Jeff Howe claims that Gilmore's signing went against the Patriots' own stated procedures for signing free agents.
In this podcast, Howe: Fair To Question Patriots For Gilmore Signing - Toucher & Rich - Omny.fm , Howe says that the Patriots didn't sign high-priced free agents without first bringing them into the facility and seeing if they would fit with the Patriots system. In fact, Howe says that the Patriots mocked other teams who signed free agents without doing so, just a few days before signing Gilmore sight unseen.
The main question: Are Howe's allegations accurate? And if they are accurate, then:
In this podcast, Howe: Fair To Question Patriots For Gilmore Signing - Toucher & Rich - Omny.fm , Howe says that the Patriots didn't sign high-priced free agents without first bringing them into the facility and seeing if they would fit with the Patriots system. In fact, Howe says that the Patriots mocked other teams who signed free agents without doing so, just a few days before signing Gilmore sight unseen.
The main question: Are Howe's allegations accurate? And if they are accurate, then:
- Why did the Patriots break their own free agent hiring protocol to sign Gilmore?
- Did the Patriots do appropriate due diligence on Gilmore?
- Was Patricia informed of the deal and did he agree to it?
- Did the Patriots know that in Buffalo, the coordinator had to make special videotapes for Gilmore because he had trouble learning their system and "had issues changing coverages" (according to Rob Ryan, at about 3:00)
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