To be honest, I expected a little more. Very average at best."ESPN's James Walker said what he saw from Bridgewater was "not pretty." Varying reports added that Bridgewater looked good throwing on the run and was precise on shorter throws, but he was inaccurate on deeper throws, and he didn't entirely quell concerns about his arm strength.It should also be noted that Bridgewater threw without wearing gloves, which is something he never does. Bridgewater said after the workout that he trained in Florida without a glove and felt confident in his ability without it. The workout was also held indoors.As the workout progressed, Bridgewater reportedly looked better. But was the damage -- as minimal as it may be -- already done? As Walker put it on Twitter: "This is where scouts earn their $. They must decide [what] 1 bad workout, which was set up to succeed, means for Teddy Bridgewater's stock."



The head coaches of some of the likely suitors for Bridgewater -- the Texans, Jaguars, Raiders, Vikings -- were in attendance. I don't know if anything they saw caused them to move Bridgewater down their draft board. And as Walker insinuated, how much of a deal can we make out of one workout that didn't include a helmet or pads? That's a very fair point. We all can't be perfect at our jobs every day.The argument to that is these Pro Days are supposed to be a draftee at his best. That's the way it's set up. The star QB is supposed to look great, hit every man in stride, complete just about every pass, look like a lock for a top pick. Yet, Bridgewater was far from it on Monday. That makes his imperfections notable, much more so than if Blake Bortles or Johnny Manziel goes 50-for-50 during their own Pro Days later this month.Bridgewater is still going to be a top-10 pick because too many teams at the top of this year's draft need a quarterback. I don't think today's events really harmed Bridgewater's stock, but I think it's fair to say he definitely didn't help himself.