The Zach Wilson "trade talk" stuff is likely just similar to Lazard stuff we saw leaked out this week by the PR team. In that it's the turn-the-page story they are selling within that. Nobody taking an in-depth look at the possibility, including the Jets, probably believes a trade there is actually going to happen.
A pro doesn't blame the coaches for his struggles. I like Fields and no real issue with him having some frustration, but can't say he didn't unprofessionally call out his coaches when...he did.
Looks like he’s intent on following the Jadeveon Clowney career path. Really thought he’d be better but the effort just isn’t there consistently.
$15M is the maximum that will be tied to incentives so this feels like a good signing to me for a team with an old QB and a legit #1 WR already in place. Jets have had a nice offseason, I think.
He only played 16 games (13 & 3) over the last 2 years but before that was pretty consistent between 15-16 games. Great signing IMO and would have loved him on the Pats at that price
I understand why the Jets are doing this as it is only 1 year but I agree with both of you here. I think we see a Met-Life injury for Williams at some point this season.
Patriots aren’t making that trade unless he agrees to an extension like he did with Tennessee. Hypothetically why give up assets if the guy won’t sign with you.
I’ll make a bet that Tennessee doesn’t make the playoffs and if they finish with a better record than the patriots, it won’t be by more than two games.
Sure, a lot comes down to Levis. He could sink them. But for a team in QB purgatory, they've made several moves to improve the roster to give themselves a chance. They can also pursue the next vet QB that may become available if it comes to that and credibly compete for the playoffs.
I'm all for a slow, steady and wise rebuild, but spending a future 3rd rounder on a young, quality CB seems like a no-brainer to me. Crazy that they couldn't top that. Crazy that ANYONE couldn't.
It's not the pick, it's then making him one of the highest paid CBs in the league that held teams up.
That's very reasonable money for a high value position. It's Mike Onwenu APY. No brainer to pair him with Gonzalez for the foreseeable future at that price, and it's not like the Titans are contenders in a much better spot than the Patriots.
At some point they are going to have to extend themselves to pay someone to upgrade the talent level on this team. Whether that's Sneed or a #1 WR type, they're going to have to bite the bullet.
Is CB really the position to target that spending on? I’d argue no given the presence of Gonzalez on a rookie deal.
I'm not saying they have to target CB, but it is one of the premium positions. My overarching thought is that they are going to have to overpay for someone that elevates the talent level of the team at some point here. I think it should be at the WR position with Higgins or Aiyuk.
While this will only further the whining every time someone moves for anything less than a kings ransom, I assume they passed once they knew what Sneed wanted for a contract. And it’s the right move.
This is clearly not the case.
I think Gonzo on a rookie deal is exactly why you could spend on Sneed. This team needs impact guys across the field and there simply aren’t any impact WR/OT guys that are currently available. Maybe that changes at some point with Aiyuk/Higgins. I’m not upset about this or anything but I agree with red that they need to seriously upgrade the talent at some point. Right now, they’re putting a ton of pressure on the 2024-2025 drafts.
This crosses into draft thread/s, but I wonder if you have any thoughts on Penix. My amateur opinion is that he'll be a steal in the 2nd round for someone, but one of the negative checks is that he's a (re)-injury waiting to happen. Per your "for awhile at least" aside in this post, is it reasonable to assume that someone like Penix will have a high propensity to re-tear his ACL due to the 2018 and 2020 repairs? Or 4/6 years later can one be confident in his knee? FYI, here's what Penix is claiming:
Re-injuries are always possible, though that wouldn’t be my main concern.
Yeah, I really don’t understand this mentality. The Pats signed Judon 3 years ago, a month before they drafted a rookie QB. They were never winning anything during that 2021 season but it still made sense to sign Judon as a building block type player.
Speaking of Sneed, lots of reports he had a lingering knee injury and persistent swelling that kept him out of practice much of the year.
Ah, didn’t know that. Definitely don’t want to commit big money on a guy with that profile then.
