Big Mike stays in New England
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Bit more than I hoped for in AAV, but reasonable guarantees, especially the way the RG market blew up today.
Nice signing, particularly if he's going to go back to RG (either immediately or after this year).
Now they can be aggressive on Smith/Williams, and draft a OT and have a nice line overall with some injury flexibility.
Nice signing, particularly if he's going to go back to RG (either immediately or after this year).
Now they can be aggressive on Smith/Williams, and draft a OT and have a nice line overall with some injury flexibility.
The Hunt deal reported earlier worried me, so I’m relieved they kept him, and at a nice deal. They played this correctly in not tagging him.
I have no idea if that’s too much or too little or just right, but I like the continuity. Now let’s get an LT in the draft.
Is there any chance they try Onwenu or Okorafor at LT?
Right now, I see the line as:
(LT), Strange, Andrews, Sow, Onwenu.
Right now, I see the line as:
(LT), Strange, Andrews, Sow, Onwenu.
Great news! It's what I was hoping him firing his agent meant. Now let's get a qb and wr in the draft!
Sow should be replacing Strange. Strange is a turnstile. No doubt the Pats will draft a 2nd- or 3rd-round tackle project.
Not sure how a Pats fan could be unhappy with this. Team has plenty of money and lots of needs. Losing him and creating another hole to fill would have been a disaster.
I already commented, think it's a reasonable deal based on guarantees, guard market has been hotter than I expected, multi year deal with under 40M in guarantee is pretty good.
Strange was hurt all year after injuring his knee the opening of training camp. He tried to play through it until he went down for the season during the KC game. My guess is that he will be back and he and Sow will manage the 2 starting guard spots.
Nice to see a number of core guys coming back, speaks well of how they regard the new coaching staff.
if i was u i wouild go get sutton wouild be your num 1 wr bailed wilson out over and over sutton is sending messages on his scoial that he is not happy in denver only drawback he misses around 4-6 games a year can go up and get the ball is a deep ball wr your 4th in 24 might do it
We can absolutely find a starting tackle in round 2. Hell, Amegadjie and Rosengarten are probably still on the board at #68. PFN has 12 OTs in the top 100, and I like the guys that they have at 13 (#104 overall) and think that maybe 14 and 15 are playable starters, albeit not studs. But at #34, you're talking about Morgan, Suamataia, Paul--all starters.
edit: Happy about Mike also.
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I'm guessing anyone in round 2 isn't ready to start on the left side day 1 was the idea. And a lot more RT types than LT, but it'll do. I don't think any of Morgan (maybe a guard with his arms), Patrick Paul (raw), or Suamataia (talented but raw) is going to step in and play LT at NFL starter level... many of the best prospects (even ones who turn out well) aren't ready to play RT nevermind LT day 1, it takes time.
Maybe it's harder to do it now than it was, but guys like Matt Light start early with their 33.5" arms and pedestrian RAS scores. I'm not talking dominant guys. Just guys that aren't going to regularly get the QBs head taken off.
Some guys do, some don't, but generally you can't count on a rookie to be ready, especially not the 9th or 10th guy off the board. RAS helps ceiling, but it's usually technique and coaching that keep guys off the field early.