Will Pats cut Bradbury? [OG title mentioned a non-existent option bonus]

[One-If-By-Sea]

You are right. It isn't rocket science to believe that you can draft a starting RG and not suffer much weaker production at RG. You just ASSUME that we can useof R! draft pick for a starting RG.

No, this plan is NOT rocket science. There are many, many other words on my list. BTW, an EDGE rusher makes more sense at 31.

LOL. You want an EDGE when Drake has an injured shoulder due to the lousy OL in 2025?

In 2025 our Center Bradbury and Wilson our LG drafted in R3 sucked. You think adding an All-pro at Center, Linderbaum, and a highly ranked veteran like Edwards or AVT at LG is a bad plan? Adding a RG in R1 or R2 of the draft is a bad idea?

OH! You want an EDGE so we can get Drake, not injured, but killed in 2026?

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

What does RKK have to do with it? We have to upgrade multiple positions. We have a salary cap. Reality is not a video game. Your proposition just does not match what the front office will. Doubt me? Just watch.

Yeah, I doubt you a lot. Just watch. LOL.

Not going to do the GIF with the clown dancing down the hall for the 1000th time? Calling everyone a Jets fan and a clown is tiring even for you?

 

[Toofy]

The more I think about it, maybe keep him at center and slowly let Wilson in towards mid of the season.

It's a worthy use of 6 million to maintain stability at center if wilson is an absolute bust at center .

If Wilson beats out Bradbury in camp definitively, then he can be cut .

I wanted to sign linderbaum , but the more I think about it, you don't want to spend 18 million on center . Chiefs have slew of problems since they gave Humphrey his deal.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

I have no issues if Vrabel decides to sign Lindenbaum to a long-term deal to anchor our OL. We then would be admitting that our 3rd was for a backup center or simply a roster replacement for Wallace.

Yup. That is what happens. Draft picks have only a 35% chance of success. It happens ALL THE TIME.

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Why do you add so many equal signs, =============, to so many of your posts?

Onwenu and RG is a different issue. Vrabel will NOT volunteer to greatly weaken the RG position by simply cutting Onwenu without a replacement at least almost as good.

Weaken the RG position by not paying $18M a year? LOL. Did you forget that we can add a RG with better stats than Onwenu for much less money because Onwenu is over paid? No idea why PatsFans LOVES Onwenu. The guy is dependable but as immobile as any OLman in the league. When was the last time you saw Onwenu leading an end run or a screen play?? Never.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

I wanted to sign linderbaum , but the more I think about it, you don't want to spend 18 million on center . Chiefs have slew of problems since they gave Humphrey his deal.

The Chiefs problems are due to Humphrey? Really? Wow!!

 

[TommyD4207]

The Chiefs problems are due to Humphrey? Really? Wow!!

Yeah, I'm sure it has nothing to do with the highway robberies Chris Jones, Travis Kelce and Jawaan Taylor have perpetrated.

 

[imahobgoblin]

Yeah, I doubt you a lot. Just watch. LOL.

Not going to do the GIF with the clown dancing down the hall for the 1000th time? Calling everyone a Jets fan and a clown is tiring even for you?

You are who you are. I can't fix it. I wish I could. We are not cutting a center, cutting a rg, signing a LG, signing a C, and drafting a starting RG. It makes no sense to do it this way. Signing the best LG possible is a priority. Center would nice, but I can't see them doing it. Owenu is a potential trade, but he played so well its silly to move him. He is $25,000,000 on the cap for 2026 as his final season. Its much better negotiate a restructure/and 2-3 year extension than just dump him and have a huge hole to fill with a rookie.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Yeah, I'm sure it has nothing to do with the highway robberies Chris Jones, Travis Kelce and Jawaan Taylor have perpetrated.

PatsFans love Wilson, Onwenu, Tonga, and Hawkins.

Wilson looks like a bust so give him a year as a backup to recover. What is wrong with that?

Tonga and Hawkins were JAGs before we signed them, and now they indispensable? Can we please improve in 2026 by not overvaluing JAGs?

Onwenu is OK, but greatly overpaid at $18M. Let's spend FA money wisely.

Are these simple ideas so hard?

 

[hornetfb85]

Me too. I am only a guy posting on PatsFans. No affiliation with the Pats.

LOL. You think an All-Pro like Linderbaum is hard to add to the Pats starting OL, so we should accept Bradbury or Wilson instead? I am not sure what to say. Are you saying that adding All-pros and established vets is a pipe dream so we should go with Wilson who was not good as a rookie at LG?

Last year we signed Williams as a DT, which is IDL. It was a great success. This year we should do the same and sign Linderbaum in the middle of the OL at Center, which is IOL. We add a veteran like Edwards or AVT at LG so Campbell has someone to help him, and cut Onwenu. Add a R1 or R2 RG in the draft. The OL is almost remade with Wilson and Brown ready to emerge if needed.

I was meaning it will be hard to add both Linderbaum and Edwards because there will be 15-20 other teams wanting their services as well. Would absolutely love to have a line of Campbell, Edwards, and Linderbaum on the left side.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

You are who you are. I can't fix it. I wish I could. We are not cutting a center, cutting a rg, signing a LG, signing a C, and drafting a starting RG. It makes no sense to do it this way. Signing the best LG possible is a priority. Center would nice, but I can't see them doing it. Owenu is a potential trade, but he played so well its silly to move him. He is $25,000,000 on the cap for 2026 as his final season. Its much better negotiate a restructure/and 2-3 year extension than just dump him and have a huge hole to fill with a rookie.

