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The Patriots Free Agency Spending Spree Continues!

3/16/2021

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Yesterday was day one of the legal tampering period in NFL Free Agency, and the New England Patriots were spending money like it's the end of the world (in their defense, it might be).

To quote someone I'm going to write about as soon as I finish this blog; the Pats signed "not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6" but SEVEN free agents yesterday (and I covered six of them, sorry Henry Anderson). They dished out over 137.5 MILLION dollars of guaranteed money in the process.

In 20ish years of fandom, I've never seen anything like this before. It only took four of those contracts to out-spent the Patriots' last three off-seasons combined.

The 2021 Patriots are spenders.

They've already given out more guaranteed money to free agents this offseason than they did in the 2018-20 offseasons combined. pic.twitter.com/BlWUfUL6wz

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 15, 2021
Yes, the Patriots have given out big deals to free agents before, but after Stephon Gilmore in 2017, the next big contracts that come to mind are Adalius Thomas in 2007 and Roosevelt Colvin in 2003; it's okay to say this is something they don't normally do. Whatever the Patriots were doing from 2001-2019 seemed to work out alright.
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Today, the Patriots continued to use free agency to reload for 2021 as they added another tight end to pair up with Jonnu Smith, someone that most websites had as the #1 tight end free agent, Hunter Henry.
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​Belichick has had his eye on Hunter Henry since he was taking pre-algebra at Pulaski Academy. Hell, I bet BB could correct me and recite Hunter's entire transcription since Kindergarten. 

This was Bill Belichick on Hunter Henry prior to last December’s Chargers-Patriots game. ... and then, of course, after the game. pic.twitter.com/qGzLju7Q2U

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) March 16, 2021

And New England strikes again: The Patriots are signing former Chargers' TE Hunter Henry to a three-year, $37.5 million deal, including $25 million guaranteed, per source.

Free agency's top two tight ends, Henry and Jonnu Smith, wind up in New England.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2021
It's safe to say I've wanted to get my thoughts about this deal out on DOL for a while.

The Pats just signed Hunter Henry and I have to pretend to give a fuck about the construction of the Panama Canal to students who don’t listen to a word I say. #HireDozo

— Doz #hiredozo (@DozonLife) March 16, 2021
I've already said I'm not super crazy about all the guys they signed (really just Mills, and that's only because I'm stereotyping all Eagles DBs as ass after last season...oh and Agholor too, but it could work...it's clear he's not going to be the #1 target now), but I LOVEEEE this signing. ​​

The Patriots have a clear identity on offense now. They're going back to their 12 personal routes from the days of Gronk and a guy whose jersey you should definitely never wear.

​Now, neither of these guys will ever be pre-Pollard injury Gronk, but after getting essentially nothing from their two third-round tight ends this season, the Patriots aren't fucking around. They know they 
fucked up like Jim Calhoun and are trying to right their wrong(s). Hopefully, Asiasi or Keane can turn into Emeka Okafor, but if they don't, the Pats signed the two best available options to give Cam Newton (or somebody else) some big targets in the red zone and the rest of the 80 yards of the field as well. I am beyond excited to see these guys give opposing defenses nightmares.

Hunter Henry will be the inline TE and the Pats can move Jonnu Smith around. They fit well together. Both guys are capable of doing the opposite at a competent level too. Two very QB friendly targets.

— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) March 16, 2021

The Nelson Agholor/Kendrick Bourne signings make a lot more sense now too. Offense is running through the TEs. So they signed complimentary wideouts instead of chasing a #1. #Patriots

— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) March 16, 2021

​Am I worried about all this spending to cover up the last seven or so years' worth of draft mistakes? Yeah, a little.

In less than 24 hours, the Patriots have guaranteed over $137.5 million, placing them second in NFL history for most guaranteed money in a free-agent signing period. The record could be theirs before free agency officially begins at 4 pm Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/fEyRItUjvL

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2021

The Patriots obviously haven’t added a Randy Moss type. But what they’re doing right now at tight end — acknowledging the reality of the situation, admitting it needed drastic improvement, hammering it more than once — is reminiscent of what Belichick did after 2006 at receiver.

— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) March 16, 2021
​But none of those teams were coached by Bill Belichick. He knows this roster has holes, and he's addressing them. Patriot fans should be happy. I feel like people aren't giving him enough credit for his coaching job this past season. From a talent standpoint, the Patriots roster should've maxed out at 4-12, but Belichick coached and schemed the Patriots into seven wins. They were a few Cam Newton mistakes away from 10!

If what the Patriots are doing is good enough for Cynthia, it's good enough for me!

Allllll of the TEs to the @patriots

+Agholor +Bourne...

No top end FA WR and two nasty TEs for Cam, and fortify the defense. Love the strategy. Get the pieces that fit. □

Well played. #NFLFreeAgency #nfl @nflnetwork

— cynthia frelund (@cfrelund) March 16, 2021
P.S.

I still have zero clue how the salary caps and you're probably in the same boat, but apparently there's still plenty of room to make even more moves!

So far the biggest cap hit among all the newest Patriots is less than $6.4 million (Judon). Meaning they still have stacks they can't even see over to throw around tomorrow.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) March 16, 2021
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