I happened to like Rosen a lot in the last draft. I thought he was the 3rd best QB after Mchomes and Mayfield. Now I'm wondering if our first (#32) could be the best offer that Arizona gets, IF they are truly willing to trade him.
That could be a realistic deal IF the Pats believe Rosen is that much better than anything they could pick up in the draft this year AND the next, given they are still likely to be drafting in the final 4 of the first round.
Supposedly next year's QB draft is supposed to be a lot better than this year's group. But it doesn't matter for the Pats if there are 5 or 6 top picks next year and NONE of them are still there when the Pats draft. That's why I think Rosen could really be a bargain for the #32 pick.
That would still leave us with 5 picks in the first 100 in a draft where there will still be real value in that range....reportedly AZ will be able to placate their fans by selling them on the idea that they got back a "#1 pick" even if it's #32
But I guess it all comes down to how you rate Rosen and if his crappy year was more a function of a horrible OL and bad coaching, than the he's just a bad QB. I'm really not one to predict. Remember I was beating the table hard for the Pats to draft Kyle Lauletta last season (my college coach's grandson)