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

[Ross12]

Big brain take - Vrabel knows that the Patriots becoming consistent title contenders again is going to make people really mad and start going on witch hunts again making up ridiculous conspiracies like "Deflategate" and "Spygate" which the league will try to punish the Patriots for with unreasonably high discipline, so he is burning his future 1st round picks now before the NFL can take them away

 

[Grogan14]

It's ultimately just one pick though. Our discussion spawned off your initial post which said "if the Patriots get rooked for a 1 for AJ Brown, it will set the team back a lot. This is a team with huge needs still." It seems like they are replenishing one of those needs with this single pick, and I was trying to illustrate that many other needs would likely be handled by the time that pick would be paid out, so I am not really sure what you were trying to say besides a general idea that trading firsts is bad.

Again, I'd like to see lower value going out too, or a pick coming back - we'll see what it ultimately ends up being.

AJB is just one player who will be 30 in 2027. 30 is the age where most WRs drop off a cliff

 

[zimmy]

Terrible trade. I had hope that the delay until June would lessen the price. Wolf is having his pants pulled down here.

 

[The Gr8est]

Then a lot more went wrong than trading a first round pick.

And we wouldn’t have a 1st round pick to help fix the problems.

1st round picks are the lifeblood of a team and should not be just casually traded away like it is nothing.

At this point in his career AJ Brown is not worth a 1st round pick, no matter whatever coping argument people use to make themselves feel better about the compensation.

 

[Real fan 02]

And we wouldn’t have a 1st round pick to help fix the problems.

1st round picks are the lifeblood of a team and should not be just casually traded away like it is nothing.

At this point in his career AJ Brown is not worth a 1st round pick, no matter whatever coping argument people use to make themselves feel better about the compensation.

Teams that live year in and year out picking in the top half of 1st round particularly where we were prior to this past season are typically losing franchises. Your correct that first round picks should not be traded away. However if we are picking in the bottom of the first each year then that means we are either in the superbowl or deep into the postseason so I'm going with whatever the team believes will make them perennial contenders.

 

[TomPatriot]

Curious on that number, looking at OverTheCap, it looks like AJ has 1.3M base salary this year, and an option bonus of 11.2 due on Sept 1st, for a total of 12.5M.

Now I'm not a cap guru, so I'm sure I could be missing details.

I think I used AI so I could definitely be wrong.

 

[40yrpatsfan]

It's right to assume that a #1 would be in the mid to high 20's, which in most drafts gets you the same level player as high 30's. I'd say fine with it if we can get a 3rd coming back.

 

[BennyBledsoe]

The people who consistently downplay his age, his attitude, his injuries... what part of the term 'red flags' aren't you getting? You give up first rounders for guys in their prime, not guys who have the potential to fall off a cliff in short order.

 

[borisman]

If the Patriots get rooked for a 1 for AJ Brown, it will set the team back a lot.

This is a team with huge needs still.

Yeah, we're still lacking quality depth so having 10 picks next year is big, considering we are likely to lose about half dozen starters (Onwenu, Moses, C. Davis, H. Henry, Byard and maybe even Landry & Barmore). Some may return but we also may have 3 in-house replacements ready to roll for cheap money. Though those moves will open up a lot of cap space and with players signing shorter or 1-year deals, in some cases, because the cap is skyrocketing we may be able to sign some quality free agents again, as the player pool should be deeper next March. So looking ahead I can see why the Pats may want to push the pick into 2028 instead of possibly having to give a 2nd and a later pick in 2027, especially with a tougher schedule (we still have a very good team) and we're unlikely to stay as healthy as this past season. So the trade being a first in 2028 (we could be getting a 4th back in that scenario as well) may not be as hurtful as some think. But I get your point and legit concern giving up a first for an aging player who may have seen his better days.

 

[PatsFan2]

The people who consistently downplay his age, his attitude, his injuries... what part of the term 'red flags' aren't you getting? You give up first rounders for guys in their prime, not guys who have the potential to fall off a cliff in short order.

Age 29 is far from the cliff for a #1 WR: see Davante Adams @ age 29 *Career Year*. Stop getting hung up on a First Rounder who can flop. Don't you guys trust the second coming Drake Maye to get us at least 12 wins?? "O Ye of so little Faith".