I disagree. Onwenu's cap hit is water under the bridge. We can cut Onwenu and save $18M, who cares about the $25M. There is no reason to resign a guy that can not move and who is getting older. When was the last time you saw Onwenu leading a screen play? Never. Adding Linderbaum for the same money to anchor our OL for 4 years is a much better idea.

Having said that, your response is much improved except for the initial insult. But based on your previous absurd posts, an initial insult is quite minor. Hopefully going forward you can learn the difference between debating an idea and insulting a poster.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

I was meaning it will be hard to add both Linderbaum and Edwards because there will be 15-20 other teams wanting their services as well. Would absolutely love to have a line of Campbell, Edwards, and Linderbaum on the left side.

I agree. There were 15 - 20 teams trying to sign Williams last year. Vrabel successfully signed Williams.

This year will be easier to sign FAs. Why don't you think Vrabel can repeat his success from last year and sign Linderbaum/Edwards/ AVT?

 

[hornetfb85]

I agree. There were 15 - 20 teams trying to sign Williams last year. Vrabel successfully signed Williams.

This year will be easier to sign FAs. Why don't you think Vrabel can repeat his success from last year and sign Linderbaum/Edwards/ AVT?

Yep agree. Hopefully it happens

 

[TommyD4207]

PatsFans love Wilson, Onwenu, Tonga, and Hawkins.

Wilson looks like a bust so give him a year as a backup to recover. What is wrong with that?

Tonga and Hawkins were JAGs before we signed them, and now they indispensable? Can we please improve in 2026 by not overvaluing JAGs?

Onwenu is OK, but greatly overpaid at $18M. Let's spend FA money wisely.

Are these simple ideas so hard?

I don't know that he was a bust. Too soon to say that. But he was THE liability on that line, while Will Campbell takes all the heat for it, because no one watches line play.

Wilson never really rose to the level of 'good', he was passable early in the season, but after his concussion, he was abjectly terrible. He would have struggled to make the starting spot on the 24 Patriots, nevermind last year.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Wilson never really rose to the level of 'good', he was passable early in the season, but after his concussion, he was abjectly terrible. He would have struggled to make the starting spot on the 24 Patriots, nevermind last year.

My apologies for saying bust. Bust in 2025. I am not sure he is a bust going forward. Strange was lacking after his injury, but we could have used him

 

[mgteich]

LOL. You want an EDGE when Drake has an injured shoulder due to the lousy OL in 2025?

Your logic is truly incredible.

For you, we shouldn't sign an EDGE rusher because we have an emergency need for help on the OL.
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Thankfully, Vrabel's team is much, much, much, much more sophisticated and reasonable than you are.
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It takes a very special kind of analysis to believe that we are fine with an injured Landry, Jenning, Ponder and Swinson as our EDGE rushers.

 

[mgteich]

My apologies for saying bust. Bust in 2025. I am not sure he is a bust going forward. Strange was lacking after his injury, but we could have used him

Yes, choosing to keep Wallace instead of Strange was a serious error.

Whether Vrabel plans for Wilson to be our LG of the future is another issue. I suspect that he merely used a draft pick for a backup who may or may not be better than Brown.
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Of course, if Strange started at LG, Wilson would have gotten lots of reps at center, perhaps even starting late in the season.

 

[mgteich]

I agree. There were 15 - 20 teams trying to sign Williams last year. Vrabel successfully signed Williams.

This year will be easier to sign FAs. Why don't you think Vrabel can repeat his success from last year and sign Linderbaum/Edwards/ AVT?

I'm sure that there were players that Vrabel wanted to sign who ended up playing elsewhere.

Vrabel will get his 2-3 top free agent signings. They may or may not be the players or positions that you want or predict.

 

[imahobgoblin]

I disagree. Onwenu's cap hit is water under the bridge. We can cut Onwenu and save $18M, who cares about the $25M. There is no reason to resign a guy that can not move and who is getting older. When was the last time you saw Onwenu leading a screen play? Never. Adding Linderbaum for the same money to anchor our OL for 4 years is a much better idea.

Having said that, your response is much improved except for the initial insult. But based on your previous absurd posts, an initial insult is quite minor. Hopefully going forward you can learn the difference between debating an idea and insulting a poster.

But you still won't tell the truth. Owneu just had his best statistical season. He is 28 years old. He can't move? What are you even talking about? The debate is if he is worth $25 million, and nothing that you are posting. You are literally just making trash up. Owenu was an anchor this season. You are the one with absurd posts. The sad part is that you actually believe what you post. I don't think Owenu is worth $25 million. But he is worth 15. Restructure and extend him. Lower his cap and get a few more years out of him while you draft his replacement. Enough of this rookie starting on the OL crap.

 

[ALP]

If we can make upgrades and maximize cap usage the next 3 years before we have to pay drake, I’m all for it. No reason why we should have significant unused cap at start of next season

 

[Joey007]

Wilson does not look ready and PatsFans loves him for some reason. Having a rookie LG and LT was a huge coaching mistake. Moving Wilson to Center would continue the mistake. Let's hope Vrabel and crew have learned.

Moving him to his actual college position that he was drafted for can’t be anything that moves in the negative direction.

How can you determine how he’ll play at center when you haven’t even seen him play the position in the pros?