I mean, the gripes write themselves.He’s a diva.

He’s high maintenance.

He couldn’t even get along with Josh Allen.

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He tore his ACL.

And last year’s rookie disasters Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker are very close to making that list.

“Confound it, man!

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Are you afraid of success?!?”

For the price of $26 million guaranteed, the Pats have their best receiver since Julian Edelman.

No one ever second-guesses how hard he works and the amount of work that he puts into his craft.

They have a lot of young football players there.

Itd be really good for these younger guys to be able to see how a professional works daily.

How a professional prepares daily.

How a professional takes care of his body.

They need a little veteran leadership in that room."

And got the crowd at the Super Bowl send off rally to chant “We’re still here!”

That edge, that mean streak, that bloodthirsty need for vengeance, has been virtually non-existent ever since.

As far as the ACL, Edelman himself knows how that is.

He missed the entire 2017 season with one.

But he played 15 games the following season, and made the Pro Bowl.

So go ahead, Pats fans.

Embrace having an accomplished, dependable, professional WR1 once again.

Give me this guy all season long and twice against the Bills: