[Old 2020 thread] NFL Free Agency/Trade Rumors:

[patman12]

That's what we said last year.

True but I think they weren’t fully prepared for Gronk’s departure or for any of the cast of thousands they brought in to not make it. I can’t imagine LaCosse and Izzo were their ideal TEs.

 

[jah]

True but I think they weren’t fully prepared for Gronk’s departure or for any of the cast of thousands they brought in to not make it. I can’t imagine LaCosse and Izzo were their ideal TEs.

Gronk's timing ruined free agency but there's not much of an excuse for not taking a TE last draft except for if the front office didn't like the prospects relative to who they did draft.

I think they legitimately believed LaCosse would be useful, based on the above market value contract they gave him (which admittedly was still pretty negligible compared to what real players sign for).

The only thing we really know is Gronk's timing was the difference between having Jared Cook and not having Jared Cook last year.

 

[Uptown]

 

[holyredeemer]

What is the Patriots’ plan at tight end? - Pats Pulpit

I would love to snag either Trautman/Kmet & pick up T. Moss in later rounds. Moss could use a few seasons of coaching and polishing, but seems like a solid move TE/FB/WR kinda cat.

 

[Uptown]

 

[Sciz]

Payton appears to have accidentally announced that Brees is done after this year. If that’s accurate, he will leave $22.65 million of dead money on the Saints’ 2021 cap.

 

[jah]

Payton appears to have accidentally announced that Brees is done after this year. If that’s accurate, he will leave $22.65 million of dead money on the Saints’ 2021 cap.

Eh. I could definitely see myself accidentally saying something inaccurate like that in an unscripted conversation. It's human to misspeak or even misremember the length of a contract when you have a lot of things to keep track of and a media interview is one of your lowest priorities to "get right".

 

[Joey007]

I completely forgot that Clay Matthews remains a FA.

If we run a similar package to what we ran last year, he’d be a good fit. No one will be able to tell him and Winovich apart.

 

[Uptown]

 

[NashuaPats]

I saw this trade suggestion on CBS Sports.

Browns get: Joe Thuney
Patriots get: David Njoku, 2020 second-round pick (41st overall)

Seven NFL trades that need to happen before draft: Andy Dalton, Yannick Ngakoue, Brandin Cooks on the move

I think it's an interesting idea, but I haven't followed Njoku at all.

 

[jah]

I completely forgot that Clay Matthews remains a FA.

If we run a similar package to what we ran last year, he’d be a good fit. No one will be able to tell him and Winovich apart.

A player who has been overrated his entire career and has been undeniably on the decline for a while now...no thanks.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

A player who has been overrated his entire career and has been undeniably on the decline for a while now...no thanks.

Sounds like McCourty

 

[Bourne Again Christian]

Sounds like McCourty

Are you serious?

 

[Scotty]

I see in the sidebar that Correa the Linebacker has gone to the Titans

 

[Joey007]

A player who has been overrated his entire career and has been undeniably on the decline for a while now...no thanks.

We don’t have much better.

Overrated? Sure. But not useless.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Sounds like McCourty

Thaaaa ****kkkk

 

[Bourne Again Christian]

I see in the sidebar that Correa the Linebacker has gone to the Titans

What the ****

 

[jah]

We don’t have much better.

Overrated? Sure. But not useless.

I think that was the case at his peak, but he may indeed be useless now. He was never an edge setter, and his pass rushing skills have also eroded now. We saw how that skillset worked out with Cassius Marsh.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

I completely forgot that Clay Matthews remains a FA.

If we run a similar package to what we ran last year, he’d be a good fit. No one will be able to tell him and Winovich apart.

Funny how we almost botched that Matthews draft day trade. Moved down and allowed GB to take Matthews and selected Darius Butler and Brandon Tate with 2 of the 3 picks GB sent back. I said almost because with the 3rd pick acquired we traded it to JaX for a 7th and their following years 2nd rounder. The players we were able to grab with those 2 picks....Edelman and Gronk.

 

[jah]

Funny how we almost botched that Matthews draft day trade. Moved down and allowed GB to take Matthews and selected Darius Butler and Brandon Tate with 2 of the 3 picks GB sent back. I said almost because with the 3rd pick acquired we traded it to JaX for a 7th and their following years 2nd rounder. The players we were able to grab with those 2 picks....Edelman and Gronk.

Why do you assume we would have taken Matthews with the pick?