Content Post Let's Talk Free Agency 2024

[Huckleberry1]

Indubitably Cousin,
I want to win as many games as we can on 2024. Just be competitive. Why do many on this forum agree to a suck fest the next few years? We are hoping upon hope that our last choice of the Holy three will be the franchise for the Pats? (Sorry Ivan Cousin) Have you seen their tape? Daniels will get snapped in half the first few games of his career (we have no OLine or receivers) and Maye is Kenny Picket/Trubisky II. If you going to gamble on a Draft pick that has pro bowl tendencies the only safe pick as #3 is MHJ........But.....if you stay patient in the Draft process, get a ready to play QB ....yes even Cousins, Mayfield, Russell or...gasp!!!...Fields. Even Minshew who might win a game of two for you, then get your second tier guy. I think Wentz could be a big story to resurrect his career. He has a winning record and only 31.

If so I am all in and sell #3 to the highest bidder.

Payton is blowing it up. How about #3 to the Broncos for Jeudy annd OT Garrett Boles (both on their last years), their pick #12 and their first in 2025? Now take #12 get your best WR or TE if Bowers is still there....or...swap it to Arizona for #27 and #35 (fair trade) and pick WR Leggett at #27 and OT Jordan Morgan at #35 . Give the Chiefs our 3 round pick #68 for Sneed. Now pick Nix, Penix, McCarthy or Rattler at #34. Send our 4th pick #104 to the Bears for Fields if we lose out on Mayfield, Cousins or Wilson.

Now resign Big Mike, Henry and long term Dugger. Second tier signings Reagar, Brown and Zeke. Re-up Barmore so we can wipe the strench of "cheap" off this franchise.

In FA grab Wilkins, Van Ginkle, Fant, Sneed (yes trade I know) or T. White. There's how you spend $100mm that makes sense.

Think we can win 8-9 games in 2024 with that Team?

EVIL SIDE BAR:
How about some "what-ifs". This will bring out the pitchforks and torches. What if the Browns wanted to remove Watson for the list of "real crappy contracts" and trade him for pick #3......... If they paid part of all of his salary, are we nibbling? What about the Cards and Murray? Daniel Jones anybody?....nah
.....running for cover.

DW Toys

I have seen their tape DW, and the upside of all three is far greater than the mediocrity you want them to pay for. And what really matters is building a team that can contend for Lombardi’s, not hanging a 2024 PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT banner up at Gillette.

 

[Guts]

 

[Patsgofor4]

He was a force last year but that’s more than I expected him to get after one dominant season.

 

[PowerRunRevival]

I hope the Pats are willing to pay more than that for Wilkins.

 

[Zuma]

 

[Zuma]

 

[Brick27]

Great player, but a little aggressive on the usage of the word historic for a guy who isn’t a HOF shew in right now.

 

[hornetfb85]

Really hoping to flip on the old computer at lunch on Monday and see some of Tyron Smith, Calvin Ridley, a top RB, Awuzie and Brissett signing with the Pats. Know it won’t happen, but it would be nice.

Then after that first wave we see a #3 WR like KJ Osborn and a #2 TE like Harrison Bryant or P. Brown.

Then draft J. Daniels, X. Legette, and P. Paul with our first 3 picks. Would also love Tip Riemann later as our #3 TE

 

[Guts]

Great player, but a little aggressive on the usage of the word historic for a guy who isn’t a HOF shew in right now.

He's a historic Titan

 

[Huckleberry1]

The Yahoo story in the newsfeed has a pretty good look at which free agents will likely stick around or not. I would list them but I’m heading out to play some golf.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Poyer is also out there as well

You like to pick the big name, old guys that are washed. Tre'Davious and Poyer are not young and washed. Hard pass. We are in a rebuild, so NO old guys. Burn some cash on young guys.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Jo. Jones at FS and a top corner would work for me as well

CB: Gonzo
SS: Dugger
FS: Jo. Jones
CB: C. Awuzie/X. Howard
N: M. Jones
LB/S: Peppers

Great post but a few small nitpicks. There are so many great free safeties in FA. Jo Jones is not a great FS. Simmons, McKinney, and Curl would be huge additions at free safety.

