Lol. But I guess Uche can't be worth anything. One trick poney who's not really good at said trick.
its not like the Pats are going to be competing with KC any time soon. Uche will be long gone by the time the Pats are competitive again
Define ‘well’.
I think he will get a handful of sacks in the second half of the season. It really helps having somebody like Chris Jones draw the attention of the offensive line, freeing up somebody like Uche to pass rush. Kansas City will get more than a 2026 6th round pick worth of value out of him.
I am with you here. For the Pats he had some games where he could shine when other people were drawing attention and other games he was completely invisible. My guess is he will have a game with 2.5 sacks, people talk about how KC fleeced the Pats, then he disappears for the rest of the season. Probably worth it to KC for a lotto ticket, which was better than anything the Pats were getting otherwise.
He was a healthy scratch so he wouldn't get hurt and ruin a potential trade. It's GM'ing 101.
This is exactly right.
Ok, come the fuck on. This is a nothing trade. It seems like if the Patriots traded for Justin Jefferson tonight, BB would crap on it.
They provide value for the rest of the season. Pats will hold on to some players just for that sake. Not saying Uche is one you do but for cheap money and a late round pick multiple years out, it is close. Plus there's comp formula etc.
Essentially no reason for the Pats to trade him for a 2026 6th given its a comp pick. "Honestly, the chiefs didn't give up anything on a 26 6th" "Great trade for Kansas City"
He’s also at his most valuable late in games with the lead when the opponent needs to pass the ball. KC will be in that situation a little more often than we will.
Yeah, Bill can fuck off and shut the fuck up about this team if he's bringing this "oh well, I've heard they could have had a better deal, but they are obviously a bunch of incompetent dumbasses and couldn't pull it off, oh well" song and dance weekly.
Fair enough. I still think this trade reflects the value of a guy who got 3 mil for 1 year in free agency.
Yeah this guarantees they get a pick so in that regards it's a good move.
I don't think there is any value for the rest of this season, and Uche has basically no chance of qualifying for a comp pick. YMMV, but I'm happy to get something for a player who generates no value during the remainder of his contract for a losing team.
That was sarcasm about how much Uche would really help them.
I think you're right. Bill, in his new role, should go out there and lie to the public so as not to offend anyone here. If he really is tuned in to the league, he should not report it if it involves the Pats because it could lead to hurt feelings. Besides, who wants to hear the insights of the GOAT? He should just STFU if he's going to tell us things that might enlighten us.
This is just babbling. The folks want him to be critical of the Pats and he's doing it.
He's incredibly transparent in how self serving he is, in a manner that I don't really see anyone else in his role behaving. He's not enlightening anyone, he's taking pot shots in the pettiest way possible and it's honestly a terrible look for him. That you think any of this charade on his part is actual "reporting" is laughable.
Come on dude--Bill's "argument" here is that instead of taking the 6th round pick now, they should hold Uche the rest of the season and hope he earns a contract that gets them a 5th round compensatory pick?
Well not just that, but that the Pats FO screwed up by not trading him last week for whatever reason and they could have gotten more. There is definitely an air of "I would have done this better" to these discussions - right or wrong, thats the way it comes off.
