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TommyD420
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The only way I'd do 3 firsts is for Williams and Harrison. That's the only combination that includes 'the closest thing to a sure thing at the QB position this year' and 'a sure thing at WR'. Everything else is an absolute crapshoot. It's a good WR class, not nearly as good as it's being hyped up as, and it's an average QB class, being hyped up as 1983.
jlaff
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Good WRs still available in round 2? We've seen how this plays out before.
We won't know if it was a BB problem or if it's sticky until we take another shitty one will we?
Ice_Ice_Brady
the executioner’s face is always well hidden
I think he’s worth like $18M
Maybe a little more ($20M) if he took a 2 year deal
He’s 29
Patriots were smart to walk away
Ice_Ice_Brady
the executioner’s face is always well hidden
I want them to spend it all, just not on him
tabmixer
SKOL!
We're going to be okay. I don't expect much out of Darnold and I don't have high expectations from a rookie QB year 1 but the team will be okay. The amount of money that we paid Cousins, you expect playoff appearances every season. We paid him all that money for QB stability. There's QBs less talented than Kirk that can put the same win -loss percentage for cheaper.
I'm just happy that we finally got it out the way. Yes it sucks losing a starting QB without a sure plan for the future but it's only setting us up to finally build this team the right way. And next season we going into the offseason with great cap room, something we haven't had in quite a while. I rather us go through this type of season then another year being delusional thinking we can "run it back," wasting most of our cap on a QB who isn't able to carry the team on his shoulders.
I'm just happy that we finally got it out the way. Yes it sucks losing a starting QB without a sure plan for the future but it's only setting us up to finally build this team the right way. And next season we going into the offseason with great cap room, something we haven't had in quite a while. I rather us go through this type of season then another year being delusional thinking we can "run it back," wasting most of our cap on a QB who isn't able to carry the team on his shoulders.
TommyD420
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I'm not saying that you're right or wrong, but reports are that the Patriots offered 22, you've been underbidding this market from the start, and this team doesn't have either a WR1 or WR2 on the roster, and hasn't had one for years now. It's part of the reason why Mac Jones is a broken husk of a QB, and it needs to be fixed or the next young QB is going to be put in position to end up the same way.
So even if the money was an overpay, that's what you frequently do in free agency, and that's what you do when you're desperate. Now the team has to get lucky via trade, which is usually tough to do, via signing a cut, which is going to mean competing with teams as they had to with Ridley, or getting lucky in the draft.
This team could have put itself in position to build a complete, playoff-level, surrounding cast this year. Instead, it hasn't even held its position. Granted it's early, but the offense is actually worse today than it was before this started.
Games will take 4 hours now.
Ice_Ice_Brady
the executioner’s face is always well hidden
IMO you’re right: it’s okay to overpay in FA.
Overpaying Ridley would be giving him a 3 yr deal with like $36M guaranteed. Very risky with his age and prob not worth it.
The Titans went far beyond this.
The issues with a multi year deal like this is that 3-4 yrs later you’re still fucked over.
