The Josh Gordon Thread: Pats Officially Acquire Gordon for Fifth-Round Pick

[luuked]

Cheap enough so I don't care except for the opportunity cost with Coleman but this should not be a major deal.

I hope that the stars align and a) the strong culture we have gives him a framework to stay sober, b) he surprisingly quickly picks up the offense and c) is still close to how he looked in 2013.

I am not confident about any of those 3 points but fingers crossed that my feeling there is as wrong as it was about the interest in him.

 

[Bruins29]

ok. thanks

Did you really understand the trade when you originally popped off and then started insulting everyone about the Pats trying to get an elite WR for pretty much a 5th which would end up more or less nothing if the guy flamed out?

 

[SHOWTIME15]

The market was understandably soft for Josh. Pats were desperate. It is what it is

I mean there was no one else out there for us except Dez...

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Lol, 5th round pick was worth it just for this:

Browns to Cut Josh Gordon (Traded to Pats)

Some Jets fans "get it" more than a few here

"Jesus, so with him going to the Pats, with their boundaries and structure, he may actually straighten out. FML"

 

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

Agreed, the Patriots' 5th round picks in the last decade:

JaWhaun Bentley
Joe Cardona
Marcus Cannon
Lee Smith
Zoltan Mesko
George Bussey

The jury's still out on Bentley, but of the others Cannon is the only one you wouldn't give up with zero hesitation for a shot at Gordon's upside, and he was only even available there because he dropped a ton and missed a year on account of having cancer.

Given the level of talent that's generally available in the 5th round, trading that pick for the chance to get a useful version of Gordon is pretty obviously a good call.

This team still has plenty of picks next year especially before the 5th round. Wouldn’t shock me thought if this wasn’t the last move of this season. Hopefully the defense gets its act together. Can’t wait to get edelman back.

 

[RobertWeathers]

absolutely pathetic.

Wow, captain insano shows no mercy.

He called me pathetic too.

First there was trolling now its board bullying.

 

[Bruins29]

Cheap enough so I don't care except for the opportunity cost with Coleman but this should not be a major deal.

I hope that the stars align and a) the strong culture we have gives him a framework to stay sober, b) he surprisingly quickly picks up the offense and c) is still close to how he looked in 2013.

I am not confident about any of those 3 points but fingers crossed that my feeling there is as wrong as it was about the interest in him.

As much as I liked the Coleman potential (development) I think they feel Britt or even Matthews is more valuable. Gordon, JE, Hogan, Dorsett, Britt, CP as as good as it gets firing on all cylinders.

 

[maineman209]

It took one game with the Jags to change the probability of signing Gordon from 0% to 100%

Probably more like two games of Hogan not being able to get open.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I mean there was no one else out there for us except Dez...

Yea...and the market is soft on Dez too.

 

[PatsFan2]

It took one game with the Jags to change the probability of signing Gordon from 0% to 100%

And Games with KC-The Pack-Vikings and Steelers on the horizon. Yeah we are going have to score some points Especially with our Third and First Defense.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

And I'm saying"healthy" bc his issues aren't smoking pot. Never has been. He has some internal issues going on. He's not some "drunk or pothead".

He admitted to GQ he drank before every single game.

 

[24Law]

 

[luuked]

As much as I liked the Coleman potential (development) I think they feel Britt or even Matthews is more valuable. Gordon, JE, Hogan, Dorsett, Britt, CP as as good as it gets firing on all cylinders.

The thing with Coleman was just his age and elite speed. I would love if he surprisingly ends up on the practice squad here. The ideal case would be to somehow get him onto our roster for next years camp. We need to get younger players into the developmental pipeline.

 

[farn]

Love me some BB. BOTH TEAMS have released info regarding the trade : he sticks to not commenting because there is a process....

 

[Deus Irae]

BB used the "it's official, but it's not OFFICIAL, so I can't talk about the trade" angle. He's now being typically tight lipped about that last game. This is looking to be another complete waste of an interview.

 

[RobertWeathers]

LOL.

Typical BB.

 

[luuked]

Love me some BB. BOTH TEAMS have released info regarding the trade : he sticks to not commenting because there is a process....

Am sure if they corner him he'd just say that without a physical it is not truly official.

 

[Clonamery]

Yeah, they asked him 3 different ways for an opine on the trade. He wasn't talking about it.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

Note: The tweet Duron is responding to is gone
It said " who will Josh live with? James White? Matthew Slater? Certainly not Durn Harmon"

 

[PatsDeb]

Just have Brady adopt him. Like, legally adopt him. He lives with Tom from now on.

Giselle might have something to say about that...