With All The NFL Injuries, Could Ryan Mallett Be Traded This Week?

[letekro]

There are 4 guys that have come in to the patriots system and progressed: Brady, Cassell, Hoyer and Mallett. Mallett has more talent than the other 3 guys by a wide margin. They will not trade him.

 

[manxman2601]

There are 4 guys that have come in to the patriots system and progressed: Brady, Cassell, Hoyer and Mallett. Mallett has more talent than the other 3 guys by a wide margin. They will not trade him.

Do you think they'll keep him as the longterm Brady replacement? It's hard to see him staying beyond the end of next year when his contract expires.

 

[Gronkandez]

There are 4 guys that have come in to the patriots system and progressed: Brady, Cassell, Hoyer and Mallett. Mallett has more talent than the other 3 guys by a wide margin. They will not trade him.

First of all, I think you mean the other 2 guys. Second of all, Mallet has not shown he is better than Hoyer or Cassell. Mallet hasn't shown anything really. The other two guys have played in NFL games and have played well at times.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Pure speculation but with Sam Bradford and Jay Cutler both possibly out for the rest of the season, Mallett and Christian Ponder have both possibly seen their trade stock go up a touch overnight.

I could see Mallett being a nice fit in Chicago with Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffrey both being tall enough to benefit from Ryan's big arm.


So if the Bears offered a 3rd rounder, do we take it?

Note: Bears are in a virtual 3 way tie for first place in their division.

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Right because there's nothing the 2013 Patriots need more than a crucial 2014 3rd round pick yielding zero backup at QB were Brady to miss a series, a quarter or a game or two during the close race for the AFCE.

 

[letekro]

First of all, I think you mean the other 2 guys. Second of all, Mallet has not shown he is better than Hoyer or Cassell. Mallet hasn't shown anything really. The other two guys have played in NFL games and have played well at times.

No, I mean 3 guys. Better arm, better touch downfield, better on the run than Brady. Whether he can turn that into production even remotely close to Brady's (or the other two guys) remains to be seen. I'm talking talent, not production. I like the improvement I saw this preseason and word is the Pats like it as well.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I have to question your intelligence sometimes. The thread wasn't about Tebow. You are so boringly fixated on him.

I'm fixated on Tebow?????


I haven't said anything about him since they released him, you are the one who suggested making him Brady's back-up, which is a rdiculous idea, and everyone other than the tebowites know it. I have to question your understanding of american football if you can't see that he is not an NFL caliber QB.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Whomever BB thinks is best. I'm not getting involved in a Tebow debate in a Mallett thread. It brings the children out.

You're the one who brought him up. Bringing up the idea of bringing Tebow in and then pointing to others as the problem is absolute bullsh.t. Tunescribe was right, you should have deleted the post.

 

[manxman2601]

I'm fixated on Tebow?????


I haven't said anything about him since they released him, you are the one who suggested making him Brady's back-up, which is a rdiculous idea, and everyone other than the tebowites know it. I have to question your understanding of american football if you can't see that he is not an NFL caliber QB.

I suggested him merely because he has experience in the system and could therefore slot in straight away. That's all.

Anyway, I'm not interested in debating with you on this matter. It brings out the worst in you.

 

[AzPatsFan]

First of all, I think you mean the other 2 guys. Second of all, Mallet has not shown he is better than Hoyer or Cassell. Mallet hasn't shown anything really. The other two guys have played in NFL games and have played well at times.

Mallett took Hoyer's job away from him as a sophomore who missed his rookie Training Camp due to the lockout. Unless of course you think you are smarter and a better talent evaluator than the Pats coaching staff who worked with him then.

I don't know about you, but I see tremendous progress ins Mallett. His footwork is much, much better; passes don't sail on him now from being off balance. He is still trying to learn the consistent low throw to avoid the the INT. Some times his passes are too low as a result and into the dirt. But it is gradually coming around. Even Brady throws them too low at times. :snob:

 

[Huckleberry1]

I suggested him merely because he has experience in the system and could therefore slot in straight away. That's all.

Anyway, I'm not interested in debating with you on this matter. It brings out the worst in you.

