Patriots Player Departure BREAKING: Joe Milton traded to Dallas

[IcyPatriot]

Unless Vrabel and McD hate him (possible explanation)

Milton does not round out the team ... he is a flat earther.

 

[tuckeverlasting]

worse than the jimmy g?

i think so

 

[Real fan 02]

The point is that Milton as back-up QB is worth much more than a 5th round rookie, even if its another QB

Milton has showed promise that other guys taken in these rounds dont, even if its very limited exposure to NFL quality.

Not too long ago people were asking for a 2nd and/or 3rd for him (i pegged a 3rd back then)

In general, A 5th round rookie is a borderline roster player, Milton was already the QB#2

This is a very weird trade, Ross, unless the managent is sure of something not known publicaly

It's more to this than we initially thought.. reports are coming out now of him telling the locker room he should be starting, ect.. likely there was dicension within the organization about him. Nothing wrong with being confident.. but dude... cmon..

 

[mgteich]

What was even the point?

Vrabel has ZERO use for Milton on our even 90-man squad. Vrabel put him out to bid. He got what he could. The alternative was to cut him.

 

[mgteich]

The point is that Milton as back-up QB is worth much more than a 5th round rookie, even if its another QB

So you say.

Vrabel disagrees. He went out and signed our backup QB. Absent injury, Milton was never going to be Vrabel's backup QB. He was our #3 and wanted to be a starter.

There was no place on the patriots. It is really that simple. I would not be surprised if we used the 5th to sign our 2025 #3 QB. IMO, we should always be taking a shot with a 5th-7th round pick unless we believe that we have 3 in house that we liked (Milton vlearly didn't qualify to Vrabel).

 

[TheRainMaker]

Remember the outrage over Ryan Mallett? People were thinking he was the next great thing for some weird reason. Milton played hero ball in a game worse than a preseason game.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Just woke up Patsy?? There's already 15 pages.

I thought id be useful at work for a change today, picked a bad day i guess lol i found out about this from a WhatsApp group of Steelers fans who were wanting to trade for him.

 

[Steve102]

So you say.

Vrabel disagrees. He went out and signed our backup QB. Absent injury, Milton was never going to be Vrabel's backup QB. He was our #3 and wanted to be a starter.

There was no place on the patriots. It is really that simple. I would not be surprised if we used the 5th to sign our 2025 #3 QB. IMO, we should always be taking a shot with a 5th-7th round pick unless we believe that we have 3 in house that we liked (Milton vlearly didn't qualify to Vrabel).

This.

Draft one, develop, trade for higher draft pick. Rinse, lather, repeat.

 

[Real fan 02]

Vrabel has ZERO use for Milton on our even 90-man squad. Vrabel put him out to bid. He got what he could. The alternative was to cut him.

If we hadn't picked up Dobbs I'd say differently.. however the pickup up Dobss was a sure sign Milton was gone one way or another..

 

[UGAPatsfan]

It’s a 6th round value, Milton was a 6th round pick…. so they got nothing.

You’re forgetting to calculate the value of a backup for a year plus whatever value they get from the replacement player. They basically leased Milton for a year.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

I'd prefer Will Howard. Great arm and very athletic.

Or even the kid from Notre Dame. I could see Josh liking him.

 

[Real fan 02]

Remember the outrage over Ryan Mallett? People were thinking he was the next great thing for some weird reason. Milton played hero ball in a game worse than a preseason game.

Seemingly in Miltons mind/ego he feels as though he should be starting.. I love a players confidence.. but how about earning it?.. there was another 6th rounder that had to earn it... and I'm pretty sure he wasn't trying to undermine Drew..

 

[ralmat55]

OK, it’s an explanation, but I still don’t think it needed to be done now.

During the draft it is likely they would have had more leverage.

This is what I thought. I suspect the Pats are low-keying the tension, and off-season workouts begin next Monday.

 

[Steve102]

Or even the kid from Notre Dame. I could see Josh liking him.

I think he's probably a little higher of a pick this year, with the class being so thin. I'm thinking Kurtis Rourke with the Dallas pick.

 

[JayNM]

It's more to this than we initially thought.. reports are coming out now of him telling the locker room he should be starting, ect.. likely there was dicension within the organization about him. Nothing wrong with being confident.. but dude... cmon..

So you say.

Vrabel disagrees. He went out and signed our backup QB. Absent injury, Milton was never going to be Vrabel's backup QB. He was our #3 and wanted to be a starter.

There was no place on the patriots. It is really that simple. I would not be surprised if we used the 5th to sign our 2025 #3 QB. IMO, we should always be taking a shot with a 5th-7th round pick unless we believe that we have 3 in house that we liked (Milton vlearly didn't qualify to Vrabel).

If he did start running his mouth, this does start to make sense

Draft-value wise, is hard to think we "won"

Milton costed us a 6th (2024) and a 7th(2025) for a comp pick in the 5th (2025). Pretty worthless for Backup QB with potential and 3 more years of cheap contract

 

[Steve102]

Seemingly in Miltons mind/ego he feels as though he should be starting.. I love a players confidence.. but how about earning it?.. there was another 6th rounder that had to earn it... and I'm pretty sure he wasn't trying to undermine Drew..

LOL I know.

I think that might have been a thing in 2002 if Bledsoe had never gotten hurt. Brady would have found himself back in the familiar role of fighting for the job like he did at Michigan.

 

[Real fan 02]

This is what I thought. I suspect the Pats are low-keying the tension, and off-season workouts begin next Monday.

Yeah.. that's what I'm thinking also. Probably was best to rid the situation of any potential issues. Vrabel wants Drake laser focused.

 

[Stu Pidassle]

Reading between the lines Vrabel's statements about Milton explained why he was traded. “Everybody wants to be the starter, everybody and that’s great to have that attitude". He really meant that it is great to have that attitude until it becomes a distraction to the team. This trade is another example of Vrabel wanting to start from scratch with the locker room culture. Good luck to Milton, he was not going to be the starter here.

 

[Wax Frog]

 

[VJCPatriot]

Only a 5th rounder. Dang I think his potential is higher than that. Heck Cowboys even get a 7th rounder back so it's a pick swap.

Our brass really doesn't value Milton that much? At the very least he's a backup on a very cheap 7th rounder contract that had 3 more years of control left.