Patriots trade for TE Martellus Bennett!

RobertWeathers · Mar 16, 2016

Ross12 said:
Sometimes I feel like BB reads this message board. He just traded Jones to the Cardinals and then traded for Bennett. WTF? If he cuts Cannon tomorrow I'll probably s*** a brick.

Sort through 98% of the noise and the BS and there are some good ideas that come out of this board.

Brady_to_Moss · Mar 16, 2016

Trying to cover us in the RZ just got a wholeeee lot harder

Gronk Bennett Jules..Lewis out of backfield

woolster22 · Mar 16, 2016

Good luck winning in jersey Forte, you ****.

BB is feeling it, the afc east better preemptively apply the lube this year, Brady is coming in hot.

JMC00 · Mar 16, 2016

Flash said:
Reports of being unhappy with his contract and so not giving maximum effort on the field, also unhappy that he's playing second fiddle to Zach Miller who managed to stay healthy and produce. Basically character issues.

Ya but he's out of Chicago now and with a team that has been in the AFCC the last 5 years and playing 2nd fiddle to Gronk in this offense is much more rewarding.

ViperGTS · Mar 16, 2016

AtomicDawg said:
In all seriousness I wonder what this means for a guy like AJ Derby. Is it another year of developing? I know he waa put on IR last year...

He'll be the TE3. If he can play at a serviceable level it's onLy more gravy. And I think he can play.

RobertWeathers · Mar 16, 2016

AtomicDawg said:
In all seriousness I wonder what this means for a guy like AJ Derby. Is it another year of developing? I know he waa put on IR last year...

It means his chances of making the team are as good as mine.

BobDigital · Mar 16, 2016

Wow... big time move. The Pats finally have a good #2 TE. This off season has kicked into over drive.

I love this move especailly cause no good TEs were really in the draft. Bring back Hooman on the cheap too. Why not? He knows the system and can catcha ball or block someone on occasion and with Bennett/Gronk that is all you need.

patsinthesnow · Mar 16, 2016

On paper, I see a team with the #1 offense and a top 10 defense that could be top 5. The 2016 Pats are going to be a handful.

So curious to see what we do in the draft with limited needs. IMO, Brady has enough weapons now and I'd love to play it safe and trade up for a legit OT prospect. We'll see what BB decides soon.

eom · Mar 16, 2016

Flash said:
No chance that Bennett will take a paycut when he quit on the Bears last season because of his contract.

To me this is just an one-year rental. We take his $5 million cap hit and let him walk next offseason. I'm pretty sure we still have enough cap space to extend Hightower this offseason even with the Bennett addition, unless you are suggesting that the Pats should do more in addition to Bennett then yes, we don't have enough cap space, but remember we still have Cannon and Amendola's contract that could be restructured or even dumped.

if he walks we get a comp pick

Guts · Mar 16, 2016

BobDigital said:
Wow... big time move. The Pats finally have a good #2 TE. This off season has kicked into over drive.

I love this move especailly cause no good TEs were really in the draft. Bring back Hooman on the cheap too. Why not? He knows the system and can catcha ball or block someone on occasion and with Bennett/Gronk that is all you need.

Hooman resigned with the Saints I believe

Brady_to_Moss · Mar 16, 2016

What's his salary for next year?

Kontradiction · Mar 16, 2016

And for the first time since early 2012, Brady has a lethal TE combo to work with. Love the trade. Bring in a WR to hit the intermediate to deep routes and add a piece or two more to the OL and this offense is deadly.

Gronkowski123 · Mar 16, 2016

Tom_Montana12 said:
53 receptions in 11 games, though.

i'd take that over 16 games..but i think bennett will catch around 70 passes.

JMC00 · Mar 16, 2016

Flash said:
Cannon and Amendola's contract that could be restructured or even dumped.

I don't think there is any question that they will be restructured but there is really no rush to do it if the money is going to be used for extensions.

English Patriot · Mar 16, 2016

robertweathers said:
Sort through 98% of the noise and the BS and there are some good ideas that come out of this board.

Folks on here genuinely do have the Pats best interest at heart and don't just pluck ideas out of thin air because it sounds good. When i kept saying that i wanted a tall fast receiver to stretch the field it wasn't because i wanted more fantasy points, it was because i believe it would compliment and thrust the other parts of this offense to greater heights. As weird as this sounds i still think we are only scratching the surface of Jules and Gronk's potential.

Guts · Mar 16, 2016

Brady_to_Moss said:
What's his salary for next year?

5mil I saw someone state that in the earlier pages

JMC00 · Mar 16, 2016

Brady_to_Moss said:
What's his salary for next year?

Last 2 days basically work out like this

Chandler Jones (7.9 mil) and a 4th

for

Bennett (5 mil)

Chris Long (2 mil)

Jon Cooper (2.3 mil)

2nd Round pick

English Patriot · Mar 16, 2016

Gronkowski123 said:
i'd take that over 16 games..but i think bennett will catch around 70 passes.

Yeah this is Brady not Cutler throwing the ball.

AtomicDawg · Mar 16, 2016

English Patriot · Mar 16, 2016

We got a pick back along with Bennett? That's incredible.

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