If the Patriots lose by 10 points this weekend (spread is 9.5), what would you like them to do at the trade deadline?
If they lose this weekend by the spread amount (10), then the season is over. No 2-6 team has ever made the players.
If that happens, what should they do?
We don’t have a lot of valuable tradeable assetts to begin with. Maybe someone will take a flyer on Devante Parker? He could be worth a 4th or 5th to a team like Dallas/Atlanta/Rams who need WR depth. No way we trade Bourne who is the only WR who seems to be on page with Mac (even though he runs his own routes).
Uche won’t get traded because we need some form of a pass rush without Judon or White, White is coming back but that still only gives us 2 viable pass rushers with Uche and White, if Judon was healthy I could see Uche getting dealt for more than what we think. He probably dictates a first round pick from a team like SF (who desperately needs a passrush with Bosa being a shell of himself this season).
IF the Patriots somehow win sunday and get to 3-5, I would hope they start conversations with Washington about potentially adding Chase Young and Terry McClaurin. Both could be had for our 1st pick this year, with the addition of some compensantory picks. I say this because if we get to 3-5 and have a chance at the division (we’d have the best divisonal record) our first round pick wouldn’t be a lock to be top 5 or even top 10 given the rest of our schedule (Washington, Indy, NYG, NYJ, Denver, Chargers, Steelers), we only have 2 games beyond this week that we shouldn’t have a chance in (KC, and Bills revenge game). However, we add a true #1 wr and an absolute stud on the D line. I think we run the table and finish 10-7 or 11-6 and win the division.