Interesting tweets from Phil Savage and a good perspective on ranking prospects.
Patriots’ biggest offseason needs – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
Patriots’ biggest offseason needs – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
Good list, agree with all the points made. If you’re a frequent reader here you’re not surprised by that.
To sum, the highest cap number Wilfork can have for the Patriots in 2014 is $11,600,000. The lowest he can have and while being on the roster is $4,555,000. The lowest cap number he can have is after being released – $3.6 million. The question is can Wilfork and the Patriots find a number between $4,555,000 and $11,600,000 that both sides are happy with. There are definitely ways for a deal to happen.
Ways to reduce Vince Wilfork’s cap number :Patriots Salary Cap
Great, thorough read, from PatsCap.com’s Miguel.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/to-sum-the-highest-cap-number-wilfork-can-have/
Are you surprised the pats haven’t talked to really anyone except talib
Not really, I’ve believed all along that Talib should be the priority in free agency. Edelman’s the only other one who might make sense to touch base with, but I don’t think they’re worried about the market putting him out of the Pats’ range.
Talib on the other hand could get significant interest on the market so it would make sense to try and work something with him out asap.
They also could be trying to lock down some restructures on guys like Connelly/Wilfork/Kelly.
The thing I don’t understand is why they cut a player like Gregory now, but are still sitting on the rest of probable cut guys like Sopoaga. Sometimes it seems like they are almost too patient, but they have a knack for letting the market come to them.
Could the Pats survive without Aqib Talib?
Could the Pats survive without Aqib Talib?
Daily post at Sportsblog is up, taking a closer look at the Talib situation.
Mike. I completely agree about the need for quality interior O and D line depth but if Kelvin Benjamin is available as low as 29. A kid with that much potential and at 6 foot 5 inches it would be too much of an opportunity to pass up.
It’s hard to really discuss needs at this point, because all the glaring ones will be filled by the draft. This speaks to your point exactly. They can’t go into the draft needing to find a starter at any position. This allows them to pounce if a player like Benjamin or someone else they might really like falls. That’s what value is all about and you can’t draft for value when you have critical needs.
