Trey Flowers goes to the Lions

[oceansizer]

Every year we let the important players leave and every year BB somehow figures it out. I believe he predicted Flowers' departure and has got plan B.I wish Flowers well but it is not the end of the world for the Pats.
Bennett,Claybourn,Rivers,Wise and I hope a pass rusher taken in the draft sounds reasonable.

 

[thecore762]

Will there be any good pass rushers in this years draft to be found in the 2nd and 3rd round?

 

[trueblue81]

We should go after Ezekiel Ansah.

Injured too often

 

[mgteich]

It is what it is.

I would be shocked if BB didn't use the good old "I can't pay you more than ..." line.

 

[zimmy]

Really sad to see him go. It sucks to see a player you drafted develop into a great player and you can't find a way to sign him long term. Trey was model pro and fit everything the Pats do on and off the field. But the money has got awful steep awful quickly. I can't blame Bill for passing. This is how he does things and I'll back it.

 

[tasmlab]

Whelp, that whole "should we keep Trent or Trey" game we were playing last week turned to crap.

 

[PatsFan2]

Every year we let the important players leave and every year BB somehow figures it out. I believe he predicted Flowers' departure and has got plan B.I wish Flowers well but it is not the end of the world for the Pats.
Bennett,Claybourn,Rivers,Wise and I hope a pass rusher taken in the draft sounds reasonable.

Just a point it's funny how some would like to cut Adrian Clayborne and keep Derek Rivers who hasn't shown didley squat.

 

[Hyped]

Schefter said it was a 5 year deal...

I am guessing 85M total value with at least 30M guaranteed...

 

[RedSleevesPinkStripes]

Glad it's out of division/conference. Good for Flowers, thankful for his time as a Patriot.

 

[oceansizer]

Every year we let the important players leave and every year BB somehow figures it out. I believe he predicted Flowers' departure and has got plan B.I wish Flowers well but it is not the end of the world for the Pats.
Bennett,Claybourn,Rivers,Wise and I hope a pass rusher taken in the draft sounds reasonable.

Will there be any good pass rushers in this years draft to be found in the 2nd and 3rd round?

Winovich or Ferguson should be available. Quiet interesting prospects IMO.

 

[SBLIII]

Will there be any good pass rushers in this years draft to be found in the 2nd and 3rd round?

plenty of them.

 

[oceansizer]

Just a point it's funny how some would like to cut Adrian Clayborne and keep Derek Rivers who hasn't shown didley squat.

At this point cutting Clayborn would be ridiculous.

 

[Froob]

Great player but not worth superstar money. Best of luck to him.

 

[patsbrasilpatriotas]

Every year we let the important players leave and every year BB somehow figures it out. I believe he predicted Flowers' departure and has got plan B.I wish Flowers well but it is not the end of the world for the Pats.
Bennett,Claybourn,Rivers,Wise and I hope a pass rusher taken in the draft sounds reasonable.

Michael Bennett is the plan B. Very similar player to Flowers. Can line anywhere. He will play less snaps and is not the same player Flowers is, but for 40-45% of the price you get 80% of the player and a comp pick. That is a GREAT deal IMO. They will have Bennett + Wise + Clayborn and a rookie probably that is good unit

 

[long distance]

Really sad to see him go. It sucks to see a player you drafted develop into a great player and you can't find a way to sign him long term. Trey was model pro and fit everything the Pats do on and off the field. But the money has got awful steep awful quickly. I can't blame Bill for passing. This is how he does things and I'll back it.

There is nothing that this league punishes more severely than success.

The reward for doing good job at developing FO, coaches and players is that you lose them to teams that are doing bad job - who then compete for the same players & values with significant more money and cap. I don't think there is another business model like this around. The fact that BB is surviving all that for 20 years is beyond amazing bordering miracle..

 

[PatsFan2]

At this point cutting Clayborn would be ridiculous.

4Mill for a guy that can give 4 to 6 sacks is a bargain not counting pressures.

 

[mgteich]

I also expect us to re-sign Simon.

Michael Bennett is the plan B. Very similar player to Flowers. Can line anywhere. He will play less snaps and is not the same player Flowers is, but for 40-45% of the price you get 80% of the player and a comp pick. That is a GREAT deal IMO. They will have Bennett + Wise + Clayborn and a rookie probably that is good unit

 

[oceansizer]

4Mill for a guy that can give 4 to 6 sacks is bargain not counting pressures.

To be honest I am not a fan of Clayborne but I believe his second year in the system will make him to be a more consistent player. But of course he is not a solution in a bigger picture.

 

[PaulNEPats]

Wish they would’ve opened the purse strings for Flowers, but as always the Pats have a plan and the results speak for themselves.

 

[long distance]

To be honest I am not a fan of Clayborne but I believe his second year in the system will make him to be a more consistent player. But of course he is not a solution in a bigger picture.

Id be surprised if Clayborn is on the team come September. He can possibly be a minor trade asset later in offseason. Feels like a stand-in until most edge cards play out..