Exactly, you make a series of good points. If the Patriots had huge cap space would anyone really want to give these players that have signed with other teams the same contract to stay with the Pats? No. I'd have liked KVN to keep playing for the Patriots but at $15 mil per season he doesn't have the impact for that type of money yet he is still a very good player.
Investing the money in Thuney is the smart move, either we continue to have the best Guard pairing in the NFL or we trade him for a decent pick and open up more cap space.
IMO and it might be lousy! They have a player who after Gilmore and Thuney is the most expensive player we have in Hightower. Is he really the #3 most valuable player on this Team?
I am not saying he is bad. He is a very good player who could fetch us more via the Trade route than his present value to this Team today.
This is kind of like the Richard Seymour deal only he is not pissy about his money because he got his.
Hers's another thing that bothers me. BB is 69. Yes, he loves it but his sons are important to his coaching days. All things being equal, he might stay for what two? three? more years? Then it might be Josh's time. Why on earth would he want to put all of his chips in on Stidham or a new Rookie QB like a Fromm?
He doesn't want mediocrity in his last few years but this is like the Bernie move in Cleveland when he pulled the plug on him.
I see him now more determined to show the world that he can win without Brady. No one mentions the job he did with Castle who might not be as talented as what he can still get for 2020.
Some thoughts using Hightower and his $12mm CAP:
Perhaps trade Hightower to the Raiders for Carr? This would be the best possible scenario for the Pats I believe.
Nick Mullens was very good when Jimmy G. went down. 2277 yards and 13 TD's in only 8 games with a mediocre Team that year. Would you trade Hightower for Mullens who has a low CAP and move Hightower's big number? Wouldn't Lynch like Hightower?
I will get torched for this but Hightower for Mitch Trubiski? Is he a Josh reclamation project? Still on his rookie deal. In 2018, Trubisky was No. 3 in total quarterback rating (QBR), trailing only Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes. I was shocked too. Trubisky led all quarterbacks with 50-plus yard completions, by air distance, in 2018, with six
Could the Bears use Hightower?
In the end, I might hold my nose for Cam Newton. A healthy Newton is still scary. Like TB, there were years at Carolina where he had no receivers and was still competitive. I DON'T like him. To use a BB phrase, he gives us the best chance to win.
Maybe Stidham is the answer but I think the Pats are
whistling in the graveyard if they think he gives them the "best chance to win". Hope I am wrong.
Another thing that is B.S. "Well the Pats will take their time". You have the reats of FA remaining and the Draft on it's way, so what you do this second on a QB makes all the difference.
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