Patriots Rumor Patriots potentially trading for Aiyuk (Update - Patriots Out of the Running)

[Rob0729]

We may be the least desirable destination in all of football.

It truly is incredible how bad Mac Jones destroyed this franchise.

So are you saying that Aiyuk doesn't want to come to New England because he doesn't want to play with Mac Jones?

Stop blaming Mac Jones for all the problems with this team. If it was all Mac Jones' fault, Belichick would still be head coach and GM and Bailey Zappe wouldn't be on his way out the door by the end of the month.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Aiyuk would have been a nice piece, but not at the cost of mortgaging our future.

Giving away a couple of picks outside of the first round isn’t mortgaging anything, SF blew 3 first round picks and it didn’t mortgage their future.

What destroys our future is prolonged sucking so the new generation views you like we viewed the Lions and the Browns, nobody cares what you used to be now all they care about is it’s cold and they suck and they don’t have a qb or coach.

 

[KCSVEN]

OPTION ONE
Pay out a 2nd and a 4 year $30 AAV contract starting in 2024.

OPTION TWO
Pay out a 2nd and a 3 year $30 AAV starting in 2025.

This has either WR having a contract through the 2027 season.
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I strongly prefer the 2025 option.

We get to develop our three kids for a year.

Also, we have $30M of cap space to use on something else. Consider that spread over 2025-2027. That a $10 AAV player.

It appears neither might be an option as there will not be a WR available and willing to play here.

 

[KCSVEN]

Rumours are San Fran asked Pittsburgh for a first, Freiermuth and Pickens. If true, that's madness.

NO, the rumor is they asked to have ONE of those 3 included in the deal, Steeler offer reported was a second and a crappy player.

 

[slash83]

man I hope his desire to go to Pitt backfires in his face.

 

[Lagaffe_07]

man I hope his desire to go to Pitt backfires in his face.

I have a feeling it will

 

[Salsalife]

You picked Maye over Marvin Harrison Junior. No top WR is coming here, you knew that. You overwhelmingly wanted the QB. Now we wait and watch. Let's hope he is the one as you guys predicted.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Aiyuk would not move the needle by himself and might slow down development of Douglas, Polk and Baker. Furthermore, a high 2nd round pick is an extremely valuable chip for a rebuilding team.
This was the right decision. I do not believe for a second it had anything to do with money.

It had to do with Aiyuk not wanting to play in New England, and that could be for a variety of reasons, football related or not. They were right to drop out when he balked at playing here, you don’t give a guy that kind of $$$ when they don’t want to be here.

 

[Huckleberry1]

You picked Maye over Marvin Harrison Junior. No top WR is coming here, you knew that. You overwhelmingly wanted the QB. Now we wait and watch. Let's hope he is the one as you guys predicted.

Quoted for stupidity.

 

[Dec54]

You picked Maye over Marvin Harrison Junior. No top WR is coming here, you knew that. You overwhelmingly wanted the QB. Now we wait and watch. Let's hope he is the one as you guys predicted.

I never understand why the team is addressed by some as "You did this, or You did that. Surely if you are a fan it is "We, Us or The team" not "You"

 

[farn]

Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors: Patriots no longer pursuing 49ers WR; Steelers still appear to be in the mix

New England had been aggressively pursuing Aiyuk

www.cbssports.com

 

[Huckleberry1]

The Patriots are 11th in the league in cash spending this year. The Patriots came into this offseason with more cap space than almost any other team. You don’t spend a lot of money on one or two year deals for older players when you are in year one of a rebuild year.

Cash Spending | Over the Cap

NFL cash spending and payroll estimates

overthecap.com

And by the reports, the Patriots were willing to overpay for Aiyuk, but he didn’t want to come here. Probably because he wants to go to Pittsburgh.

Disagree with this. Making 1-2 year deals with veteran players as stop gap measures when you are in a rebuild is exactly what you do. You don’t want to create more holes while you are addressing your more pressing needs, so you sign your veterans to shorter deals that will run out in a year or two, providing cap space down the road to as you keep building the roster. You don’t sign guys like Godchaux to 4-5 year deals, and you don’t create a hole in the middle of your defense when you are focused on other areas of the roster. They will draft his replacement in the next year or two, have them on a rookie deal for 4-5 years, and open up cap space when he leaves in a couple of years.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Disappointed but hoping we make the most of this with the younger wrs and maybe a better opportunity comes along later on.

Hoping all is well on the bourne front.

 

[Dec54]

Disappointed but hoping we make the most of this with the younger wrs and maybe a better opportunity comes along later on.

Hoping all is well on the bourne front.

Don't know why, but I think it best we missed out on him. Time will tell.

 

[Wozzy]

You picked Maye over Marvin Harrison Junior. No top WR is coming here, you knew that. You overwhelmingly wanted the QB. Now we wait and watch. Let's hope he is the one as you guys predicted.

You can win without a “top WR,” you can’t win without even an “average/good” QB.

Also top WR’s want to play with a good QB, they don’t want to play for a team with no QB… horse/cart.

 

[Wozzy]

Don't know why, but I think it best we missed out on him. Time will tell.

We dodged a bullet.

 

[Dec54]

We dodged a bullet.

Yes Wozzy. The collective "We" as in all....Not the singular "You". Getting on my high horse now, sorry.

 

[Wozzy]

Yes Wozzy. The collective "We" as in all....Not the singular "You". Getting on my high horse now, sorry.

huh?

 

[Dec54]

huh?

In referance to something I posted earlier .

 

[sb1]

You picked Maye over Marvin Harrison Junior. No top WR is coming here, you knew that. You overwhelmingly wanted the QB. Now we wait and watch. Let's hope he is the one as you guys predicted.

MHJ is equally a sure thing as Maye is right now. In other words nothing is for sure.