Joe Milton Dallas

[Hammer of Thor]

Well Joe Milton gave us Campbell instead of Travis Hunter, maybe, just maybe, in the long run this will be better.

I’m thinking we probably would have taken the Jacksonville trade and selected Campbell at 5. So the “value” of that Buffalo win is the extra future Jacksonville picks that we didn’t get.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I’m thinking we probably would have taken the Jacksonville trade and selected Campbell at 5. So the “value” of that Buffalo win is the extra future Jacksonville picks that we didn’t get.

There’s a strong likelihood it would have played out that way, but I have a hard time thinking they woul pass on Abdul Carter. However if they took Carter they would have had to go OT in the 2nd, so they most likely wouldn’t have gotten Henderson. I’ll take Campbell and Henderson over Carter and the 2nd toundOT.

 

[BTTA]

This is an incredibly bold statement.

Nothing said about sports qualifies as a bold statement. There's no risk, no real reward, and nothing significant about any of it.

 

[JoeSixPat]

There’s a strong likelihood it would have played out that way, but I have a hard time thinking they woul pass on Abdul Carter. However if they took Carter they would have had to go OT in the 2nd, so they most likely wouldn’t have gotten Henderson. I’ll take Campbell and Henderson over Carter and the 2nd toundOT.

Jacksonville or another trade certainly would have been possible if not for the decision to gamble with Milton in the final game.

While I'll be interested to see if Hunter is as transformational a player as a franchise QB, I think the Pats would have traded back, either with Jacksonville or perhaps even getting a pro-bowl caliber LT as part of the trade - negating their desire to draft OL Jonah Savaiinea in the 2nd until Miami moved ahead of them.

So at that point we might have a quality LT, another Top 10 draft pick, AND Henderson at RB instead of two.

But at the very least, like you I think I'd still take a quality LT (hopefully Campbell) and Henderson based on the way he's shaping up over a Carter or any one of those others in the Top 5.

At the very least I don't fault Milton for that - can't fault guys for giving their all on the field. Heck, even Wolf probably thought it was a good idea to showcase Milton. Kindof tough to blame Mayo for giving it his all to win for that matter too - it seemed clear at that point they were going to screw him and/or they set him up for failure.

Seems to me that's ALL on the front office for gambling on Milton and Mayo for a game that could mean so much for the organization's future.

 

[jboston19]

I’m thinking we probably would have taken the Jacksonville trade and selected Campbell at 5. So the “value” of that Buffalo win is the extra future Jacksonville picks that we didn’t get.

We would have had the first overall pick in a draft with one quarterback. Even moving down to 2 or 3 would’ve netted a return too painful to imagine.

Oh well. Cambell has looked good so far and the coaching is competent. We will survive.

 

[XLIX]

When we were discussing trading Milton there were multiple Brady comparisons based on the fact that they were drafted in the same round.

Funny how quiet those people have gotten over the past few weeks…..

 

[PatsfanTN]

We still talking about this guy?

 

[reflexblue]

At times i was having second thoughts about the trade...not any more

''Milton was a disaster for the Cowboys in Saturday night’s 31-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, completing just 9-of-18 passes for 122 yards with an interception. The first half was especially bad for Milton, as he completed just 2-of-8 passes for 18 yards.

The stats don’t do Milton’s performance justice. His interception to Baltimore’s Reuben Lowery III also looked like something a weary Madden player would chuck up at midnight, tossing it into triple coverage and into the hands of the leaping Ravens safety.''

 

[Thelonious]

Unless it's to put my **** in it, I don't want to see that filthy *****'s mouth open At All, Ever.

Uhhhh. Can't say I like your chances with that line. Maybe ask her out for miniature golf or something.

 

[Ring 6]

Milton was a disaster for the Cowboys in Saturday night’s 31-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, completing just 9-of-18 passes for 122 yards with an interception. The first half was especially bad for Milton, as he completed just 2-of-8 passes for 18 yards.

The stats don’t do Milton’s performance justice. His interception to Baltimore’s Reuben Lowery III also looked like something a weary Madden player would chuck up at midnight, tossing it into triple coverage and into the hands of the leaping Ravens safety.

