Patriots sign WR Jordan Matthews to a 1 Year Deal

[signbabybrady]

So.....

Edelman = Edelman
Hogan = Hogan
Dorsett = Cooks (?)
Matthews = Amendola
Patterson = Slater
Mitchell/Britt = Mitchell

???

I would say
Slater = Slater

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

He is alot slower than Cooks

He's a slot. Compare him to Dola.

 

[mgteich]

agreed

we have signed help almost every position; help at linebacker and safety stand out by their absence.

With every hole that is plugged in free agency, the chances increase for a
move up the draft board to grab a top quarterback or possibly a left tackle
and a top of the line linebacker.

 

[50-yard-line]

Low risk/High reward


Couldn’t expect a much better WR to still be on the market in April.

Eric Decker is still out there.

 

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

He is alot slower than Cooks

Judging by the combine numbers you would think he isn't slow. I still think he can get deep. Much better route runner than Dorsett. It will be interesting to see the camp battle.

 

[Triumph]

My fraternity brother is an eagles fan and said that he drops a lot of passe, but a helluva receiver.

He has great hands. Just the kind the Pats are looking for. 2 receptions out of 3 attempts = 66%

2017 - 69% catch rate FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | WIDE RECEIVERS 2017
2016 - 62%
2015- 66%
2014 - 65% FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Jordan Matthews

72% of his 2016 targets were short - middle of the field. If he can stay healthy, BB has a real find.

 

[Soliel]

I’ve got a feeling that more crazy moves will happen.

Earlier, I was talking about Mathews. I’m hopeful that he can make it a 1200 yard season. My theory is that if you can get 800 yards in buffalo then you might get more here hopefully. I was wrong about hogan tho. Thought his stats were better here than there

 

[varjao]

Would like to see players like him signed for 2 or 3 years, if doesn't work out then cut like Laffell, it was originally a 3 year deal.

I guess these one year deals are coming from the players camp, that one year to go shine in the Patriots and get a bigger contract after has became a pattern between agents of players that are coming from injury or haven't panned out yet.

 

[50-yard-line]

So, with Hogan, Matthews, and Jules, the Pats have three receivers who can line up at any WR position.

 

[jah]

He could be cut in a few months, but my gut says he'll start almost every game and give us LaFell-like numbers. He's at least an upgrade over the regular season version of Amendola.

 

[PatsFan2]

Excellent possession Receiver DA replacement younger and more durable. Also good Mitchell insurance we cannot depend on those knees.

 

[BradyFTW!]

I like this signing, he's a good fit. I've always thought a bigger guy who could line up in the slot would do well here, I think he and Edelman could work together, with both of them being very versatile in where they can line up. I could see him performing really well in the Pats' offense. Probably won't have the raw production he had in 2015 (1000 yards, 8 TDs) because he won'tget the volume of targets, but I could see him being similarly impactful in a lesser role.

His hands are questionable, and I'm sure that will be frustrating, but all in all the good outweighs the bad.

 

[signbabybrady]

I’ve got a feeling that more crazy moves will happen.

Earlier, I was talking about Mathews. I’m hopeful that he can make it a 1200 yard season. My theory is that if you can get 800 yards in buffalo then you might get more here hopefully. I was wrong about hogan tho. Thought his stats were better here than there

FYI he didn't even get 300 yards in Buff but he was hurt.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

He is alot slower than Cooks

Waite a minute... Waite a minute...

 

[ausbacker]

The moment I read the Pats signed Matthews I thought "this is such a Patriots move."

 

[JoeB]

Solid signing. Should be interesting to see which guys stick. I'm hoping Mitchell can stay healthy as he had pretty good chemistry with brady his rookie year

 

[Real World]

We'll find a slot for him

 

[HailHydra]

A bit disappointed that its only a 1 year signing; would have preferred that it had been a 2 year / 3 year deal with options to move on. If he plays well next year, we probably don't re-sign him due to a salary raise and we come back to the problem of not having enough young WRs.

 

[FCB02062]

Donald Hayes 2.0

 

[supafly]

A bit disappointed that its only a 1 year signing; would have preferred that it had been a 2 year / 3 year deal with options to move on. If he plays well next year, we probably don't re-sign him due to a salary raise and we come back to the problem of not having enough young WRs.

“Tomorrow may rain, so, I’ll follow the sun.”