I can believe the Rosen deal. The Dolphins have no use for him with Fitzy and Tua. A fifth round pick sounds almost reasonable. I don't see BB doing anything until gets a chance to look over Smith and Lewerke.
You're proably right but then there's the salary and just as important, the age. Hoyer has been around for 13 years and has never been able to claim a starting spot. Rosen is younger and could possibly be a starter if things went his way. Right now BB has to do something and find $750,000 to sign Kyle Dugger. He's got two rookies waiting in the wings and if he wants to move Hoyer he can cut him and pick up $1.5M and hope that Smith or Lewerke is a diamond covered with dust. I think Rosen is waste of time. And a late round draft pick.
For the record, I was mocking the Watson rumor, not the Rosen rumor. Rumors with SOME merit, whether a suitable match or the player seems expendable are reasonable. But those out of left field with zero details aren't even worth your time to paste or anyone's time to read.
I could not agree more. If you waste my time you should at least allow me to waste some of your time, even if it's just for me to reclaim my wasted time by putting a smile on my face.
Report: Eagles could pursue trade for Pats guard Joe Thuney
New England Patriots rumors: Eagles could explore Joe Thuney trade after losing Brandon Brooks for season (report)
Updated Jun 17, 2020; Posted Jun 17, 2020
New England Patriots offensive guard Joe Thuney (62) stands on the sidelines, during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP
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By Chris Cotillo | [email protected]
The Eagles could explore a trade for Patriots guard Joe Thuney, according to a report from Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer. Philadelphia recently lost Pro Bowl guard Brandon Brooks for the season due to a torn Achilles.
Thuney, 27, received the franchise tag after last season and is due to earn $14.78 million in 2020. Though the North Carolina State product was a second-team All-Pro in 2019, his high salary has led some to speculate that the Patriots could look to trade him before Week 1.
Breer thinks the Eagles could be a fit after losing Brooks.
“Would they take a big swing on someone like New England’s franchise-tagged All-Pro guard, Joe Thuney? Based on what I know … I think they’d at least explore it,” Breer wrote. “But, again, that’s probably more of a down-the-road contingency thing for now.”
Back in April, NBC Sports’ Peter King listed Thuney as one of the most likely players to be traded during the NFL draft. No deal ever materialized, but the Dolphins (who are led by former Patriots assistant Brian Flores) were rumored to have interest.
At the same time, ESPN’s Adam Schefter threw cold water on the idea of a Thuney trade, telling WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” that he believed New England would hold on to its best offensive lineman.
“I don’t see that. I’m not sure where that’s coming from,” Schefter said about a potential Thuney trade. “First of all, when you’re dealing a player like that .... teams are going to want to have a big contract extension with him. We’re not in a time in our country where I think teams, many teams, are all that enthralled with giving out big-money extensions. There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding football. And I’ve spoken to enough teams and enough people to know that while there are exceptions like Christian McCaffrey and Tom Brady, I think with the pandemic in full swing, teams are more hesitant than ever to sign certain players to longterm extensions. And that’s why I think you’ll see certain players stay with their teams rather than moving on.”
