PATRIOTS NEWS Official 2024 Free Agency Thread - Day 2

[PowerRunRevival]

Hopefully they can feature him in more packages now….seemed like in alot of games last year…Uche just disappeared

Once Judon and Gonzalez went down the Pats had their ends play a lot contain rather than getting upfield.

Uche’s still got to the qb at a high rate per snap last year. He was 31st in PFF’s pass rush productivity stat. That is tied with Aaron Donald, better than Danielle Hunter and Joey Bosa. I’m optimistic that he puts up better pressure and sack numbers next year.

 

[Love The Drake]

Think we have to trade for one of those

Or take Ridley like the movie Celtic Pride.

 

[JohnJH]

If we pull him in. Could this line suddenly become, dare I say, a strength?

I'd prefer Jonah Williams, but, he'd be a good 1 year rental until whoever we draft is ready. Although with Williams (who can play both LT & RT) being only 26, we could lock down one side of the line already for more than a year.

 

[slash83]

Man Caserio is on fire in Houston.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

I'd prefer Jonah Williams, but, he'd be a good 1 year rental until whoever we draft is ready. Although with Williams (who can play both LT & RT) being only 26, we could lock down one side of the line already for more than a year.

How about both
Smith,Strange, Andrews, Onwenu, Williams

 

[hornetfb85]

Man Caserio is on fire in Houston.

Dang right he is. Hunter, Anderson and Autry for the pass rush is gonna be something.

They don’t want to waste a minute of CJ Stroud. Contenders.

 

[Patsgofor4]

 

[Ross12]

That’s insane. Uche is a real one. This is quite literally an example you can point to when people ask what Mayo brings to the table. Mayo being the coach caused Uche to stay even for a deal that was potentially a quarter of the value.

 

[Patsgofor4]

I'd prefer Jonah Williams, but, he'd be a good 1 year rental until whoever we draft is ready. Although with Williams (who can play both LT & RT) being only 26, we could lock down one side of the line already for more than a year.

I know that he is a well known guy due to his draft position but he was terrible in 2022. Was he less terrible last year?

 

[PowerRunRevival]

How about both
Smith,Strange, Andrews, Onwenu, Williams

Love this idea. It has the added benefit of allowing the Pats to wait until the 4th to draft a developmental tackle. With the short term offensive line shorn up they could draft a receiver in the second and third. Or trade a 2nd for Higgins and still draft another receiver in the third.

based on the current depth I’d want a tackle in the first two rounds, but signing both would change that.

 

[Love The Drake]

That’s insane. Uche is a real one. This is quite literally an example you can point to when people ask what Mayo brings to the table. Mayo being the coach caused Uche to stay even for a deal that was potentially a quarter of the value.

But why do we even have to offer a quarter of the value to a loyal player?

 

[TommyD4207]

The Wal-Mart dumpster is now open, gentlemen.

 

[Ross12]

Good signing, value is bargain basement level. Hooper is a solid player for a reserve TE. $4.25M surely includes incentives, base is probably around $2.5M.

 

[Ross12]

 

[stcjones]

Bargain basement patriots

 

[venecol]

But why do we even have to offer a quarter of the value to a loyal player?

It's a prove it deal with incentives. Uche is betting on himself for a big payday in a year. I like it. Dude's gonna ball.

 

[TommyD4207]

Ah, that explains the sudden late-night trip to the Wal-mart parking lot.

 

[venecol]

Good signing, value is bargain basement level. Hooper is a solid player for a reserve TE. $4.25M surely includes incentives, base is probably around $2.5M.

He spent 2 years with AvP in CLE. Knows his system which relies heavily on TEs. Makes sense.

 

[venecol]

 

[Urgent]

Austin Hooper.
Second tight end selected in the 2016 draft.
After Hunter Henry.