Trade: [NO/NE] Brandin Cooks to New England

[What the Faulk]

Brandin Cooks and a 4th to New England for #32 and a 3rd



That's cheaper than I thought it'd be.

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[DangleCity]

For draft picks 32 and 108

Get pick 118 back from Saints

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Game over, game over.

 

[DangleCity]

Patriots are really loading up.

I'm stoked they didn't trade Malcom Butler.

If they somehow hang onto Butler and Hightower, I'll be beside myself

 

[Hire Sather]

Given away

 

[Scandale du Jour]

If we can re-sign Hightower and trade Garoppolo, we are going to be absolutely loaded.

 

[Hire Sather]

2 picks but they get one too.

I marvel at that franchise, I marvel at the coach. It's almost to the point where I wonder why anyone even trades with them... you aren't going to get a good deal out of them.

 

[Cor]

Ugh. What are my Saints doing...

 

[mouser]

That's really interesting, wonder what kind of new contract Cooks gets.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I like this for New England. They got to keep Butler as well.

 

[Roboturner913]

Saints must've been desperate to get rid of Cooks, damn. A first and a third ain't bad but I'd rather have had Tennessee's #18. I wonder how much Cooks' griping and teammates yakking lowered his own value.

 

[Tuggy]

****ing right.

 

[Fossy21]

Saints must've been desperate to get rid of Cooks, damn. A first and a third ain't bad but I'd rather have had Tennessee's #18. I wonder how much Cooks' griping and teammates yakking lowered his own value.

It's not really a first and third, it's the last first pick, and a moving up of 10 spots from their 4th to the Pats' last 3rd. Of course you'd rather want the #18 than #32 and going from #118 to #108!

 

[Street Hawk]

Odd move for that Patriots.

In the sense that they generally don't trade high picks for players. Cooks is entering year 4 of his rookie deal. Patriots now have the option. To exercise the 5th year in it.

Football pov it makes sense. Gives them someone to stretch the field which opens the middle of the field where they like to work anyways. But you always have to be mindful of cooks since he has speed.

 

[GKJ]

Saints must've been desperate to get rid of Cooks, damn. A first and a third ain't bad but I'd rather have had Tennessee's #18. I wonder how much Cooks' griping and teammates yakking lowered his own value.

The time to move was before free agency if they weren't getting a player back. The trade market through the draft is never good value.

Unfortunately this organization doesn't know how to evaluate defense which will look good on Sean Payton when Cooks is going for 2,000 yards next year.

 

[dma0034]

They need to resign their players but man this team looks like they're gunning for 19-0. Only the Raiders and which ever team Romo goes to seem like the only AFC teams that can challenge.

 

[MikeyMike01]

Odd move for that Patriots.

In the sense that they generally don't trade high picks for players. Cooks is entering year 4 of his rookie deal. Patriots now have the option. To exercise the 5th year in it.

Football pov it makes sense. Gives them someone to stretch the field which opens the middle of the field where they like to work anyways. But you always have to be mindful of cooks since he has speed.

Brady won't be there forever, turning crap into gold. They'll have to get some good WRs sooner or later, and it seems they've gone with sooner.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Going all in on offense.

 

[Roboturner913]

Schefter seems to think Butler is still in play as part of a second trade between these two teams in the next few days. Interesting.

 

[Roboturner913]

It's not really a first and third, it's the last first pick, and a moving up of 10 spots from their 4th to the Pats' last 3rd. Of course you'd rather want the #18 than #32 and going from #118 to #108!

Last first rounder is still a first rounder, I agree it's not that much different from a high second rounder but a high 2nd is still worth plenty. I think Cooks roster bonus + his complaining forced their hand.

 

[DangleCity]

Schefter seems to think Butler is still in play as part of a second trade between these two teams in the next few days. Interesting.

I would not be surprised to see them send back New Englands 1st rounder for Butler.

Though as a Patriots fan I hope they keep Butler or if they do trade him, trade him for the Saints #11 overall pick instead

 

[Avs_19]

This value seems about right. He's a good player but some of the talk and speculation out there was crazy.

Rich get richer.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Last first rounder is still a first rounder, I agree it's not that much different from a high second rounder but a high 2nd is still worth plenty. I think Cooks roster bonus + his complaining forced their hand.

Extra year on the rookie deal matters a lot.

 

[GKJ]

Schefter seems to think Butler is still in play as part of a second trade between these two teams in the next few days. Interesting.

What's the point if you didn't just do it now?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Cooks is a good player. Edelman is a FA after next year so the move makes sense. Brady struggled throwing vertically last year. Cooks isn't in the DJax or Stills accuracy eraser tier but he's solid enough to make teams honest.