Rebuilding The Patriots For 2021 And Beyond

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1970Dart said:
Andrews and Thuney imo need to be re-signed. They are the anchors of our OL and our most consistent players.
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Agreed, but I think the market value for quality offensive linemen this off-season just went way up after seeing what happened to Mahomes in the Super Bowl. It's a good year to be hitting the free agency market for the guys up front.

A good offensive line not only limit sacks, but also limits pressures and batted balls, and a good line allows the QB to get into a rhythm and gives him time to read a defense.

A mobile QB is a nice threat, but historically, a less-mobile QB with good protection has proven to be a more reliable avenue to success. And although not immune to injury, pocket QBs have a lot more of the most important -ility: availability.
 
The Bucs have said Godwin is their number one priority and they will tag him if necessary.

I like Will Fuller a lot.
 
TipRoast said:
Agreed, but I think the market value for quality offensive linemen this off-season just went way up after seeing what happened to Mahomes in the Super Bowl. It's a good year to be hitting the free agency market for the guys up front.

A good offensive line not only limit sacks, but also limits pressures and batted balls, and a good line allows the QB to get into a rhythm and gives him time to read a defense.

A mobile QB is a nice threat, but historically, a less-mobile QB with good protection has proven to be a more reliable avenue to success. And although not immune to injury, pocket QBs have a lot more of the most important -ility: availability.
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One thing that people seem to overlook. Why is it, mobile QB's get sacked a lot? How many times did Mahomes hold the ball too long or run around until there was pressure Sunday? How long did he throw the ball before he threw it away? There are QB's who would rather than a 20 yard sack than throw the ball away. POcket QB's are not always getting better protection, they just get rid of the ball faster. When we see running QB make a guy miss run across the field and then hit a guy with a pass, we are like wow, we forget that he took 4 sacks already. Sacks are drive killers. Also its not sustainable. How many 37 year old running QB's do you see? You as a QB can create pressure. Wilson is really bad about that and he even said as much. You dont always need the 50 yard pass. Its hard to find a oline good enough to give you the 5 seconds you need to get the ball off. I saw mahomes take a 30 yard sack in Miami. If you as a QB take a 30 freaking yard sack, that is on you.
 
Inspector_50 said:
One thing that people seem to overlook. Why is it, mobile QB's get sacked a lot? How many times did Mahomes hold the ball too long or run around until there was pressure Sunday? How long did he throw the ball before he threw it away? There are QB's who would rather than a 20 yard sack than throw the ball away. POcket QB's are not always getting better protection, they just get rid of the ball faster. When we see running QB make a guy miss run across the field and then hit a guy with a pass, we are like wow, we forget that he took 4 sacks already. Sacks are drive killers. Also its not sustainable. How many 37 year old running QB's do you see? You as a QB can create pressure. Wilson is really bad about that and he even said as much. You dont always need the 50 yard pass. Its hard to find a oline good enough to give you the 5 seconds you need to get the ball off. I saw mahomes take a 30 yard sack in Miami. If you as a QB take a 30 freaking yard sack, that is on you.
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Sometimes the right play is to throw the ball away. The offense doesn't have to win every play - QBs that are more focused on winning than their completion percentage understand this.
 
HSanders said:
what did he do?
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I don't know what I'm doing wrong, so I'll just paste it.

Report: Nelson Agholor Slammed Raiders in Locker Room Speech After Dolphins Loss​


The Las Vegas Raiders started the 2020 campaign with a 6-3 record that included a victory over the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and appeared to be well on their way to the playoffs before a late-season collapse left them at 8-8 and on the outside of the postseason picture.

That clearly did not sit well with wide receiver Nelson Agholor.

Vic Tafur of The Athletic detailed an incident in which Agholor "stormed into the locker room" and "started screaming" at his teammates following a 26-25 loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 16.

The incident happened before head coach Jon Gruden even addressed the team, and some of the players described Agholor as "pissed."


Tafur noted the wide receiver called out the team for being selfish, having no accountability and having a lackluster work ethic. He even "told his teammates that they sucked."

Perhaps most notably, "there was silence" after he finished yelling, as not even Gruden addressed it.

That loss to the Dolphins was surely one of the most frustrating of the season for the Raiders. They were coming off an overtime defeat at the hands of the division-rival Los Angeles Chargers and appeared to be on the verge of bouncing back with a win when Ryan Fitzpatrick found Mack Hollins for a 34-yard pass with 19 seconds remaining.

Making matters worse was a roughing the passer call on Arden Key, which put the Dolphins into field-goal range.

Jason Sanders made it and sent the Raiders home with their third straight loss.

Whether Agholor returns to Las Vegas remains to be seen considering he is a free agent this offseason and will surely draw plenty of interest at 27 years old coming off a season where he put up career highs with 896 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches.

He also apparently isn't afraid to call out his teammates when he feels it is warranted.

View: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2928850-report-nelson-agholor-slammed-raiders-in-locker-room-speech-after-dolphins-loss
 
I remember him on the Iggles...sometimes good, sometimes eh. He looked better last year. I bet that BB would like him. He clearly gives a damn. Most likely, he won't break the bank.
 
SI are reporting that IF the Texans do trade Watson it will be to one team and one team only, the Jets....

They would ask a huge price for him. Two 1st round picks, some defensive players and more.

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Report: If the Texans Trade Deshaun Watson, It Will Be to the Jets

According to a plugged-in reporter that covers the Texans, the only team that Houston will trade Deshaun Watson to this offseason is the Jets
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Worst take ever? And I like PFF. But this is :tongue-new:

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS​

Best-case: New England liquidates its assets and commences a rebuild

Worst-case: They sign a mid- or low-tier free agent quarterback to be their Week 1 starter and get stuck in quarterback purgatory

Regression hit the New England Patriots hard in 2020. They went from having Tom Brady to Cam Newton and subsequently fielded their least-efficient passing offense of the PFF era by a considerable margin. Then a coverage unit that was considered the best in the league in 2019 saw the steepest drop among all 32 teams in EPA per pass play allowed in 2020. They have no quarterback, a clear bottom-five receiving unit and two aging defensive backs on expiring contracts in 2022 that still have trade value (Stephon Gilmore and Devin McCourty). They aren’t going to be a contender in 2021, especially with a mid- to low-tier free agent passer like Andy Dalton or Mitchell Trubisky as their quarterback.

It’s not going to happen, but Bill Bellichick should strongly consider liquidating their assets and focusing on a rebuild this offseason. Next year would be a throwaway year, but they’d become an immediate favorite to land next year’s top quarterback, Spencer Rattler. And considering what we saw from him in Year 1 at Oklahoma — the fourth-best PFF grade in the country at 92.5 — he has the potential to be an elite level prospect like Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray.

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Best-case, worst-case scenarios for all 32 NFL teams | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF

PFF goes over the best and worst outcomes for all 32 teams, using PFF's Free Agent Rankings page, the PFF 2021 NFL Draft Guide and the PFF Big Board as a guide.
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I was just reading a pro journalist (?) mock that had us trading with the Jags for number 24 I think plus a 4th and 5th. Crazy talk.
 
foobahl said:
I was just reading a pro journalist (?) mock that had us trading with the Jags for number 24 I think plus a 4th and 5th. Crazy talk.
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That would only make sense if BB were to draft a stud playmaker 15th then wanted Mac Jones, but thought it would be risky to wait until 2nd round. Otherwise I don't see it happening.
 
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