BobDigital
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have really been paying attention to the Patriots the last 15 years.
Yes, BB & Co have owned the off season, so far, on paper.....
but this nonsense of "loading up for TB's last years" or "going all in" for next year is just nonsense
BB & the Pats have always tried to put the best team on paper each year with the goal of winning the superbowl each and every year.....and he has shown a propensity to not mortgage the future to get it done
quite simply he works the system better then anyone, he has a plan, a system if you will, and he attempts to build the best team possible given all of the variables that are in play.....and he won't sacrifice long term viability of the franchise within that process
what you are seeing this offseason is nothing more than peak BB Patriots, with everything falling more or less into place for them.....nothing new, nothing different, just at the top of their game
One of the best things about BB is he isn't married to any 1 way of doing things typically. We talk about his off season style like it is the only way he would ever do things but that is not the case. It is what he usually does cause it made sense those years and most years for them.
This year he is trading away a first pick and signing a big time FA on minute 1 cause it made sense for them. They have a ton of cap space and see the player as a bit undervalued due to a down year and believe in this years draft #32 isn't that important. Also they probably project the cap to go up and want to get some big contracts under their belt now and watch them quickly adjust to good value.