He doesn't have experience in this system, they had to change the system for him just to give him any chance of making the team. And don't blame others for responding to you when you say something you know is going to be controversial. Raising the idea of trading Mallett at the traded deadline is a perfectly good idea for a thread but suggesting he be replaced by a guy who was a complete failure when given the chance is obviously going to raise some serious objections and you have no business complaining about them when you are responsible for the discussion.

 

[manxman2601]

He doesn't have experience in this system, they had to change the system for him just to give him any chance of making the team. And don't blame others for responding to you when you say something you know is going to be controversial. Raising the idea of trading Mallett at the traded deadline is a perfectly good idea for a thread but suggesting he be replaced by a guy who was a complete failure when given the chance is obviously going to raise some serious objections and you have no business complaining about them when you are responsible for the discussion.

OK Ivan. Thankyou for your advice.

 

[varjao]

We have lost just too many guys on the offense and there are some need for depth over the defense as well, we don't know how is gonna unfold Wilfork's injury and Talib's contract. Our special teams are not top either.

That said, BB definitely need picks to work over the next draft.

Mallet isn't going to stay for another 4 years warming the bench for Brady.

I'm not against trading Mallet at all. Bring Tebow back, who cares, if Brady goes down it's all over anyway, they should even tank in that case.

 

[supafly]

We have lost just too many guys on the offense and there are some need for depth over the defense as well, we don't know how is gonna unfold Wilfork's injury and Talib's contract. Our special teams are not top either.

That said, BB definitely need picks to work over the next draft.

Mallet isn't going to stay for another 4 years warming the bench for Brady.

I'm not against trading Mallet at all. Bring Tebow back, who cares, if Brady goes down it's all over anyway, they should even tank in that case.

That's not necessarily true, especially when you consider the fact that Mallett has 3+ yrs in the system now. Sometimes all you need is a real opportunity to get into a groove and show yourself. I don't remember anyone being too hot on Matt Cassel prior to him coming in and getting hot with repeated reps.

The worst part about any trade Mallett talk would be the obvious inability to try and replace him for 2014, so it's not a move that would only have impact on this year alone. It would have a ton of bearing on next year too.

When Hoyer was let go it was due to the fact that Belichick and the coaches were confident enough that Mallett had picked up the experience he needed to run the system as the backup, but for all of Mallett's first year we carried 3 QB's.

Considering the fact that we have no other QB on the roster or even the practice squad---hell NO, you don't trade Ryan Mallett right now.

 

[Nunchucks]

I certainly would not throw in the towel if Brady went down. You pink hats are something.

 

[BrickPat]

Pure speculation but with Sam Bradford and Jay Cutler both possibly out for the rest of the season, Mallett and Christian Ponder have both possibly seen their trade stock go up a touch overnight.

I could see Mallett being a nice fit in Chicago with Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffrey both being tall enough to benefit from Ryan's big arm.


So if the Bears offered a 3rd rounder, do we take it?

Note: Bears are in a virtual 3 way tie for first place in their division.


Edit: Deleted a Tebow reference to keep the OP about Mallett only.

While Mallett is largely unproven I'd hold out for more. The Pats drafted the immortal invisible man Tayvon Wison in the 2nd so I don't think there is good value trading for a 3rd round pick.

 

[Boogs]

Yep, the Tebow fans just never give up.

Neither do the Tebow haters.

 

[patsinthesnow]

Get whatever you can for him. The next Brady backup (and maybe the Brady successor) is in the 2014 draft.

The 2014 draft is loaded with QB talent and intriguing prospects.

Mallett blows, so I don't know why it'd matter if Brady went down and we didn't have him.

 

[Gronk]

The 2014 draft is loaded with QB talent and intriguing prospects.

This is also a pretty good argument against any QB-starved team giving up a pick for Mallett.

If someone offers you a 3rd, of course you'd take it (maybe ask for a linebacker, too) - but no one's offering.

 

[ausbacker]

And who are you replacing Mallett with exactly?

- Tebow?

The power of christ. Let it compel you.

 

[Kontradiction]

I could see Mallett relieving Brady on the +10 yard throws. He stays.

The first sentence in this post is all kinds of ridiculous for a number of reasons.