BB just skipped his long time boss's wedding to finish prepping for a game against the Browns. Everything he does screams, "I care about winning the next game, period." If he thinks that the best path to that next W is keeping his own counsel - whether Mac will be there, or (much more likely) won't be - BB is going to keep his own counsel, I think...
Zona is not paying Anderson much, though. Agholor you’d be shelling out 5M plus guaranteed if you trade for him.
true, though he's been the better player this year, so someone might give up "something" for him
If we can get a 3rd or 4th for Wynn, I want that trade made yesterday, especially given that we may be spending in FA in 2023 due to the cap space and may never realize the comp pick.
I think he has it backwards. I'm ready to give up a 3rd rounder just to get rid of him.
I think he is saying if the Pats don't trade him, they'll receive a 3rd or 4th round comp pick when he walks anyway, so there is no point in trading him for anything less (although there is a timing factor at play here - a 5th in 2023 is probably equivalent to a 4th in 2024, right?).
But I think I also read Pats are unlikely to get comp picks (for cap reasons I don't understand).
Right, right. That makes sense. Regardless, if a team offers one of those picks the team must do it.
What are their departing free agents v. signed free agents? Agholor, old J. Jones, DMC, Wynn, Myers (who they almost certainly re-sign), Slater, Cody Davis, Carl Davis, Jabril Peppers, not sure who else. Hard to see that lot signing elsewhere in greater numbers or for better contracts than whatever the Pats bring in.
Agreed. Now I honestly wouldn't be shocked if Wynn gets a number that stuns the board (3/20 or something) but not sure that gets that would qualify for a 2024 third or even a fourth.
He certainly looked overmatched in the preseason, but he's done some decent work with solid stops. PFF apparently has him ranked 21st among all LBs. $2M is also a little below average pay for LBs, and certainly below average for a starter, so it seems like an ok deal for both him and the team. It also keeps them from having to sign a guy for bigger bucks next year, potentially impacting compensatory picks down the road.
It always amazes me that every single NFL team has some vets who they pay 1-5 million bucks a year-- special teams guys, inside linebackers, interior offensive linemen, etc--and a high percentage of fans think that every single one of those signings is a waste of money and you should have a team where everyone is a pro bowler or on a minumum contract.
You should spend even 30 minutes on Spotrac because, as Shelterdog notes, you don’t understand how NFL teams structure their player salaries.
Isn’t that how he’s getting paid under this contract? I am not sure how much less they could pay a guys that gets significant snaps.
I'll put it this way. I heard Bill Simmons say on a Mina Kimes podcast that it's pretty easy to put together a top NFL team--all you need to do is focus on your five or six things that matter, and get a top QB, top WR, top edge rusher, top LT, and "guys who can cover".
Belichick is giving the guy mad snaps and paying him peanuts with that extension. What are you bringing to the conversation that disputes Bill's assessment of the guy?
Kansas City is extremely close to the Simmons model. True, their current top 5 doesn't include a top-paid WR, but their top TE in football does stir the offense's drink. Using cap cost figures:
It’s worth noting that KC traded their top receiver in the offseason because they saw that model of team building wasn’t sustainable. Look at the Rams this year.
Oh no question, I don't agree with the Simmons template at all for long-term success. If KC had traded Kelce instead, we'd have pretty much the exact template cited by Simmons, but basically no breathing room at all for other players. That's why I'm fascinated by this year's KC run. Instead, they traded the younger Hill for both picks and space, and the older Kelce remains all-world TE and has lapped his teammates with 12 TDs. Next best count of receiving TDs is 4, and you probably couldn't guess which WR has that (it's Mecole Hardman). When Kelce finally hits a wall, we'll really get to see what Mahomes is made of. I expect he'll still be great, but not on this exceptional run.
Yeah. Also the Patriots have played two Thursday night and a Monday Night Football game before this one. Similarly the Raiders are playing Thursday night in the upcoming week. So a lot of prime time recently for these two teams as is, before you even get into if it’s a good game or not.
Losing out brings two things. A higher draft pick which is desperately needed along with a minimum number of Primetime games. Probably just a Thursday and Monday. It would also probably lead to Hard Knocks for the Patriots.
They are both games with big playoff implications, but I agree this is the result of bad scheduling in the first place. Somebody needed to look at that TV schedule and realize that it might be a good idea to mix it up a bit.
