NFL News 2021 NFL Free Agency/Trade News & Discussion: March Edition

[slash83]

Miami a bunch of leaches

 

[Ring 6]

Good value. Makes me wonder what Andrews was seeking... He is the better player, surely, but not elite. The heart is still a concern long-term. Hope Miami pays him and doesn't dump him after a year like Van Noy.

Karras will be the weak link in the OL but they'll probably draft/target UDFAs towards the IOL too. As others have said, Belichick has rarely ever had problems finding competent centers - guys like Wendell and Andrews were undrafted. Karras was a 6th rounder. Koppen was a 5th rounder.

Low cost - so still likely a good amount of room if they are biding their time on the WR market to grab a top guy, or to make a move for a QB.

There is very little difference between the 2 and if we draft or sign another C karras becomes the backup at all 3 IOL spots
Im happy with this

 

[Ring 6]

And no doubt it’s “up to” 4 mill

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

I am fine with Karras returning. At least, I won't get mad and punch a horse over it...

 

[yukon cornelius]

I think center position will be complemented with the draft.

it's deep and there's some legit road grader centers that fit this anticipated offense far more than andrews or karras do.......karras was a lower cost insurance policy, but i think the plan was to go C in this draft regardless; andrews priced himself out of that market with the Pats......but i think a draft upgrade was in the works either way

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Miami a bunch of leaches

Lions tried the same thing. Didn't work for them and likely will not work for Miami either. More of the same "mimic BB" management style approach.

 

[Sicilian]

Sounds like Meyers is going to need to loosen up his arm this year..

I saw Agholor throw a TD pass in one of his highlight reels too. If Edelman is healthy, and you put him out there with Nelson, Jacoby, and Cam, we've got three guys on the field who can throw the ball.

 

[long distance]

it's deep and there's some legit road grader centers that fit this anticipated offense far more than andrews or karras do.......karras was a lower cost insurance policy, but i think the plan was to go C in this draft regardless; andrews priced himself out of that market with the Pats......but i think a draft upgrade was in the works either way

If you sign Andrews 4Y/30M or possibly higher you dont draft starting C

 

[Username]

There's some nice centers in the draft, I really like Jimmy Morrissey in the mid to late rounds. I think he'll be a beast.

 

[yukon cornelius]

I think center position will be complemented with the draft.

it's deep and there's some legit road grader centers that fit this anticipated offense far more than andrews or karras do.......karras was a lower cost insurance policy, but i think the plan was to go C in this draft regardless; andrews priced himself out of that market with the Pats......but i think a draft upgrade was in the works either way

If you sign Andrews 4Y/30M or possibly higher you dont draft starting C

i think if you draft starting C you're looking at an upgrade over andrews, though

 

[Bill Lee]

Miami a bunch of leaches

We just took Godchaux and Karras off them, which makes us...

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Good value. Makes me wonder what Andrews was seeking... He is the better player, surely, but not elite. The heart is still a concern long-term. Hope Miami pays him and doesn't dump him after a year like Van Noy.

Karras will be the weak link in the OL but they'll probably draft/target UDFAs towards the IOL too. As others have said, Belichick has rarely ever had problems finding competent centers - guys like Wendell and Andrews were undrafted. Karras was a 6th rounder. Koppen was a 5th rounder.

Low cost - so still likely a good amount of room if they are biding their time on the WR market to grab a top guy, or to make a move for a QB.

Yeah, this is pretty clear to me: Andrews priced himself out of the Patriots range, but the Pats aren’t sold on Mongo (which makes sense considering they chose Andrews over him from 2016-2019), so they’ll take Karras as a bridge with the intention of trying to find an upgrade in the draft. This contract makes it easy to cut him in camp if the new draft pick emerges. It also doesn’t force the Pats to take anyone this year if their draft target(s) are gone by the time they pick.

 

[Sicilian]

We just took Godchaux and Karras off them, which makes us...

F it, let's grab Van Noy too. I don't care about leaching either way. There's value in getting guys you're familiar with.

 

[Sicilian]

Yeah, this is pretty clear to me: Andrews priced himself out of the Patriots range, but the Pats aren’t sold on Mongo (which makes sense considering they chose Andrews over him from 2016-2019), so they’ll take Karras as a bridge with the intention of trying to find an upgrade in the draft. This contract makes it easy to cut him in camp if the new draft pick emerges. It also doesn’t force the Pats to take anyone this year if their draft target(s) are gone by the time they pick.

Don't even need to cut Karras, even if a kid steps up in week 1. Karras can backup the guard spots too. We don't really have the depth at that position locked in yet.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I don't know what you two are arguing about. But if you're gonna post multiple one word responses to people just saying "Wrong" and then it turns out you're actually wrong, what do you expect to happen?

Actually he was the one who said I was wrong initially and didn't explain why. I was actually partially correct in saying we can't afford Russell WIlson without extensions and cap manipulation, etc. I was wrong about Watson.

 

[long distance]

Yeah, this is pretty clear to me: Andrews priced himself out of the Patriots range, but the Pats aren’t sold on Mongo (which makes sense considering they chose Andrews over him from 2016-2019), so they’ll take Karras as a bridge with the intention of trying to find an upgrade in the draft. This contract makes it easy to cut him in camp if the new draft pick emerges. It also doesn’t force the Pats to take anyone this year if their draft target(s) are gone by the time they pick.

The other thing might be that the difference between Andrews (C wizz) and Karras (mauler) is smaller/different with Cam / the offence they are building than it was w Brady..

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

We’re in pretty good position heading into draft . Worst case scenario and no more pieces added , which I doubt, should be able to go
1 - qb
2- lb -
3 - c or iol depth
4 - rb depth / 3rd down - those the last couple have been redshirts when getting through draft, so feel like this will be a vet

 

[mgteich]

We needed an interior lineman, even a backup.

 

[mgteich]

We’re in pretty good position heading into draft . Worst case scenario and no more pieces added , which I doubt, should be able to go
1 - qb
2- lb -
3 - c or iol depth
4 - rb depth / 3rd down - those the last couple have been redshirts when getting through draft, so feel like this will be a vet

We'll sign a RB in free agency. The market is very, very low.

 

[venecol]

Do we think that's what they offered Andrews?