Patriots Player Departure Shaq Mason traded to the Bucs

[KDPPatsfan85]

 

[PaulThePat]

2022 gonna be a long season

Yup. Not going to end till the Superbowl. Believe!

 

[ashley]

2022 gonna be a long season

Let's wait until we have a final product on the field. Our schedule is not very difficult and we still have a long way to go through free agency and then the draft.

 

[*ChungFu*]

I remember the sadness that the selection of Mason brought; too short, can't pass block, played for a team that threw 6 passes a game....blah ....blah....OMG he's gone now?!?!? What are we gonna do!?!?

 

[patsfanfromoversea]

Id keep an eye on D.Williams that was cut from BUF as well..

good call, i remember he was good in pass pro against us but i did not watch other bills games

 

[StrawHatPatriot]

Tbh..

Belichick has always been like this, we shouldn't be surprised.

It just didn't matter when 12 was here.

 

[bruinator]

I think it would make them very dependent upon injury guys staying healthy, which means that I think they'd be investing a chunk more on the OL, targeting a combination of drafteed and backup level FAs.

Thx Deus. I appreciate your response.

 

[ashley]

Tbh..

Belichick has always been like this, we shouldn't be surprised.

It just didn't matter when 12 was here.

Football is not a 1 man team, of course it mattered. He's going to do what he thinks is best for the team, always has and always will, just right now, not a lot of answers.

 

[StrawHatPatriot]

Football is not a 1 man team, of course it mattered. He's going to do what he thinks is best for the team, always has and always will, just right now, not a lot of answers.

Come on, stop. Bill ain't perfect.

 

[Mack Herron]

Let's wait until we have a final product on the field. Our schedule is not very difficult and we still have a long way to go through free agency and then the draft.

Fair enough, but the other teams ahead of us will also draft and have more cap to sign FAs. In Bill We Trust and all that, but he’s digging a pretty deep hole here.

 

[StrawHatPatriot]

Here’s a potential explanation. Not saying it’s true or I believe this is the right approach, but a thought.

They know the team wasn’t fully ready to compete in 2021 and did as well as they could. They think they’re still in the middle of a rebuild and expect 2022 to look like 2021. Rather than use the 2023 cap space now when it might only get them one more win, they could be targeting 2023 as the all-in date when their rebuild is complete, and will therefore go all out at that time. Similar to how the Pats won in 2001 but took a step back in 2002 as some of the older vets they signed for the prior year declined, before exploding thereafter with a couple of big drafts and bringing in Rodney, Washington and Colvin from the outside.

I was saying that 2023 will be the big year.

Only issue is how many big free agents will be available next year?

Were gonna need to have a great draft.

 

[kitty7]

Last year was so much more fun. I'm bored.

 

[Steve102]

Football is not a 1 man team, of course it mattered. He's going to do what he thinks is best for the team, always has and always will, just right now, not a lot of answers.

Right??? Everyone seems to forget that from 2007-2013 they won exactly zero super bowls while the Greatest QB To Ever Play was here... in his prime.

 

[Ring 6]

Come on, stop. Bill ain't perfect.

Not perfect but the best there is.

 

[nextsuperstar]

I guess Onwenu is the right guard. Makes sense as he was less successful on the left side, and they clearly don’t see him as a tackle (since they brought back Brown last year).

The question is who is the new left guard? Who is the right tackle?

 

[Hammer of Thor]

 

[ashley]

 

[doesntmatter1]

I saw Mason as a cap casualty a long time ago. This is not surprising. Mason had a down year and he was dealing with an abdominal issue for most of the season. We usually do a decent job with whoever our guards are. I'm more surprised we didn't retain Karras.

 

[mgteich]

I guess Onwenu is the right guard. Makes sense as he was less successful on the left side, and they clearly don’t see him as a tackle (since they brought back Brown last year).

The question is who is the new left guard? Who is the right tackle?

I agree on Onwenu.

We have at lost Karras and haven't yet re-signed Brown. Why do we expect to have the answers at LG and RT before the first day of 5 months of free agency begin? And before the draft? and before trades that could happen even passed the selection of the 53?

 

[NashuaPats]

WHO TF is going to play on the offensive line?

Harry