Patriots Free Agency Thread

[Phantom255x]

Jimmy Malcolm Butler is meeting with New Orleans on Thursday.

Thing is early rumors originally said that to acquire Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Butler would have to be involved in the deal. But he didn't, yet reports said both sides may still explore a future Butler trade.

I personally want to KEEP him but this is the Patriots front office we're talking about.

[A Future of Stevens]

Jimmy Malcolm Butler is meeting with New Orleans on Thursday.

Thing is early rumors originally said that to acquire Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Butler would have to be involved in the deal. But he didn't, yet reports said both sides may still explore a future Butler trade.

I personally want to KEEP him but this is the Patriots front office we're talking about.

I am with you to be honest. I don't see whats wrong with giving good money to 2 elite CBs who are both well under 30 going forward. If we resigned Hightower, and Butler, a defensive core going forward of Butler, Hightower, Gilmore, and Devin Mccourty sounds amazing to me. Sure we need an edge rusher, but that's doable.

[mef730]

Jimmy Malcolm Butler is meeting with New Orleans on Thursday.

Thing is early rumors originally said that to acquire Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Butler would have to be involved in the deal. But he didn't, yet reports said both sides may still explore a future Butler trade.

I personally want to KEEP him but this is the Patriots front office we're talking about.

Do we get their first round pick if they sign him, or a compensatory pick at the end of the round?

Thanks,
Mike

[Donoghus]

Jimmy Malcolm Butler is meeting with New Orleans on Thursday.

Thing is early rumors originally said that to acquire Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Butler would have to be involved in the deal. But he didn't, yet reports said both sides may still explore a future Butler trade.

I personally want to KEEP him but this is the Patriots front office we're talking about.

Do we get their first round pick if they sign him, or a compensatory pick at the end of the round?

Thanks,
Mike

New England would get their first round pick.  There are no compensatory picks awarded in the first two rounds of the NFL draft.

[A Future of Stevens]

Jimmy Malcolm Butler is meeting with New Orleans on Thursday.

Thing is early rumors originally said that to acquire Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Butler would have to be involved in the deal. But he didn't, yet reports said both sides may still explore a future Butler trade.

I personally want to KEEP him but this is the Patriots front office we're talking about.

Do we get their first round pick if they sign him, or a compensatory pick at the end of the round?

Thanks,
Mike

New England would get their first round pick.  There are no compensatory picks awarded in the first two rounds of the NFL draft.

So we either match Butler or get the 11th pick in the draft? Awesome lol.

So what happens if a team places the tender on a player, and the team that signs him doesnt own their first round pick? Like hypothetically say the Saints had traded their 2017 ist rounder last year?

[Donoghus]

Jimmy Malcolm Butler is meeting with New Orleans on Thursday.

Thing is early rumors originally said that to acquire Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Butler would have to be involved in the deal. But he didn't, yet reports said both sides may still explore a future Butler trade.

I personally want to KEEP him but this is the Patriots front office we're talking about.

Do we get their first round pick if they sign him, or a compensatory pick at the end of the round?

Thanks,
Mike

New England would get their first round pick.  There are no compensatory picks awarded in the first two rounds of the NFL draft.

So we either match Butler or get the 11th pick in the draft? Awesome lol.

So what happens if a team places the tender on a player, and the team that signs him doesnt own their first round pick? Like hypothetically say the Saints had traded their 2017 ist rounder last year?

That team can't sign the tender if they don't have a 1st rounder.

[Phantom255x]

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/841686262746644480?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

OH SNAP.. 

This would be a big mistake Pats... come on...

[mef730]

If BB figures he only has one more year left, anyway, we send him to NO for their first and third.

Mike

[jambr380]

Jimmy Malcolm Butler is meeting with New Orleans on Thursday.

Thing is early rumors originally said that to acquire Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Butler would have to be involved in the deal. But he didn't, yet reports said both sides may still explore a future Butler trade.

I personally want to KEEP him but this is the Patriots front office we're talking about.

Do we get their first round pick if they sign him, or a compensatory pick at the end of the round?

Thanks,
Mike

New England would get their first round pick.  There are no compensatory picks awarded in the first two rounds of the NFL draft.

This is incredible and a TP for the clarification. I absolutely want to keep Butler, but getting the 11th pick of the draft would be very fair compensation for a player who might not be here beyond this next season. Seems like a win-win no matter how it goes down.

[A Future of Stevens]

Jimmy Malcolm Butler is meeting with New Orleans on Thursday.

Thing is early rumors originally said that to acquire Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Butler would have to be involved in the deal. But he didn't, yet reports said both sides may still explore a future Butler trade.

I personally want to KEEP him but this is the Patriots front office we're talking about.

Do we get their first round pick if they sign him, or a compensatory pick at the end of the round?

Thanks,
Mike

New England would get their first round pick.  There are no compensatory picks awarded in the first two rounds of the NFL draft.

So we either match Butler or get the 11th pick in the draft? Awesome lol.

So what happens if a team places the tender on a player, and the team that signs him doesnt own their first round pick? Like hypothetically say the Saints had traded their 2017 ist rounder last year?

That team can't sign the tender if they don't have a 1st rounder.

So if that team didn't have a first rounder, they wouldn't be able to sign Butler? Very interesting.

[Cman]

On Butler it could also be a wink and a nod and we trade him for our first rounder back. Not the Saints first rounder.

[Ilikesports17]

On Butler it could also be a wink and a nod and we trade him for our first rounder back. Not the Saints first rounder.

Butler + a 3rd for Cooks + a 4th is not a deal I would be happy with.

[Neurotic Guy]

I'd hate to lose Butler and Garapolo, but if Pats get #11 for MB and #12 and #33 for JG, it will be a boatload of fun watching BB making deals for more picks.

[Mean Gerald Green]

On Butler it could also be a wink and a nod and we trade him for our first rounder back. Not the Saints first rounder.

Butler + a 3rd for Cooks + a 4th is not a deal I would be happy with.

Couldn't agree more, especially since that 4th was forfeited. So in reality it's Butler and a 3rd for Cooks.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Bill is back at it again.  Never ceases to amaze. 

http://www.thescore.com/nfl/news/1254919-patriots-sign-former-bengals-running-back-rex-burkhead

Burkhead entered free agency after four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals as a highly underutilized - and thus, underrated - offensive weapon.

His ability both as a runner and as a receiver, either out of the backfield or split out wide, makes him everything the Patriots are looking for in potential playmakers at the position. He's also a well-established contributor on special teams.

Burkhead tallied 344 rushing yards, 145 receiving yards, and two touchdowns across 16 games in 2016.

A 5'10" white dude, former 6th round pick (Brady: 6th; Edelman: 7th), that is "versatilie," "underrated," and has been "underutilized."  Look forward to seeing this guy in the Pro Bowl in 2 years by way of Bill's genius.