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Rham is far from being overrated to say the least. He's been playing behind a mediocre line, a terrible offense, and bad coaching. He's one of the league best backs at least a top 10 back in the league.
The patriots should chase the talent in FA not the need. That’s how you end up giving the bag to C+ players.
Agreed with everything you've said. I'd add that we could also seek a trade at CB.. supposedly jaire Alexander is unhappy in GB and a draft day trade for him is possible. He'd be amazing with gonzo. He's a physical press man corner. Your also right that AVP wants to run, I believe his run concepts are alot more diverse and keep defenses guessing as it involves the WRs as well. I'm absolutely all In on Ridley as well . We could be in on 2 prime WRs this offseason
We should get a #2 RB and a 3rd down RBI always think that draft and FA should be approached like how investment funds approach money allocation for different investments. Part of that is knowing there are value dislocation in the market and playing accordingly.
To me draft should be about picking the positions that are either hard to get in FA or too cost prohibitive (e.g. LT, QB, DB) and FA should be about picking unloved positions (e.g. RB) or those we suck at drafting (e.g. WR).
That said there is an amazing number of very good to great RBs. Given that we don't know if we will have a good QB, I think we should get a great RB for relatively cheap in FA that can be 40% of our offense who will give you guaranteed production and help take the burden off of whoever we choose at QB.
Just look at list of available RBs. I think we can secure high production at $10MM or so which is less than 4% of the cap. IMO it's a no brainer. Even if we push to $12MM, it's still nothing relative to the value an elite RB can bring us especially if we go rookie at QB.
No tags for Jacobs, Saquon in RB-heavy market
Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley and Tony Pollard are among the running backs not expected to be franchise-tagged and are expected to be free agents, sources told ESPN.www.espn.com
Depending on the market, either one might be there for a lot less money than in years past.
I think the Patriots should go out and find the best blocking/third-down pass-catching free agent back on the market and bring him in to add another blocker to support the rookie QB and be a reliable safety valve.I always think that draft and FA should be approached like how investment funds approach money allocation for different investments. Part of that is knowing there are value dislocation in the market and playing accordingly.
To me draft should be about picking the positions that are either hard to get in FA or too cost prohibitive (e.g. LT, QB, DB) and FA should be about picking unloved positions (e.g. RB) or those we suck at drafting (e.g. WR).
That said there is an amazing number of very good to great RBs. Given that we don't know if we will have a good QB, I think we should get a great RB for relatively cheap in FA that can be 40% of our offense who will give you guaranteed production and help take the burden off of whoever we choose at QB.
Just look at list of available RBs. I think we can secure high production at $10MM or so which is less than 4% of the cap. IMO it's a no brainer. Even if we push to $12MM, it's still nothing relative to the value an elite RB can bring us especially if we go rookie at QB.
No tags for Jacobs, Saquon in RB-heavy market
Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley and Tony Pollard are among the running backs not expected to be franchise-tagged and are expected to be free agents, sources told ESPN.
