HawaiianPatsfan
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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Again manx. I agree with you 98%. We seem to be on the same page with many topics.
When I speak about a possible trade, it was more in the range of "we should try" then something I think has a high chance of actually happening. We all know (and so does the rest of the league) that the patriots need to part ways with him. I think that is the biggest factor that eliminates any trade value on his part. However, I will be crossing my fingers he scores 3 touchdowns this weekend. lol. Im just trying to contemplate a few ways we could acquire a few extra picks in this years draft. A lot of people say its a shallow draft class. Yes if you are looking for an immediate impact franchise players, then yes it is. When it comes to developmental prospects, I think it's really deep, therefore I hope we can somehow acquire more picks.
The reason I think that he doesn't end up with any draft value is what happened with Edelman when he first re-signed on a one year prove it deal. It was pretty clear that the league didn't view him that highly and that probably means they're not going to value a similar player that high either. Add on top of that the fact that they'll be paying a $5m average annual salary then that becomes a lot of money for a position the teams don't value that highly anyway. And then a draft pick on top of that.
I suspect teams will end up thinking that if the Pats are shopping him then they'll probably cut him anyway and that they'd be better off waiting and then signing Amendola to a much more friendly contract. A draft pick would be nice, it's just that I wouldn't expect it.
Again manx. I agree with you 98%. We seem to be on the same page with many topics.
When I speak about a possible trade, it was more in the range of "we should try" then something I think has a high chance of actually happening. We all know (and so does the rest of the league) that the patriots need to part ways with him. I think that is the biggest factor that eliminates any trade value on his part. However, I will be crossing my fingers he scores 3 touchdowns this weekend. lol. Im just trying to contemplate a few ways we could acquire a few extra picks in this years draft. A lot of people say its a shallow draft class. Yes if you are looking for an immediate impact franchise players, then yes it is. When it comes to developmental prospects, I think it's really deep, therefore I hope we can somehow acquire more picks.