Patriots 2024 Offseason Thread

Yes, any way you slice it there should be enough to re-up some of the key guys and make some waves on the FA market.
But to get it all done will require having a FO in place that can navigate free agency and the draft with a plan to quickly turn things around on offense, while maintaining a damn good defense.

Mac Jones being on the 24 Patriots to play for:

HC Bill Belichek
OC Bill Obrien
QBC Josh McDaniels

would be the most unexpected and chaotic outcome for this offseason.

And I'm kinda here for it.

TBC - the rumor is only that Josh could return if BB stays as HC.

Not enjoying Penix's decision making in this one so far. Seems a bit rattled. Also not liking the UW play calling. Good drive on a short field to salvage the half though. But Penix looks a lot different going against a top defense.

I do LOVE the UW CBs, they always seem to get their hands on the ball and tackle well. Trent McDuffie seems to have led the charge as a new CB-U.

JJ McCarthy with a couple good throws but basically a typical "Run the ball" game plan that led to big plays instead of grinds.

What do y'all think about Jim Harbaugh as a HC option? He seems a little set in his ways, but was solid in SF before he lost a power struggle. Not young (60). Guessing he's looking for total control, and not sure we wanna go down that road again. I'd rather he be someone else's problem/opportunity I think.

The good news is that we can probably get Penix at 35 again (or whatever pick it is that we have, i forgot)

The Patriots can get the 35 year old at 35!

Clock is ticking on a BB decision. GM candidates can interview starting now and the interviews are flying off. And the two biggest coach chess pieces (Harbaugh and Vrabel) are now on the board.


www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/as-nfl-head-coach-carousel-hits-top-gear-teams-must-avoid-mistakes-that-put-cardinals-in-bad-spot-last-year/

Some new rules about interviews as well for current coaches and assistants.

ADD: the Titans operated with urgency over value, didn't consider trading Vrabel. Don't drag this out, Bobby, whatever THIS is. 

Bill Simmons proposed a trade to the Falcons of BB plus #34 for the #8. Seems like too much to me, and might take too much time.

One more add: How awesome would a Belichick for Vrabel trade have been? The internet would explode!!!!!

Whoa. Multiple possibilities.

It’d be interesting how we’d feel about Lawrence if he were here is all.

Such an egregious example of data without context. The context that is CRITICAL in this discussion is the trend. They are heading in opposite directions. Take out their rookies years, and the comparison is laughable.

And I know we normally loathe just randomly dropping data points to fit a narrative (remember, I'm STILL one of the biggest Mac Jones apologists on here - though I DO have to finally admit he's probably broken beyond repair), doing so does demonstrate the improvement that has one franchise excited while the other is trying to figure out how to get their new starting QB.

EDIT - If you really hate dropping data points, just look at it that Mac has gotten worse in almost all of those stats while Trevor showed marked improvement in Year 2 and either improved or at least matched (or close to it) in year 3.

That is a VASTLY different story than what the 3 year aggregate says.