Patriots Rumor All quiet on Hightower front or Dont'a-do-it FA tour

[NG Pats Fan]

Holy Crap - - if they re-sign HT and Butler (after getting Ealy and perhaps Odrick as upgrades over Sheard and Long).....all they have to really do is go shopping in the draft for two stud LBs and this Defense may be historically good this season.


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And what about the offense?

 

[JayNM]

And what about the offense?

You mean getting Gronk back,while Hogan and Mitchell will be in their second year in the system and Lewis is 2 years back from his recovery plus whoever they still may add?

Yep, I'm pretty confident

 

[farn]

This has been a strange few days.

I am very surprised HT wasn't amongst the first wave of high priced FAs to go... would have pegged him as one of the prizes to grab, but obviously that has not been the case.

 

[patfanken]

You don't see the difference between gronks major injuries and Hightower minor ones?
And Hightower has never missed a playoff game.

It's like you didn't bother to read the final sentences of my post at all. I don't know why I even bother.

 

[supafly]

And what about the offense?

WR--seems fine, although they're still looking to upgrade there anyway.

TE--return of Gronk and blocking TE Mike Williams, with the addition of Dwayne Allen. No obvious changes here.

OL--need to draft or add a tackle

QB--guy named Brady is the ****

RB--need to draft or add a running back

 

[shmessy]

And what about the offense?

They got Dwayne Allen.

Hopefully the re-sign Blount.

Anything else they can get in the draft. The offense is stacked.

 

[Love The Drake]

Is Blount Peterson Charles drawing any interest?

 

[TBR]

Is Blount Peterson Charles drawing any interest?

For the Pats? I think they need to move on from Blount, but as for Peterson and Charles, unless it's a 1 year/~$2M deal, I wouldn't want either.

They should grab a RB or two in the draft.

 

[Edelmania]

And what about the offense?

Offense doesnt need anything except a Big back, and a developmental WR, Tackle, TE, and maybe QB. Backs are cheap, and the other 4 you can get in mid-late rounds in draft. Nothing to worry about offensively. Keep loading this defense!!!

 

[zoostation]

My useless opinion. He kinda wants to leave. However, his market is drier than he thought and may end up coming back somewhat begrudgingly for about the same amount he was offered in the offseason.

I think he's praying a much better deal comes in, but at this point that is unlikely.

Did your useless opinion come to you in a dream? Kidding, but I disagree. I think he's doing his due diligence to get the best deal outside NE and then I think he comes back and see's how close the Pats can get to it.

 

[ViperGTS]

Did your useless opinion come to you in a dream? Kidding, but I disagree. I think he's doing his due diligence to get the best deal outside NE and then I think he comes back and see's how close the Pats can get to it.

Lol no it didn't. It just feels like the market isn't where he thought it was. No smoke anywhere and no visits that have been floated. Strange for a high profile guy like him. I mean, Bennett and Sheard are already done.

The "due diligence" is code for offers not where we expected.

 

[Gronkowski123]

well???? maybe hightower is waiting for another team to offer him more $$$$

 

[zoostation]

The "due diligence" is code for offers not where we expected.

This is certainly the case but it likely wasn't expected (not by him or really anyone on this board). And this is why I think he ends up back here. But the greatest coach of all time knew the value all along.

 

[JMC00]

well???? maybe hightower is waiting for another team to offer him more $$$$

I don't know If a team was gonna give more they would have already. Not saying I don't think a team could decide out of the blue to offer more than he has been offered, just saying we are almost through 4 days of FA (2 days of legal tampering and 2 days of FA) and all we've heard is Titans and Pats with a lukewarm link to the lolphins. Maybe there is a surprise team but if there is not like they have bowled him over or he would have signed.

 

[Gronkowski123]

I don't know If a team was gonna give more they would have already. Not saying I don't think a team could decide out of the blue to offer more than he has been offered, just saying we are almost through 4 days of FA (2 days of legal tampering and 2 days of FA) and all we've heard is Titans and Pats with a lukewarm link to the lolphins. Maybe there is a surprise team but if there is not like they have bowled him over or we would have signed.

i just hope we don't get burned.

donta leaves and we're very thin at LB. elandon/shea/van noy...

 

[Joker]

yup..Hightower leaves and all the action these past few days means nothing... the entire season is in the shytter.

Guess I'll switch to a team that actually has a chance to win the Super Bowl because THIS team certainly will never do anything to win one...no way. No Hightower? It's all REAL REAL BAD. He's the key. Just ask Adam Jones.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

You think dont'a Hightower would prefer to not play in January and February? Ok I will disagree.

I was just having a little fun.

We bring back Hightower and Blount and this becomes the best offseason ever!

 

[AtomicDawg]

Titans sign a guy not named HT.

 

[RIpats88]

Seems like the market for higgtower is not as big as he thought it would be. This and no scheduled visits can only be good for the pats

 

[JMC00]

Seems like the market for higgtower is not as big as he thought it would be

Bill is usually in the ballpark when it comes to value for a guy. Wouldn't surprise me if the $10m from the Pats was the best offer he got.

Yet some people on here were acting like Hightower had 10 teams lined up ready to easily pay him 15m+ per year