Cowboy fans are calling for them to trade for another back up.

 

[TheRainMaker]

When we were discussing trading Milton there were multiple Brady comparisons based on the fact that they were drafted in the same round.

Funny how quiet those people have gotten over the past few weeks…..

That's how it works here.

 

[Huckleberry1]

That's how it works here.

You forget that the Milton talk started out with State and Sam Bam lauding Milton and calling trading him “ Vrabel’s biggest mistake.” So yes, we are going to pile on now that he’s being exposed as the ****ty 4th string QB that he really is.

Had he had the humility to recognize how much work he needed to put in to become a legit starter it might have turned out differently, but his head was simply too big to handle that truth.

 

[Patriot Missile]

It's clear why Milton was traded if the reports were true. It's toxic for the locker room when you have an inferior player drafted late complaining to management he should be starting over the just drafted 3rd overall pick. The guy doesn't understand office politics.

Mayo knew he was getting fired before the game or else he would've put handcuffs on Milton. They were way too aggressive the entire game.

Depends on how true the reports are? If he just wanted a fair shot at becoming the starter than I agree with him. However, I don’t think he’s all that good from what little I’ve seen. People got all hyped about one play yesterday but up until that point he sucked something awful. Dak Prescott is so far superior to that guy when healthy, it’s not even a contest.

 

[PatsfanTN]

I’m going to say I told you so only because I’m going to eat crow on Chism and this makes it even.

Right?

 

[TheRainMaker]

If he just wanted a fair shot at becoming the starter than I agree with him.

That brings it back to my "office politics" comment. He was a 6th round pick and they just drafted Maye with the 3rd overall pick. Who did he think the Pats wanted to be the QB? Unless Maye was holding out, injured or playing Trey Lance poorly, Milton was entitled to think the Pats were going to roll the red carpet out for him. Speaking of Trey Lance, even though he was so bad, the 49ers still pushed for him to be the starter.

 

[Patriot Missile]

Cowboy fans are calling for them to trade for another back up.

Yes they were. But of course there were 1 or 2 fans that screamed glory when he had one big pass. 9/18 122yds 1 int, 3 car 6 yds. Nothing special.

 

[dliverey44]

I still can’t believe they traded him and kept Maye, biggest mistake Vrabel has ever made. Joe Milton could win them more games against teams that are trying to lose than Maye ever could.

I know right, keeping Milton would have allowed us to get top 5 picks in the next 4 years. That is how you build a team. ****ing Vrabel, Cohen, Wolf and Stretch.

I feel like the Milton over Maye crowd is pretty quiet

 

[ctpatsfan77]

At the very least I don't fault Milton for that - can't fault guys for giving their all on the field. Heck, even Wolf probably thought it was a good idea to showcase Milton. Kindof tough to blame Mayo for giving it his all to win for that matter too - it seemed clear at that point they were going to screw him and/or they set him up for failure.

Seems to me that's ALL on the front office for gambling on Milton and Mayo for a game that could mean so much for the organization's future.

Starting with the second point first: Given that Roger Goodell exists, the Patriots could not have fired Mayo before that game without risking that then-#1 pick.

As far as Mayo goes, yes, Kraft realized that he had put Mayo in a bad spot (in part because he had never worked anywhere else). Kraft was looking for reasons to get to "yes" on bringing Mayo back. The reason he didn't get there is that Mayo himself didn't show enough signs of being a better coach in Week 18 than he was in Week 1. That's not on Kraft.

 

[State]

When we were discussing trading Milton there were multiple Brady comparisons based on the fact that they were drafted in the same round.

Funny how quiet those people have gotten over the past few weeks…..

False. Straw man argument.

I am one of those who extolled Milton as a guy with unique physical skills. But i apparently didn’t see the rocks between his ears.

But the body of Cam Newton with the arm talent of Jeff George.

 

[maust]

But the body of Cam Newton with the arm talent of Jeff George.

With an ego just this side of Aaron Rodgers and the football IQ of a Labradoodle