Patriots Rumor A.J. Brown trade rumors heat up - Should Patriots get him?

Hugepatsfan said:

I think I'd pass. Seems to have lost a step and he has a bad attitude in a winning situation already. How are you going ot be miserable as the #1 WR on a super bowl contender?

Obviously there is a Vrabel connection and any quality player makes sense at a certain price, but I don't see it.

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VJCPatriot said:

It's the offseason so all kinds of rumors are flying around. The past few days there has been speculation that AJ Brown could be traded. And guess what our Patriots could be his final destination.

Article: A.J. Brown trade rumors: Steelers, Patriots among 5 best fits, likely landing spots for Eagles WR | Sporting News

There's no doubt a bona fide #1 might take this offense to the next level. Obviously OL is still the biggest need but we also didn't do much with our pass catchers when facing elite defenses. Diggs was very quiet in the playoffs. But so was Maye. Perhaps AJ Brown can be the difference maker.

How much would he cost. Our 1st round pick or would it be a 2nd plus extras?

Finally Brown might need a new contract if he comes over. The way it is structured now is very weird. He only counts for 1m in salary but his option bonuses are 17m, 21m, and 26m respectively going forward. What in the world does this mean cap-wise?

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Hugepatsfan said:

I think I'd pass. Seems to have lost a step and he has a bad attitude in a winning situation already. How are you going ot be miserable as the #1 WR on a super bowl contender?

Obviously there is a Vrabel connection and any quality player makes sense at a certain price, but I don't see it.

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Real fan 02 said:

I don't think he's lost a step at all. AJ is a phenomenal athlete and the issue seems more internal.. his relationship with sirrinanni and Hurts... this usually carries over to the field... we've all seen how spectacular AJ is... if we traded for him that would mean Vrabel his coaches and his locker room leaders and people in the organization all have vetted him and all agree.. I'm sure there's some things AJ would have done differently but to each is own.. so we'll see..

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Hugepatsfan said:

I think I'd pass. Seems to have lost a step and he has a bad attitude in a winning situation already. How are you going ot be miserable as the #1 WR on a super bowl contender?

Obviously there is a Vrabel connection and any quality player makes sense at a certain price, but I don't see it.

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Patriot Missile said:

I’ve read this a few times from other posters and I’ll say the same thing I said to the previous AJ Brown thread. The Eagles and Hurts don’t use him right. From what I’ve seen from Tennessee, no one aside from Larry Fitzgerald ran better slants and take them for big gains for such a big bodied wr. Josh would use him perfectly in this offense and we would reap the rewards imo.

That contract would have to be reworked. I think he wants to be here, he should of been here from the get go. We’ll see what happens.
Still have Gonzales and Maye to pay too so it may not be in the cards.

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Hugepatsfan said:

Won't pretend I diligently watched PHI last year and even if I did I'm no scout... but to my untrained eye it seemed like he struggled getting separation. And then he had some focus issues with drops when he did get the ball thrown to him. Maybe the latter improves in a better situation, but the former issue is more concerning for me.

The team is way more trained in scouting then me (which isn't saying much lol) so they can certainly make a better call than I can.

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PatsfanTN said:

If I remember right, there were locker room issues with him in TN.

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UGAPatsfan said:

3rd and 6th

Take it or leave it.

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VJCPatriot said:

Hmm sounds like Schefter believes in AJ Brown trade coming soon?



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If the trade price for Brown is a 2nd rounder or less. Does this start to make sense for the Patriots?

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UGAPatsfan said:

Brown would seem to make Boutte redundant. Wonder if a 3rd and Boutte would get it done?

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UGAPatsfan said:

Brown would seem to make Boutte redundant. Wonder if a 3rd and Boutte would get it done?

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TommyD4207 said:

God that sounds like such a lay-up deal for Philadelphia. I'd hate to give up on Boutte. He's only 23.

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