How the Patriots got where they are: Non-draft pick trades edition

[Deus Irae]

This thread covers players traded for and traded away. It does not list all the picks involved, and it does not list pick-for-pick trades. You can figure that stuff out from the link at the bottom of this first post, if you wish. I'll use the same 5 year window I used for the draft selections.

2019

Michael Bennett traded for
Michael Bennett traded away
Jacob Hollister traded away
Korey Cunningham traded for
Jermaine Eluemunor traded for
Duke Dawson traded away
Russell Bodine traded for
Keion Crossen traded away
Demaryius Thomas traded away
Mohamed Sanu traded for

2018

Danny Shelton traded for
Jason McCourty traded for
Cordarrelle Patterson traded for
Brandin Cooks traded away
Jordan Richards traded away
Josh Gordon traded for

2017

Dwayne Allen traded for
Brandin Cooks traded for
Kony Ealy traded for
Marquis Flowers traded for
Johnson Bademosi traded for
Jacoby Brissett traded away
Phillipp Dorsett traded for
Jimmy Garoppolo traded away

2016

Chandler Jones traded away
Jonathan Cooper traded for
Martellus Bennett traded for
Barkevious Mingo traded for
Eric Rowe traded for
Kyle Van Noy traded for
AJ Derby traded for
Jamie Collins traded away

2015

Jon Bostic traded for


Trades were gotten from the below link, and then following it backwards until the 5 year window was complete.

2019 New England Patriots Trades | Pro-Football-Reference.com

 

[They_Hate_We]

Might as well do a free agents thread next. It may make for happier times.

 

[Deus Irae]

Might as well do a free agents thread next. It may make for happier times.

I wrote about that in the draft thread. Doing free agents is more difficult, as we're dealing with 90 man rosters that get churned over with a bunch of additions and subtractions. I can't find sites that keep a complete year-by-year tally, and I'm not particularly looking forward to having to hunt them all down myself. I could pull all the NFL transaction pages for each year, but that will get into a lot of "John, from some college" as a UDFA guy, and I'd have to hunt for the free agents from other teams, as well as determining where the cup of coffee guys would fit in.

So, if the other two threads seem to be lively, and thoughtful, enough, I might effort the 3rd thread. But I'm going to wait on that for now.

What I will do for now, though, since you mentioned this, is to give a few links to some incomplete FA lists.

Patriots 2016 Free Agent Tracker
Patriots 2017 Free Agent Tracker
Patriots 2018 Free Agent Tracker
2018 NFL free agency tracker: Patriots rumors, news, signings, instant analysis - Pats Pulpit
Patriots 2019 Free Agent Tracker

 

[Pape]

Watching hollister become a half way decent te make me regret trading him away

 

[captain stone]

Watching hollister become a half way decent te make me regret trading him away

I wouldn't sweat the loss of Jake the Fake Part Deaux; there should've been enough good TE prospects/players already in the building by then.

Regarding the 2016 moves: AJ Derby was actually traded Away, not traded For...

...and the trading of a 2017 5th-rounder straight-up for Bark Mingo was simply Terrible. That useless feckin stiff was about to be just plain Released before Billy came a-calling...I still can't believe that there wasn't a pick swap or at the very least conditional snaps involved, similar to the Eric Rowe trade.

 

[captain stone]

I'm not even going to discuss the 2017 moves...it makes me too sad...

 

[Hyped]

Comments:

a.) Wow, didn't realize that MANY trades were made.

b.) I give the last 5 years an A+ just because of netting slightly more than a six pack of beer for Jordan Richards....that was a STEAL!

3.) A few days ago, I looked at all 2020 season 4th year players (or 5 year first round picks that didn't have their option picked up) drafted in 2017. I think the Pats will be looking to trade for one of these guys as they are still on the final year of their rookie deal and could take a "leap forward":

O.J. Howard
Evan Engram
David Njoku
Gerald Everett
Corey Davis
John Ross
Curtis Samuel
Kenny Golladay
Dede Westbrook
Ryan Switzer

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

This thread covers players traded for and traded away. It does not list all the picks involved, and it does not list pick-for-pick trades. You can figure that stuff out from the link at the bottom of this first post, if you wish. I'll use the same 5 year window I used for the draft selections.

2019

Michael Bennett traded for
Michael Bennett traded away
Jacob Hollister traded away
Korey Cunningham traded for
Jermaine Eluemunor traded for
Duke Dawson traded away
Russell Bodine traded for
Keion Crossen traded away
Demaryius Thomas traded away
Mohamed Sanu traded for

2018

Danny Shelton traded for
Jason McCourty traded for
Cordarrelle Patterson traded for
Brandin Cooks traded away
Jordan Richards traded away
Josh Gordon traded for

2017

Dwayne Allen traded for
Brandin Cooks traded for
Kony Ealy traded for
Marquis Flowers traded for
Johnson Bademosi traded for
Jacoby Brissett traded away
Phillipp Dorsett traded for
Jimmy Garoppolo traded away

2016

Chandler Jones traded away
Jonathan Cooper traded for
Martellus Bennett traded for
Barkevious Mingo traded for
Eric Rowe traded for
Kyle Van Noy traded for
AJ Derby traded for
Jamie Collins traded away

2015

Jon Bostic traded for


Trades were gotten from the below link, and then following it backwards until the 5 year window was complete.

2019 New England Patriots Trades | Pro-Football-Reference.com

Jacoby Brissett (two years starting QB), Jimmy Garoppolo (two years starting QB, 20-5 record), Chandler Jones (perennial pro bowl, DPOY this year), all combined traded for two second round picks and Philip Dorsett.

 

[Deus Irae]

Jacoby Brissett (two years starting QB), Jimmy Garoppolo (two years starting QB, 20-5 record), Chandler Jones (perennial pro bowl, DPOY this year), all combined traded for two second round picks and Philip Dorsett.

I have no problem with the Brissett trade. I have no problem with the Jones trade. But BB just casually tossing JAG to the 49ers, rather than working the lines in order to get full value, was a terrible lapse of judgement by BB.

 

[203Pat]

I have no problem with the Brissett trade. I have no problem with the Jones trade. But BB just casually tossing JAG to the 49ers, rather than working the lines in order to get full value, was a terrible lapse of judgement by BB.

Yep. No one will convince me that Bill maximized the return we got for Jimmy.

 

[Pats2000]

Yep. No one will convince me that Bill maximized the return we got for Jimmy.

Maybe Bill has a heart after all and liked the kid, therefore wanted him to go somewhere that would be good for him vs. off to the 3 year Patriots penalty box known as the Browns

 

[State]

Think about what you’re saying, CS.

This is a business not a charity.

 

[Deus Irae]

I'm not going to update this, but it seems appropriate to bump it tonight.