Chandler Jones Will Outprice the Patriots

Good take from Rich Hill and I have to agree with him. There’s no question that Chandler is a very athletic defensive end who can do it all and that’s why he never leaves the field. He’s shown plenty of flashes of brilliance in his first three seasons, but decisions have to be made. 

The Patriots had no depth last season at the position, but this offseason they’ve remedied that by adding Jabaal Sheard via free agency and drafting Tre Flowers, Geneo Grissom and Xzavier Dickson. Those rookies are under contract for four years while both Rob Ninkovich and Jabaal Sheard both have two more years.

If one of the rookies emerges as a legitimate player, the Pats will be fairly well protected against Jones’ departure in 2017.

You never want to see good young players leave, but I do think that Collins and Hightower should be the long-term priorities. Either way they still have two seasons to figure it out, but the planning has already begun.