My Ridiculously Early Start on a 2026 Offseason Plan

[DoubleDeluxe]

Dude's a Right-Tackle-Only Day-3-caliber prospect. He's getting way over-rated here.

RT only isn't a problem.
I'm not sure he's overrated here.
I checked last week or the week before and he had been on like 10 top 30 visits.
Teams are interested, I would be incredibly surprised if he gets to day 3.
Time will tell.

 

[mayoclinic]

That's a trade.

Would give that comp for AJ Brown. Not much more.

 

[captain stone]

That's a trade.

Would give that comp for AJ Brown. Not much more.

Why weren't Bill, Little Nicky and Nike in on this deal? Did Bill have to take out Nike for poo-poo walkies...?

 

[mayoclinic]

The AJ Brown trade is in the books. Our 2028 1st round pick is now a sunk cost. Hopefully Brown will make it pay off.

The Pats 2026 plan is mostly complete. They've upgraded at WR (Brown, Doubs), OL (AVT, Lomu, Crownover), TE/FB (Raridon, Gilliam; Hill going to IR sucks), EDGE (Jones, Jacas) and S (Bynum). Compared to 2024 the roster is night and day.

I'd still like to see a couple of moves for 2026:

1. EDGE. I suspect Harold Landry's knees are completely shot. Not expecting anything from him, his contract makes him uncuttable until 2027. We could use 1 more EDGE. A veteran signing like Cloney is possible, but I'd like to see:

*** Pats trade Kayshon Boutte and a 2026 6th to either the NY Giants (Kayvon Thibodeaux) or the Arizona Cardinals (Josh Sweat).

2. LB. Back to my "damn Eliot Wolf for not signing Leo Chenal" line. We need better depth at LB. Gotta find somebody. Anybody.

Address those 2 needs, and the Pats are up there with the Rams and Seahawks as the best team in the NFL for 2026 going into yhe season, IMO.

 

[mayoclinic]

Patriots Linked to Giants LB Kayvon Thibodeaux

Well, AJ Brown, signed, sealed, delivered! With that, we move on to the next Pats rumor. One that came up today, but was overrun by the AJ news, was the Patriots being linked/interested in Giants LB Kayvon...

savageboston.com

 

[mayoclinic]

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

A 2nd for Thib?
No thank you!

 

[mayoclinic]

Who said anything about a 2nd? Certainly not me.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Who said anything about a 2nd? Certainly not me.

In the video

 

[mayoclinic]

That's insane.

I suggested Boutte and a 6th.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

That's insane.

I suggested Boutte and a 6th.

The one guy (maybe Wiggins, maybe the other guy) said he would trade a 2027 2nd in a heartbeat for Thib.
That's a fireable offense.

 

[captain stone]

The AJ Brown trade is in the books. Our 2028 1st round pick is now a sunk cost. Hopefully Brown will make it pay off.

The Pats 2026 plan is mostly complete. They've upgraded at WR (Brown, Doubs), OL (AVT, Lomu, Crownover), TE/FB (Raridon, Gilliam; Hill going to IR sucks), EDGE (Jones, Jacas) and S (Bynum). Compared to 2024 the roster is night and day.

I'd still like to see a couple of moves for 2026:

1. EDGE. I suspect Harold Landry's knees are completely shot. Not expecting anything from him, his contract makes him uncuttable until 2027. We could use 1 more EDGE. A veteran signing like Cloney is possible, but I'd like to see:

*** Pats trade Kayshon Boutte and a 2026 6th to either the NY Giants (Kayvon Thibodeaux) or the Arizona Cardinals (Josh Sweat).

2. LB. Back to my "damn Eliot Wolf for not signing Leo Chenal" line. We need better depth at LB. Gotta find somebody. Anybody.

Address those 2 needs, and the Pats are up there with the Rams and Seahawks as the best team in the NFL for 2026 going into yhe season, IMO.

Besides Edge & LB, we also need veteran help at CB (both boundary & slot), Safety, Center, Power Back... and now TE

 

[captain stone]

A 2nd for Thib?
No thank you!

Shh, don't give Eliot The **** any ideas...

 

[mayoclinic]

Patriots' next trade after acquiring A.J. Brown couldn't be more obvious now

Any talk of a trade for the Patriots this offseason has solely focused on wide receiver A.J. Brown and virtually nobody else, and although it makes a lot of sen

musketfire.com

This one mentions a 5th. Much more reasonable.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Patriots' next trade after acquiring A.J. Brown couldn't be more obvious now

Any talk of a trade for the Patriots this offseason has solely focused on wide receiver A.J. Brown and virtually nobody else, and although it makes a lot of sen

musketfire.com

This one mentions a 5th. Much more reasonable.

Ok, now im listening.

 

[mayoclinic]

This one mentions a possible mid-round pick:

Why Kayvon Thibodeaux is the perfect next trade target for the New England Patriots

After trading for A.J. Brown, the New England Patriots should look into acquiring New York Giants edge Kayvon Thibodeaux.

chowderandchampions.com

 

[mgteich]

so, a 3rd, 4th or 5th without Boutte

 

[Clonamery]

so, a 3rd, 4th or 5th without Boutte

'sleight of hand and twist of fate'
with or without Boutte