Will there be a WTF Move this year?

reneluar · Aug 29, 2015

Sorry guys, but the WTF move was Jake Bequette released

TBR · Aug 29, 2015

Dobson to the Browns for the suspended Josh Gordon

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RobertWeathers · Aug 29, 2015

reneluar said:
Sorry guys, but the WTF move was Jake Bequette released

Right..."WTF was he doing still on the team?"

Tony2046 · Aug 29, 2015

JMC00 said:
Blount is an absolute terrible guess. He was playing then because he is suspended the first game.

So you''re saying that would be a WTF move?

manxman2601 · Aug 29, 2015

Ivan said:
The 32 would be the first pick of the second round.

Good point.

manxman2601 · Aug 29, 2015

Jack Handy said:
The sanctions are that the Pats lose the lowest 1st round pick even if it is another teams that was obtained via trade? Could you send a link to this interpretation.

No, the sanction is that we would lose the higher of the two picks.

The Brandon Five · Aug 29, 2015

shmessy said:
Regarding the title - - I would say "most probably".

The Sanders cut a few years was the worst. He was good, smart, dependable, cheap, made clutch plays and his cutting left an already weak secondary even weaker. That was unforgivably bad by Belichick.

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Deus Irae · Aug 29, 2015

At this point, wouldn't the absence of a WTF move be a WTF move on its own?

manxman2601 · Aug 29, 2015

FreeTedWilliams said:
No, the way Godell worded it, was say the Pats win the SB (again), and somehow trade for what ends up being pick # 15, then the Pats would forefiet the earlier puck, 15.

So basically whatever BB traded to get that pick, he would not see anything back for it.

If we traded someone for a first round pick, then we would get a first round pick because we would then get our own pick back assuming it was later than the pick we traded for.

But, there's no-one That would bring back a first rounder that I would be keen to trade anyway

supafly · Aug 29, 2015

FreeTedWilliams said:
No, the way Godell worded it, was say the Pats win the SB (again), and somehow trade for what ends up being pick # 15, then the Pats would forefiet the earlier puck, 15.

So basically whatever BB traded to get that pick, he would not see anything back for it.

The way I understood it to be, Goodell was simply trying to prevent the 2008 scenario from happening again, where we lost our #31, yet still got to use SF's #7. That was the purpose of his decision.

In your hypothetical scenario, we'd "lose" the 15th overall pick, but Goodell can't take away TWO first round picks--which would mean that no matter what, any person we traded for would automatically be taken at #32. In other words, once we traded a player and acquired the 15th pick (which we'd lose), the #32 would be back in play, since that would now be the lesser of the first round selections.

His punishment took away our 2016 first rounder, but it doesn't prevent us from making trades.

supafly · Aug 29, 2015

manxman2601 said:
If we traded someone for a first round pick, then we would get a first round pick because we would then get our own pick back assuming it was later than the pick we traded for.

But, there's no-one That would bring back a first rounder that I would be keen to trade anyway

Yes, this is exactly what I was trying to say. Thank you, @manxman2601

The point was that if Belichick agreed to a deal with a team that was in the late teens/early twenties (and we pick at say, 28), there would still be "lost value," but Goodell cannot prevent us from making trades. There are hypothetical scenarios where we can still select a player in next year's first round, but that pick would have to be acquired via trade.

manxman2601 · Aug 29, 2015

supafly said:
Yes, this is exactly what I was trying to say. Thank you, @manxman2601

The point was that if Belichick agreed to a deal with a team that was in the late teens/early twenties (and we pick at say, 28), there would still be "lost value," but Goodell cannot prevent us from making trades. There are hypothetical scenarios where we can still select a player in next year's first round, but that pick would have to be acquired via trade.

100%.

I still like the idea of winning the SB and then trading for the first pick of the second round, therefore picking one slot behind the pick we'd lost. It would be a blatant FU to Goodell.

Bourne Again Christian · Aug 29, 2015

TBR said:
Boyce to the Browns for the suspended Josh Gordon
Fixed it for you

Bill planning ahead

PatsFanInVa · Aug 29, 2015

PatsBoy12 · Aug 30, 2015

Deus Irae said:
At this point, wouldn't the absence of a WTF move be a WTF move on its own?

Very true! I just can't remember the last time there was not a WTF move . . . at least to me. It was Tommy Kelly for me last season.

1960Pats · Aug 30, 2015

Froob said:
I agree but, it wouldn't be nearly as bad as cutting Meriweather and Sanders.

We had a big party at my house when they dumped Merriweather. We didn't get a cake, party favors or hats, but we did celebrate. I hated the fact that a cheap shot headhunter like him was on the Pats. I was just grateful that he didn't take out any of our own players with his antics while he was here.

Betterthanmost · Aug 30, 2015

PatsBoy12 said:
Very true! I just can't remember the last time there was not a WTF move . . . at least to me. It was Tommy Kelly for me last season.

It was Mankins for me. I remember listening to it on the Radio and I stayed in my car for over 20mins after I reached home. I could not cut the radio out.

TBR · Aug 31, 2015

Not sure how big of a "WTF move" this would be but I think Gray could get cut

I like him but I don't think Belichick does for some reason

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