DeVante Parker reached an agreement on a 3-year new contract worth up to $33M

[Patsgofor4]

Speechless.

We wish. Sadly, you are not.

 

[Patsgofor4]

A 3yr deal for a 30 yr old WR with a bad injury history?

Let’s wait for the contract details before passing judgment on the extension. It’s all about the fully guaranteed money and the dead cap space in year 2 and 3, if they decide to cut him.

 

[slash83]

If extending him creates more immediate cap that goes towards Hopkins great. Not sure they needed to create more cap to close the deal but whatever. If this doesn’t play into Hopkins then I’m not sure what the point is in extending an aging injury prone WR cause they didn’t need extra cap.

 

[BTTA]

Parker, Bourne, and a potential Hopkins all have different roles, as pointed out by multiple posters. Their fates in Patriots' uniforms are not tied to each other.

 

[Family]

Who cares? He catches 66% of the balls thrown to him.

Would you rather have a WR who gets better separation and catches 65% of the balls thrown his way?

I most certainly would.

Separation on a receiver who catches 65% of his passes will draw double coverage, something Parker does not, and more passes will be thrown that receiver's way.

ADDED: The number of interceptions thrown on 50/50 balls. A high pct of mac's ints were to Parker.

 

[RIpats88]

He did mouth OFF to BB about Patricia's crap show on Offense and his under use. I am sure that played a role in the decision of the guy buying the groceries.

but Bourne was right....

 

[RIpats88]

ya know, this could also be a huge indictment on Thornton. We all thought one of parker/bourne would be the odd man out if Hopkins is signed.

what if it ends up being Thornton pinned to the bench and he just isnt that good...

 

[Family]

but Bourne was right....

Like Mac Jones, still not the way to handle things.

 

[Water Boy]

I find the timing of this deal curious. I believe Parker was pissed when asked about DHOP in minicamp.

I wonder if he forced BB’s hand for a commitment or if BB sensed Parker would check out without one?

 

[Love The Drake]

I find the timing of this deal curious. I believe Parker was pissed when asked about DHOP in minicamp.

I wonder if he forced BB’s hand for a commitment or if BB sensed Parker would check out without one?

B B didnt budge for Glenn, Branch, Moss, I wouldn’t think so.

 

[TommyD4207]

B B didnt budge for Glenn, Branch, Moss, I wouldn’t think so.

He absolutely did on the first contract.

 

[Triumph]

Wouldn’t they have saved more by cutting Parker for Hopkins ?

Signing Hopkins isnt going to make the ball go further.

 

[Triumph]

The "consensus" was that if they sign Hopkins then Parker was the most likely to go. Perhaps because they are similar receivers in that they both rely on body control and hands to win rather than separation.
But your point is excellent - they run completely different route trees and so are actually complementary. Hopkins' average depth of target was 9.8 yards vs Parker's 15.4 yards.

The modis-operendi is to blame Parker for the lackluster Pats offense and signing Hopkins instantly fixes everything until the offense doesnt improve. Then its on to blame someone else not named Mac Jones.

Parkers (YBC) Yards Before Catch is right up there. He is NOT the problem and made great strides in 2022 getting his catch rate in the 66% range.

 

[Family]

He is NOT the problem and made great strides in 2022 getting his catch rate in the 66% range.

Does his catch rate include interceptions because most of them are 50/50 balls.

 

[Patsgofor4]

ya know, this could also be a huge indictment on Thornton. We all thought one of parker/bourne would be the odd man out if Hopkins is signed.

what if it ends up being Thornton pinned to the bench and he just isnt that good...

that is certainly a theory that spomeone who is consistently negative would propose. Know anyone like that?

 

[Rob0729]

The modis-operendi is to blame Parker for the lackluster Pats offense and signing Hopkins instantly fixes everything until the offense doesnt improve. Then its on to blame someone else not named Mac Jones.

Parkers (YBC) Yards Before Catch is right up there. He is NOT the problem and made great strides in 2022 getting his catch rate in the 66% range.

Serious question. Did Mac Jones sleep with your wife or something? The fact you have to twist every discussion into Mac Jones is the reason why the offense sucked last year and you feel people are just making excuses for him is just bizarre.

The post you responded to is comparing the playing styles of Parker and Hopkins. Nowhere did the poster claim Parker was the reason for the "lackluster" offense last year or that Hopkins is an instant fix.

 

[Rob0729]

Does his catch rate include interceptions because most of them are 50/50 balls.

This was the biggest question I had about last year with their use of Parker. You love to have a receiver who can consistently win 50-50 balls, but why in the hell would you design an offense where plays are passes are supposed to be in tight coverage and the receiver winning 50-50 balls. That was literally the plan. Mac Jones talked about several times. It just seems dumb that you design plays to throw to the covered guy and hope he wins the battle for the ball. When a QB throws a 50-50 ball, it is typically to a receiver that was supposed to get open, but didn't and the QB just trusts him to get the ball and tries to throw it to the best spot possible for him to win the ball.

Parker is a great 50-50 ball catcher, but they shouldn't be designing play after play for him to catch 50-50 balls.

 

[Triumph]

Does his catch rate include interceptions because most of them are 50/50 balls.

Parker had to slow down and stop because the ball was noodle armed.

 

[Thunderhead]

Massive meh from me.

 

[PatsFan2]

We wish. Sadly, you are not.

Because I'm not blind Homer like you and Bruins29 happily.