Jeremy Fowler said the Patriots won't try to resign Onwenu

[upstater1]

I can't find the link on ESPN, I only got a screenshot from a tweet:

 

[VrabelJr]

Sounds like conjecture without a source. Even an anonymous source, which appears to be all sources these days.

 

[jboston19]

I can’t believe they won’t franchise tag him if they can’t resign him. It’s going to be hard enough to replace the left tackle let alone both.

 

[Sicilian]

I guess it depends on how they view him: Tackle or Guard, and that will depend on who is running the offense. That said, if the new regime views him as a great guard but a middling tackle, but he's expected to get tackle money on the market, maybe that puts them off of him. Seems early for any decision like that to have been made already though.

 

[A.C Vegas]

sounds like some one trowing darts to see if any hit

 

[upstater1]

I can’t believe they won’t franchise tag him if they can’t resign him. It’s going to be hard enough to replace the left tackle let alone both.

Precisely. The Patriots can't get into the mindset of shoring themselves up in some positions while weakening themselves in others. They can't get on that merry-go-round because it'll never end. There's no need to do it anyway with all the cap space.

 

[upstater1]

sounds like some one trowing darts to see if any hit

That's what local media would do, but Fowler at ESPN has a better reputation that that. He got this from someone inside Foxboro now, but it's weird because they don't even have a GM yet.

 

[Ross12]

On one hand, I think they should bring him back because otherwise RT and LT are both vacant.

On the other hand, he'll be very expensive whether it's a re-sign or a franchise tag, and he's not an elite RT in the first place. The draft has a good crop of tackles. And maybe they think with a full offseason, one of Lowe or Wheatley can become the new RT.

 

[Kdo5]

They shouldn’t let him go. The offensive line is a huge problem, don’t weaken it any further. They have the money to pay him.

 

[TommyD4207]

They shouldn’t let him go. The offensive line is a huge problem, don’t weaken it any further. They have the money to pay him.

They don't have a choice if he wants to leave.

 

[Kdo5]

They don't have a choice if he wants to leave.

Franchise tag?

 

[RobertWeathers]

It's really too bad if the report is true.

I generally don't agree paying o-lineman big money (except LT).

Young player who has performed above average at two important positions.

They need a good pass blocking line to protect the #3 overall pick.

Hope they can replace him

 

[upstater1]

They don't have a choice if he wants to leave.

Franchise tag is $18m, transition is $16m.

This could be worth it for one year so you can avoid giving him the $60m guaranteed that McGlinchey got.

 

[TommyD4207]

Franchise tag?

Franchise Tag is 21.7 million for one year.

 

[Kdo5]

Franchise Tag is 21.7 million for one year.

Yikes. Tough spot for us but what other option do we have?

 

[TommyD4207]

Franchise tag is $18m, transition is $16m.

This could be worth it for one year so you can avoid giving him the $60m guaranteed that McGlinchey got.

I'm not paying Mike Onwenu 21 million for any year.

 

[upstater1]

On one hand, I think they should bring him back because otherwise RT and LT are both vacant.

On the other hand, he'll be very expensive whether it's a re-sign or a franchise tag, and he's not an elite RT in the first place. The draft has a good crop of tackles. And maybe they think with a full offseason, one of Lowe or Wheatley can become the new RT.

I don't think this is the narrative they can stomach.

One of the critiques in the Wickersham article is that they didn't expend team resources on tackles, and that was coming from the sources inside Foxboro. How could they justify that if that's one of the critiques?

 

[upstater1]

I'm not paying Mike Onwenu 21 million for any year.

Where did you get $21m? When I just searched it, I only found 2023, which was $18m.

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[TommyD4207]

I don't think this is the narrative they can stomach.

One of the critiques in the Wickersham article is that they didn't expend team resources on tackles, and that was coming from the sources inside Foxboro. How could they justify that if that's one of the critiques?

"We're just doing what's best for the team"
"We're only talking about the good"

There's lots of ways. Not *good* ways, but lots of ways.

 

[TommyD4207]

Where did you get $21m? When I just searched it, I only found 2023, which was $18m. Is this a projection for 2024?

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You're using last year's numbers.