The initial strikes and shockwaves of NFL free agency have been sent out. Dollar amounts were splashed on social media and on television, whether those numbers were fully guaranteed or up-to/somewhere-in-between depended on what was being shared, but the numbers were flying nonetheless.
Now that the initial dust has settled on Tamperpalooza, I wanted to take a deep breath and look at a few of the moves that stuck out to me, including a perusal at the transactions for an entire position.
But first, a team that has new faces, but decided to keep playing the hits. And those hits had me bobbing my head a little bit.
Patriots keep on keepin’ on
The Patriots’ offense hasn’t had a ton of star power the last few years, but it did have some workable and solid players that are well above the baseline of “quality starter.” During last week’s free agency preview, I highlighted Kendrick Bourne, Hunter Henry and Josh Uche as three knockoff brand-type players that teams could target in free agency if they wanted to avoid paying the premium price of other candidates.
The Patriots were apparently one of these teams looking to pay Costco-like prices, bringing back Bourne, Henry and Uche along with offensive lineman Mike Onwenu and the rest of the funky bunch. They ran back the quality players they already have, rather than falling victim to the “different is better” siren songs of agent text messages about their clients on the open market.
The Patriots retaining their talent early in NFL free agency may not be flashy, but it’s solid business. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
Bourne is a solid secondary playmaker in an offense, Henry a quality tight end that can play on all three downs, Uche one of the best pound-for-pound pass rushers in the NFL (as long as you don’t ask him to do anything else), and Onwenu a good starter with actual guard and tackle versatility, allowing the Patriots fill out the rest of their line with talent, rather than just specific fits for…
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Publish date : 2024-03-13 00:35:34
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