Player Signing Pats Sign Dre'Mont Jones 3/$39 million

[Hugepatsfan]

I like it. He's got size. Everyone loves the flashy speed rushers but someone's gotta set the edge and it hurts you a lot to have to take your rushers off to do that. Very important to be able to still have some pass rush juice when playing with bigger personnel otherwise you have a weakness teams can exploit. Not saying he's a run stuffer or anything but he's got some size.

I wouldn't say this means Chaisson isn't back. I'd say this cuts into Landry's playing time from last year as he ages/recovers from his knee injury and all but eliminate Jennings' play time. The Chaisson role is still open to be filled.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Honestly I know little about him. Seems a lot of $$ for career high 7.5 sacks

Bounced around a bit - 4 years in Denver, 2 in Seattle, signed with Tennessee this past offseason and was traded to Ravens at the deadline but Pats were trying to get him then (Miss Amy didn’t want to trade with Vrabel).

No idea how he actually played, but he’s varied from 3.5 to 7.5 sacks per season and will be 29 this year.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneDr00.htm

 

[manxman2601]

 

[mayoclinic]

3 years, 39m. I like this deal. I wonder if it means goodbye to Jennings.

Edit: I like it if he's EDGE 2. Less so if he's the only edge rusher signing.

I assume this means Chaisson is over-priced.

Still would like a twitched EDGE (Oweh).

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Sack of Maye this year:

Tennessee Titans linebacker Dre'Mont Jones explodes for 7-yard sack on New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye

 

[ahmed]

I like it!

 

[Toofy]

Does this mean the last 2 edge rushers to be signed will be one of mafe or chaisson ?

 

[manxman2601]

Sack of Maye this year:

Tennessee Titans linebacker Dre'Mont Jones explodes for 7-yard sack on New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye

We certainly had knowledge on him. I believe we played him twice last year (Tennessee and Baltimore).

 

[Thunderhead]

I like the signing in a vacuum, but the Pats need help on offense far more than defense. Maye is going to be running for his life throwing to subpar receivers and aging tight ends again isn't he...

 

[TommyD4207]

Does this mean the last 2 edge rushers to be signed will be one of mafe or chaisson ?

 

[manxman2601]

I thought he had a Vrabel link.

 

[TommyD4207]

I like the signing in a vacuum, but the Pats need help on offense far more than defense. Maye is going to be running for his life throwing to subpar receivers and aging tight ends again isn't he...

It's a half-hour into the legal tampering period.

 

[manxman2601]

2025 highlights

 

[Toofy]

I feel Linderbaum will also return to ravens at 22 million . He vastly overplayed his hands looks like. Unless raiders sign him for 25 million.

 

[Thunderhead]

It's a half-hour into the legal tampering period.

I am aware. Also aware that the Patriots are one of the cheapest franchises in the NFL, have upcoming massive paydays for 0 and 10 and needs at TE1, WR1, LT and RT. Throwing $39M at the defense that was already a strength is not how I would have deployed limited assets, especially not at hour zero of FA.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

It's a half-hour into the legal tampering period.

And yet a bunch of deals mysteriously appeared immediately lol. Nothing to see here folks.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

I am aware. Also aware that the Patriots are one of the cheapest franchises in the NFL, have upcoming massive paydays for 0 and 10 and needs at TE1, WR1, LT and RT. Throwing $39M at the defense that was already a strength is not how I would have deployed limited assets, especially not at hour zero of FA.

In fairness, they had no edge rushers. Chaisson gone, Landry toast.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Bounced around a bit - 4 years in Denver, 2 in Seattle, signed with Tennessee this past offseason and was traded to Ravens at the deadline but Pats were trying to get him then (Miss Amy didn’t want to trade with Vrabel).

No idea how he actually played, but he’s varied from 3.5 to 7.5 sacks per season and will be 29 this year.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneDr00.htm

Strunk is such a bitter, f___ing b__tch.

 

[UrbanCowboy]

The Pats reportedly wanted to trade for him before the trade deadline, but the Titans' owner didn't want to help Vrabel.

it does raise the question of which is the stupidest franchise? Titans, Jets, Browns, Raiders???

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Strunk is such a bitter, f___ing b__tch.

It amuses me. I don’t get her saltiness considering SHE fired Vrabel