2016-2017 Patriots' Season Thread

I think it's unfair to say Collins had been playing poorly this year. He didn't play well vs the Bills and the defense played well without him against Cincy but PFF ranked him as the 9th best ILB before last Sunday's game and I think he's 11 now...

I have to assume there was something going on and he was getting hard to coach. There is no good reason to get a Comp pick a year earlier and weaken your team this year. BB has to feel the team will be better this year by removing him and the only way that makes sense is if he were becoming a problem.

The thing that makes no sense is that they offered him 11 million a year contract in offseason. Your telling me he all of a sudden became an issue? I get you'll most likely lose him in offseason, but I agree why not just keep him and get a pick a year later. All reports are that he was a good teammate and wasn't causing problems.

With Chandler Jones you got a better pick and you got a pick in a year you didn't have a first round pick and needed the pick. It made sense, this makes little sense.

About Josh Gordon he's still on his rookie level contract and making peanuts. So I'm not sure how he's a net negative. Give him a look, if it works out great, if not cut him and it does nothing to your cap. I just think the Pat's are the best team to help him.

Not necessarily.  The pick is a 2017 3rd round compensatory pick if the Browns get one (they are awarded closer to the draft).  If they don't, it is a 2018 4th rounder.  I believe they are expected to get one, but nothing is set in stone yet.

Not a worry for me.  We have Sheard, Bennett, Cannon, Hightower, Vollmer, Blount, Ryan, Harmon, Branch, Long and Mingo as free agents.  Sure we will sign some of them, but we are going to have a huge net negative when it comes to free agents and if you added Collins, no way your free agent signing would impact your free agent loss.  Oh and I forgot Butler who is restricted.

We should mainly be trying to resign our guys this offseason.  We also usually don't dip into the elite free agent  pool that cost 10 plus million a year.

Not really that happend in offseason, same time they offered him 11 million a year.  They knew that and still tried to sign him.

Gronk is having back surgery. Out two months. Wow that hurts.

This is totally irrelevant to actual fooball, but it's too funny not to share with every possible Pats fan.

This is John Cena impersonating Rob Gronkowski on SNL.

m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2681197-john-cena-nails-rob-gronkowski-impression-on-saturday-night-live

I'm absolutely done with useless Cyrus Jones.

Michael Floyd just released by Cards after getting DUI. I'm a huge Notre Dame fan and he was just a beast while in College. I wonder if Pat's would take a gamble on him, with them needing WR depth.

I doubt they could get the #1 pick, but keep in mind Cleveland also has the rights to the Eagle's 1st round pick currently projected to be the #9 pick overall. Cleveland is obviously in need of a QB and has some extra draft capital, so they could be a match even if they are unwilling to give up the #1 pick overall.

Garrapolo is a goner, I'd say 90% chance. The #9 pick sure makes sense and would be about as good as we could do. That's worth more than two late first round picks. I just wonder if Cleveland is smart enough to make a trade like that.

Another idea might be switching 1st and 2nd round picks with Cleveland. They don't lose any picks, still get 2 first round picks. We get #9 pick and a very high second rounder, while losing a late first and a late second pick.

I would feel badly for Jimmy going to Cleveland though. That's were QBs go to die!

I don't necessarily love it, but its fine as a depth move. Brady has really done well and improved with the likes of Edelman, Hogan, Mitchell, and White since Gronk went down. I'd rather the team focus on that group than try to incorporate someone without knowledge of our playbook and in particular, someone who was passed out intoxicated at the wheel just recently.