PATRIOTS NEWS Official 2024 Free Agency Thread - Day 1

crownontherocks said:

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He wasn't too bad with the Texans, but he's no Barkley.

ahmed said:

How good is he?

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very very good

mike_usagisan said:

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Great name. Badass

JackBauer said:

It's been 3.5 hours.

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And yet about 30 top free agents have already signed. I'm just saying that for the team with the most cap space in the league it's surprising that we haven't been out the blocks with at least one big deal. We were supposed to be major players. It might yet materialise but it's been a concerning start. Signing Ridley for example might convince others to join.

Bourne Again Christian said:

What’s going on with Ridley?

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Probably gonna sign elsewhere - Boutte already bet on it!

mike_usagisan said:

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Well, there is the Deal the Pats will have to make for Dugger.

slash83 said:

Maybe NE just isn’t a desired destination, crappy team and high taxes. Money talks yeah but other teams are spending big so maybe players just want to avoid this team.

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Sadly I think this is a big factor. Bad team, inexperienced coach, bad practice facilities, no qb, no offensive line, poor climate and bad stadium

Who would choose that except for big $$ overpay

crownontherocks said:

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We got Gibson for a much better deal.

ahmed said:

How good is he?

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Best Safety that was on the market and only 25.

Bourne Again Christian said:

Say it with me Justin Fields.

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Why not? With our receivers, our QB better be able to RUN!

$17M AAV for McKinney. He's the top of the safety market so other guys will get less. Should be a good market.

Thunderhead said:

Pats are finishing 4th in the division again next year, so no point spending big this offseason I guess? They have to at least sign a couple mid level deals to hit the cap floor, no?

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I think they have to spend 90% of the cap, which I believe means they will need to spend 50-60 mm more this offseason.

zimmy said:

And yet about 30 top free agents have already signed. I'm just saying that for the team with the most cap space in the league it's surprising that we haven't been out the blocks with at least one big deal. We were supposed to be major players. It might yet materialise but it's been a concerning start. Signing Ridley for example might convince others to join.

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This sentiment might make sense on day two or three. Currently, it's premature.

BadMoFo said:

We got Gibson for a much better deal.

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I agree. Though Singletary puts up more rushing yardage.

Thunderhead said:

Dumpster diving? So much for burning cash....

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Possibly no one wants to come to this team

Since1960 said:

Why not? With our receivers, our QB better be able to RUN!

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The receivers weren't the issue. The O-line was the issue.

Ross12 said:

This is actually a legit good signing, Gibson is criminally underrated. I love Wolf's moves so far.

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Thats some nasty piece of sarcasm there Ross. Congrats!

Patsgofor4 said:

These IOL numbers are just silly. I don’t mean to offend anyone here by giving Bill credit but perhaps he knew that this was coming when three out of the first four picks on day 3 last year were IOL.

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Perfectly normal and expected numbers (when broken down & considering cap raise) for top OL FA.
Theres a direct link between OL spenders and January teams .. but yeah, why pay for OL if it worked so great with scraps lately..

zimmy said:

And yet about 30 top free agents have already signed. I'm just saying that for the team with the most cap space in the league it's surprising that we haven't been out the blocks with at least one big deal. We were supposed to be major players. It might yet materialise but it's been a concerning start. Signing Ridley for example might convince others to join.

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Most of the top names going into free agency at every position besides rb are still there.

I was interested in McKinney and Wilkins other than that all the players signed so far weren’t guys I targeted as making sense for the Pats.

Wanted McKinney, but that would be a lot of money tied up on safeties. There are other guys out there that should be a lot cheaper.

Also Gibson another good signing.

Ross12 said:

This is actually a legit good signing, Gibson is criminally underrated. I love Wolf's moves so far.

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? Love his moves so far. He has signed 3 good players no. Dynamic offensive weapons.
Meh