Assuming market price with no hometown discounts.
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me tooI voted Solder. I think he'd be the hardest to replace on the open market or draft.
I voted Solder. I think he'd be the hardest to replace on the open market or draft.
I voted Lewis purely due to his performance, but I’d agree that Solder would be the hardest to replace.I voted Solder. I think he'd be the hardest to replace on the open market or draft.
I'm going to say Dion Danny and Solder.
Martellus Bennet retires
Dwayne Allen cut
Branch gone retired?
Burkhead gone
Gilleslie gone
Mcclein back he's cheap
Marquis Flowers resigned
2 linebackers signed in free agency.
Hightower asked to restructure and with his injury history and leery teams out there he agrees.
Dion Lewis 3 year contact 15.5 Million 7 Million guaranteed?
Danny Admendola 2 years at 5.5 Million total
Marquis Flowers 3 years at 10.5 Million 4 mill guaranteed
Solder 3 years 34 Million 12 Million guaranteed.
Pats sign 2 additional linebackers in free agency.
We stand Pat at cornerback with The Jones twins coming back.
Stand Pat at defensive tackle with Valentine coming back
Patriots kick the tires on Landry but he's to expensive.
Patriots sign runningback Hill as a change of pace big back 2 years 6.5 Million Belichick likes taking the talent Lewis misuses.
Patriots head into the draft needing a Future QB for the future
LB depth and talent
DL if their are any players better
Oline to replace Flemming and Waddle who get starting gigs and salary elsewhere.
Patriots see this as a good year to trade up into the draft and trade for a defensive playmaker on the line in Veta. Belichick can't help himself when he sees him sitting there at 11.
Belichick trades back up into the draft and drafts QB Jackson
With remaining picks in later rounds Patriots draft pass rushers O line and 2 late round tight ends.
Thoughts?
It's probably Solder because of how critical that position is. It's tough because Dion Lewis is a top-5 running back in the NFL and one of the most fun players to watch in the league, and Matt Slater is a Hall of Fame-caliber special teamer. Solder's merely a league average starting left tackle but the dropoff from average to bad there can have a severe impact, whereas dropping off from great to average at running back or special teams doesn't have that same impact.
The wild card is whether they've seen enough from Waddle and/or Fleming to think one or both would be worth re-signing. You can probably get both cheaper than just re-signing Solder and, if they think either is an adequate replacement, you get the same level of play and more depth for less money.
Lewis is not a top 5 running back in the NFL.....not even close
If it wasn't for the personality clashes, Butler would be a close 2nd to Solder.