PostGame Thread OFFICIAL Postgame Thread: Preseason Game 2 - Patriots Beat Vikings 20-12

[Huckleberry1]

I remember the preseason of 2010, seeing a rookie Gronk drag Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis with him on one leg as he hopped to the goal line for a touchdown. Sometimes you can just see there’s something special brewing with a player. I get that same feeling watching Henderson.

Sometimes an athlete steps onto the field and you instantly know they are better than everyone else out there. Back when the Freddie Adu craze hit I was watching the U.S. Under 18’s play Argentina in what I think was the Under 18 World Championship, and Freddie Adu was getting all the publicity. After halftime Argentina subbed in a kid who had been suspended for the 1st half for violating a team rule. The second he stepped into the field you knew it was game over, he was miles ahead of anyone else on the field. It was Lionel Messi. He then went to Barcelona’s A team ( he had been with their B’s) and was immediately playing with the best players on the planet.

 

[Ross12]

Yeah that's one of the things I took from the game Saturday: no matter the line combinations - and there were a few of them - it never once looked like a complete disaster out there. It's a one-horse race, but Marrone is the best OLC we've had here since Dante. In fact, after McD he's Vrabel's best coach period.

This might be one of the most positive posts I’ve seen from you. Bravo!

 

[Ring 6]

Yeah, I think if he is healthy or close to healthy, some team that had a 2nd round grade on him in 2024 and is in need of depth WR help would pay a 4th for him.

No. Maybe a 7th. No one is giving a 4th because he will be cut and they get him for free and every team knows that’s not the market.

 

[Ross12]

No. Maybe a 7th. No one is giving a 4th because he will be cut and they get him for free and every team knows that’s not the market.

Yeah there is that possibility - the Pats would have to convince trade partners that they will be keeping Polk unless someone trades for him. That is why I think Bourne has little trade value - no one thinks the Pats will keep him. However, there’s a chance with Polk simply due to age, salary, draft capital investment, etc.