Patriots/NFL Off Season 2021 - Free Agent Frenzy II - Robert Kraft on spending: In business to win

[smithformeragent]

Thuney to KC.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Confirmed. Bourne will be signed, Garoppolo will be reacquired. Jimmy G and Bourne will be like Brady/Moss.

you can book it.

 

[DangleCity]

Confirmed. Bourne will be signed, Garoppolo will be reacquired. Jimmy G and Bourne will be like Brady/Moss.

you can book it.

Plus they now have a good safety valve at TE like Jimmy had in San Fran

 

[bbfan419]

Breaking speculation: Pats are targeting 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne.

I would look at Brown as well, but really wanted Golladay.

 

[JRull86]

Apparently they signed Agholor

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Apparently they signed Agholor

 

[CDJ]

Agholor had a good year as a deep threat for the Raiders last season. Adds a dimension they needed

I’d imagine they aren’t done at WR, whether that be another guy in FA or the draft. They need like 3 bodies minimum if Byrd isn’t being brought back (he shouldn’t be). I look at this as a Byrd upgrade

 

[Smitty93]

Apparently they signed Agholor

I guess I'll wait on the money, but can't say I like this one. I had quite a few WRs ahead of Agholor, so hopefully he's not the only one they sign.

 

[Gee Wally]

Channel 5 news said its done deal.

 

[smithformeragent]

Wow.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

2 yr $26m for Agholor. Pretty reasonable

 

[N o o d l e s]

Everyone go to bed a wr has been signed

 

[Ozamataz Buckshank]

Channel 5 news said its done deal.

he is not worth that contract at all...no wonder he Raiders let him go. What the hell are the Patriots doing?

 

[Smitty93]

Ok, yeah, so I hate this one. Don't really have much else to add. Not sure he's a good fit for the offense and I definitely wouldn't have given him $10M, let alone $13M.

 

[CharaBadSenyshynGawd]

This is like when I play franchise mode on Madden except I quickly trade the players for picks and rebuild.

hopefully there’s an actual plan and not pressure from the top to win the offseason

 

[CDJ]

Gonna need to see the details of the contract and what the base/guarantees look like but on the surface that ones a bit rich for me

I do like the player though and he gives them a dimension they didn’t have

 

[BradPark22]

Ok, yeah, so I hate this one. Don't really have much else to add. Not sure he's a good fit for the offense and I definitely wouldn't have given him $10M, let alone $13M.

I'm fine with it because the new TV deals kick in after next season and the cap will rise. 13 million for year 2 of that deal will be a bargain

 

[DKH]

he is not worth that contract at all...no wonder he Raiders let him go. What the hell are the Patriots doing?

Yah I’m with you here on this

 

[Oates2Neely]

Gonna need to see the details of the contract and what the base/guarantees look like but on the surface that ones a bit rich for me

I do like the player though and he gives them a dimension they didn’t have

This. I initially thought Newton was getting 14m

 

[Nothingbutglass]

Gonna need to see the details of the contract and what the base/guarantees look like but on the surface that ones a bit rich for me

I do like the player though and he gives them a dimension they didn’t have

Yah, the contracts are never worth what is reported. He was on vet minimum last year. I always feel like he drops the ball, but stats-wise he's average and Edelman drops twice as many.

 

[EvilDead]

Edit: damn, got beaten to the punch.


I will have to see if Agholor has his pan hands fixed completely. He had a decent year in Las Vegas, but we'll see if that stays true.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

If Agholor gives you 45-50 catches, 750-850 YDS and 5-10 TDs, do people still hate the deal?

 

[CDJ]

Yah, the contracts are never worth what is reported. He was on vet minimum last year. I always feel like he drops the ball, but stats-wise he's average and Edelman drops twice as many.

he got that rep in philly- mostly because that one dude who went viral catching babies getting tossed from a burning building or something shat on his life lol

 

[Smitty93]

Ok, yeah, so I hate this one. Don't really have much else to add. Not sure he's a good fit for the offense and I definitely wouldn't have given him $10M, let alone $13M.

So here's the thing, my biggest problem with it is that it likely means they're not signing another top level WR, since I don't think they're signing two $10M+ receivers. Agholor might have been 10th or lower on my list of WRs I wanted. Signing him Day 1 just doesn't make sense to me. Guys like Golladay, Davis, and Samuel better sign for a lot more than that, otherwise I just don't get it.

 

[EvilDead]

If Agholor gives you 45-50 catches, 750-850 YDS and 5-10 TDs, do people still hate the deal?

hell no. The patriots have been overdue to get a real wide receiver for a long time. Now, whether Agholor is that will be seen. But he is certainly an upgrade over most of what they have.