Burn some cash. Wilkins, plus Simmons, McKinney, or Curl, and a press corner like Awuzie (like you suggest) or Fuller. 2nd tier guys like Uche, Van Ginkel, and Wilson Jr. We would have a top 3 defense.

We are in a rebuild so no old guys in FA. Hard pass on X Howard.

 

[zimmy]

If the Patriots plan to extend Barmore soon then giving Wilkins a massive contract would be silly.

 

[Real fan 02]

You like to pick the big name, old guys that are washed. Tre'Davious and Poyer are not young and washed. Hard pass. We are in a rebuild, so NO old guys. Burn some cash on young guys.

Ok, I'd buy that. And it was just a name that's all. We've been rebuilding for 5 seasons.. when are we going to actually be built? I agree spend some money!!!

 

[Ross12]

I would like to take a look at bringing Bourne back and also signing Curtis Samuel. Kind of curious about Darnell Mooney too, there might be some untapped potential there.

 

[kevan]

I would like to take a look at bringing Bourne back and also signing Curtis Samuel. Kind of curious about Darnell Mooney too, there might be some untapped potential there.

Curtis Samuel would make some sense with Jacoby Brissett

 

[kevan]

6 WR spots
Ideally pats got 2 Xs 2 Zs and 2 slots
Going into free agency ya got juju demario and tyquan thornton. I'm putting juju and tyquan in as Zs and demario in as a slot.
So pats need 2 Xs and a slot and probably a Z cuz tyquan ain't done nothing and juju is gone after 24'
Who are the Xs? Play outside
Mhj,Rome odunze, Brian Thomas, adonai Mitchell, keion coleman, devontez Walker, Xavier leggett, johnny wilson, luke McCaffrey, bub means
Play inside?
Ladd mcconkey, Ricky Pearsall, Roman Wilson, Malik Washington

Maybe pats can take Xavier leggett, bub means for outside WR and Pearsall or malik Washington to play inside

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

6 WR spots
Ideally pats got 2 Xs 2 Zs and 2 slots
Going into free agency ya got juju demario and tyquan thornton. I'm putting juju and tyquan in as Zs and demario in as a slot.
So pats need 2 Xs and a slot and probably a Z cuz tyquan ain't done nothing and juju is gone after 24'
Who are the Xs? Play outside
Mhj,Rome odunze, Brian Thomas, adonai Mitchell, keion coleman, devontez Walker, Xavier leggett, johnny wilson, luke McCaffrey, bub means
Play inside?
Ladd mcconkey, Ricky Pearsall, Roman Wilson, Malik Washington

Maybe pats can take Xavier leggett, bub means for outside WR and Pearsall or malik Washington to play inside

Great post. The Pats need a QB and OT. What draft picks do you expect the Pats to use in choosing a WR?

 

[kevan]

Great post. The Pats need a QB and OT. What draft picks do you expect the Pats to use in choosing a WR?

Would be nice if pats could trade down with giants and get there 2 2nds and still get their guy at qb. That would be a perfect world.
Maybe trade down at 34 and trade up from 68. Try to get 3 picks inside 50

 

[upstater1]

Ok, I'd buy that. And it was just a name that's all. We've been rebuilding for 5 seasons.. when are we going to actually be built? I agree spend some money!!!

??

In 2021, Hightower, McCourty and Van Noy were still playing. Out rebuild has really been going on for 3 or 4 years MAX.

Especially when you consider that we pushed all dead cap money into 2020 so that the rebuild could start in earnest in 2021.

5 years ago we were coming off a Super Bowl win, had 11 wins, and we were burning draft picks on stupid stuff like Demaryious, Sanu, Dorsett and AB, just to keep the old folks home heated for another season of hope. It was all vapor though. That's not a rebuilding season.

Given the shackles we had in 2020 with no cap room and Cam as QB, I'd argue that 2021 was the team's first rebuilding season, and even though they got to the playoffs that year, it was evident our defense was very very old and needed renewing.