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It's not a new thought but with the draft approaching Duffy has put together a nice piece on one of the Pats greatest strengths, identifying and capitalizing on market inefficiencies. Definitely worth a read:
Patriots have dominated in ‘pick swap’ trades – Boston Herald
Just looking at the Trent Brown pick-swap' trade:
"In the end, the breakdown from the trade looks like this:
San Francisco received: the No. 95 pick (safety Tarvarius Moore), cap relief from Brown’s base salary>
New England received: a starting left tackle in 2018, the No. 143 pick (Bentley), and likely a 2020 third-round compensatory pick for Brown’s departure in free agency.
The outgoing 2018 third-round selection and the incoming 2020 third-round selection cancel out. This means the Pats got one year of Brown and Bentley essentially for free. That’s absolute best-case scenario."
Patriots have dominated in ‘pick swap’ trades – Boston Herald
Just looking at the Trent Brown pick-swap' trade:
"In the end, the breakdown from the trade looks like this:
San Francisco received: the No. 95 pick (safety Tarvarius Moore), cap relief from Brown’s base salary>
New England received: a starting left tackle in 2018, the No. 143 pick (Bentley), and likely a 2020 third-round compensatory pick for Brown’s departure in free agency.
The outgoing 2018 third-round selection and the incoming 2020 third-round selection cancel out. This means the Pats got one year of Brown and Bentley essentially for free. That’s absolute best-case scenario."