2020 Pats: NE Trade Deadline Thread

What are your thoughts on the trade deadline?

  • The Patriots should be sellers and will be sellers

    Votes: 31 32.3%
  • The Patriots should be sellers but won't be sellers

    Votes: 44 45.8%
  • The Patriots should be buyers and will be buyers

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • The Patriots should be buyers but won't be buyers

    Votes: 2 2.1%
  • The Patriots won't buy or sell

    Votes: 16 16.7%

  • Total voters
    96

BigSoxFan

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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2019/defense_advanced.htm
Based on passer rating against in 2020, here's where NE's CBs rank (this list includes corners, safeties, and linebackers, all whom have been in pass coverage - btw, there are 268 players listed):

JC Jackson - #24 - 29 targets, 18 comp, 252 yds, 62.1%, 1 td, 4 int, 61.9 rating
J Jones - #44 - 39 targets, 21 comp, 53.8%, 264 yds, 1 td, 1 int, 73.0 rating
Gilmore - #46 - 30 targets, 16 comp, 53.3%, 218 yds, 1 td, 1 int, 74.0 rating
J McCourty - #250 - 17 targets, 11 comp, 64.7%, 179 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 139.5 rating

So honestly, the first three guys have been just fine. Very good, in fact. JMac, on the other hand, has been a *disaster* at corner this year. An absolute disaster.

It feels like Gilmore has been bad this year, but that's only because he was otherworldly last year (and btw, in both 2019 and 2020, Jackson has been better).
Yikes. I thought J-Mac has looked bad but never knew it was that bad. Would like to see what JoeJuan can do.
 

BigJimEd

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With J-Mac, we are still only taking about 18 completions and 179 yards over 8 games. Rate stats are poor but the overall affect on the D hasn't been great.
 

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Nothing of substance is going down today ... either for the Patriots or around the league.
 

Mooch

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Probably one of those deals where we give up a 5th rounder and get back Miami's 6th + Ford. Essentially a 25 spot or so trade-down type of move.
 

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Played AAU hoops with Grayson Allen, so I’ll give Ford the benefit of the doubt and assume they fought all the time in the locker room
 

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Ford is a nice slot WR that has a good feel for getting open and finding holes in zones.

He and Fitz had good chemistry. Miami has had Antonio Callaway stashed in their practice squad and he’s eligible to return from suspension. That may be why Miami deemed Ford expendable.
 

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Weak sauce, they’re clearly in a rebuild, Bill did the press to set up for self off, then they just get a guy Fitzy will be familiar with when he signs next year with the Pats.