PATRIOTS NEWS Official 2024 Free Agency Thread - Day 3

[signbabybrady]

At that price it's probably not a good bet. Odds are he won't live up to that. Too much of a gamble.

 

[stelfans]

Thank god for the titans! Dodged a bullet there.

 

[Fatmancryin]

FWIW: Breer is saying the Pats offered 22m per.

 

[venecol]

Can't even believe they offered 22M. Mike Evans got about that.

 

[Mack Herron]

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Wasting 23m a year on a #2 is absolutely insane.

Who was it that said 13-15m was way TF off!!

I’m thinking that 15 mil may have been our offer.

We misjudged it, thank god.

Edit: Breer says we were at 22. Which is still insane cash for this guy.

 

[stcjones]

Crap. Now we go for Williams who hasn’t passed a physical. SMH

Nah….dont do it Mayo….Go for Higgins!

 

[Fatmancryin]

Do we know Pats offer to Ridley?

Breer is saying 22m per. FWIW.

 

[Give Kraft A Hand]

Now we are going to have to Draft our own.

And trade for one. You can't go into the season with Pop or Bourne as your WR1 and expect anyone throwing the ball to succeed.

 

[zimmy]

WR1 - Demario Douglas - Promising player. He was above average in separation & was top 5 in the NFL in YAC. Not close to a #1 WR but may develop into a WR2
WR2 - Kendrick Bourne - WR entering 8th year with career high 800 receiving yards in a season & coming off a torn ACL
WR3 - JuJu Smith-Schuster - hasn't been able to separate in years. He's on the team because of his contract

Even adding a WR at 34th overall won't make this a situation you want to put a rookie QB into

Exactly. At this point in time we don't have a WR1 or 2. Most teams have two quality receivers, we have a bunch of complimentary pieces. Along with no difference maker at TE and no QB. We are the Carolina Panthers at this point. Bringing in a top rookie QB with little hope of success year 1.

It's been an eye opening free agency for the new regime. They need to absolutely nail the draft. Tough place to be - pick the right QB at 3 and find impact WRs.

 

[Sully]

Breer is saying 22m per. FWIW.

That still crazy! Glad our offers are competitive. We will get our big dog WR one day! haha

 

[stcjones]

So much for weaponising the offense and burning some cash. If we trade for Aiyuk or Higgins we are giving up an even bigger contract than the one Ridley got plus giving up a high pick. I'd rather have Ridley +34 than Aiyuk or Higgins by a mile.

It's the same old story sadly. Interest, being in the mix but ultimately not being able to pull off a deal.

Edit: Seems like we were offering $22m a year according to Breer. May as well just pony up the rest at that point.

Agree Higgins >Ridley

 

[Love The Drake]

I was pissed that the Titans outbid the Patriots for DeAndre Hopkins last year and felt the Pats should have matched or beat the Titans' offer. I am fine that the Pats didn't outbid the Titans for Ridley. Ridley ain't worth what the Titans gave him.

I was pissed we missed on Levis.

 

[PF_SU]

Source: Saints release Thomas in expected move

In what was an expected move, the Saints released wide receiver Michael Thomas on Wednesday with a failed physical designation, a source told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[stcjones]

FWIW: Breer is saying the Pats offered 22m per.

Ugh Tits are going to regret this move…maybe not that much this coming year but next and onward….He ain’t all that!!!

 

[Joey007]

I'm just afraid that Ridley was their guy.

And now they'll shrug their shoulders, draft a twig in the mid rounds, and sign Josh Reynolds in FA.

 

[Rob0729]

The Pats offered Ridley $22 million a year? That is insane.

This makes Tee Higgins $21 million franchise tag a downright bargain for the Bengals. That said, they may be more likely to want to move him because Chase may be commanding close to $30 million a year and Burrow could get close to $50 million a year based on this year's spending.

 

[Thunderhead]

Pats have become the red headed step child of the NFL. The one guy in the class without a prom date. Remember when we thought Bill would set the franchise up for success on his way out?

 

[stcjones]

Thank god for the titans! Dodged a bullet there.

Amen!

 

[Love The Drake]

Trade for Aiyuk.
A Third.