Quote (ampoo @ May 1 2018 02:02pm)

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000930828/article/agent-says-patriots-considered-trading-up-for-mayfield

damn, i would have loved to see that :drool:

Quote (Horford @ May 1 2018 12:44pm)

I don't buy that at all.

Quote (Acuity @ May 1 2018 01:31pm)

Patriots coaching staff alienated a lot of the players last year especially with the benching of Butler.

Based on interviews with Brady and shit it should be interesting to see how everyone acts.

Quote (Flopps @ May 1 2018 02:27pm)

The butler thing has happened before - maybe not in the SB but this is nothing new for NEs players/staff

Players are held accountable, they always have been

Quote (jadeoshbogosh @ May 1 2018 05:05pm)

Why would they bother lying about it?

Quote (Horford @ May 1 2018 02:54pm)

No i'm not saying the agent is a liar i'm saying the patriots were probably trying to "smokescreen" by saying they'd be interested in him at #2. Idk, if they were serious, i'd feel super uneasy about giving up at least 2 first round picks, 2 second round picks + future picks.

Quote (jadeoshbogosh @ May 1 2018 05:57pm)

Aw, I get you. I wasn't even comfortable giving up the 23rd overall for a QB lol. I'm glad they held out and didn't grab a QB until way late. We still have Tom and I think it's smarter to improve everything else (especially our oline, dline and secondary), and then if something happens to Tom or he retires at the end of this season or next, that's when we can sell the farm to move up for a QB. No point doing it now when we've got holes that'll make a rookie QB get shit on and when we've still got a Pro-bowl QB on our roster.

Quote (Mike Lombardi)

"You watch this guy play and you say wait a minute, this is Wes Welker, wait a minute, this is Danny Amendola, wait a minute, this could be Julian Edelman,” Lombardi said. “Classic New England Patriot. Now, he’s got to get stronger. He’s like 189 [pounds] and he’s got to get more physical. He can return punts, he’s got great hands. He’s going to be an inside the slot receiver. He shows enough toughness. I thought this was a great pick. … He has enough time to develop. If he’s smart, he’ll just start following Julian Edelman around, where he goes and just do everything Edelman does, and learn how to be a good player.”

Quote (jadeoshbogosh @ 1 May 2018 23:57)

Aw, I get you. I wasn't even comfortable giving up the 23rd overall for a QB lol. I'm glad they held out and didn't grab a QB until way late. We still have Tom and I think it's smarter to improve everything else (especially our oline, dline and secondary), and then if something happens to Tom or he retires at the end of this season or next, that's when we can sell the farm to move up for a QB. No point doing it now when we've got holes that'll make a rookie QB get shit on and when we've still got a Pro-bowl QB on our roster.