Breaking: Pats trade Jamie Collins to Browns for a 3rd rounder

[nctarheel0619]

 

[countryboi]

I thought you couldnt trade compensatory picks.

[Bartin]

Just now, countryboi said:

I thought you couldnt trade compensatory picks.

They just changed the rule starting with the 2017 draft

[t96]

What the hell? This makes no sense at all, dude was a 2nd team all-pro last year and is a beast. They have a lot of guys they'd have to let walk soon because of the cap but why not keep him this season and get the same 3rd round comp pick the next year?

[Davidson Deac II]

Schefter and I have a different definition of blockbuster. 

 

That being said, it is a somewhat surprising move.  Did Collins annoy belicheck or something?  Cleveland is probably thinking they would screw up the draft pick anyway, so why not get someone who is actually good.

 

[Bartin]

1 minute ago, thomas96 said:

What the hell? This makes no sense at all, dude was a 2nd team all-pro last year and is a beast. They have a lot of guys they'd have to let walk soon because of the cap but why not keep him this season and get the same 3rd round comp pick the next year?

I don't really get it at all to be honest unless he did something to piss Belichick off

[TN05]

Well we finally found a more bizarre move than the Bene cut

[Omega Atrocity]

Wow, that's pretty surprising.

[csx]

Blockbuster is a bit of a stretch

[SetfreexX]

And we haven't traded our comp pick because....?

In all seriousness, bizarre move at best without knowing the context, when you think about it maybe we will see some change in philosophy moving forward.

Getts has set the expectation for draft day trade ups, (I don't recall any trading down) so perhaps this is apart of our approach in the next draft, having more fuel to trade up is a good thing.  

[Ricky Spanish]

4 minutes ago, Bartin said:

I don't really get it at all to be honest unless he did something to piss Belichick off

I mean obviously, he traded him to Cleveland. 

[Benotheking]

4 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

What the hell? This makes no sense at all, dude was a 2nd team all-pro last year and is a beast. They have a lot of guys they'd have to let walk soon because of the cap but why not keep him this season and get the same 3rd round comp pick the next year?

I think this up and coming draft played a role. This draft is loaded with talent. I also believe this draft played a role for releasing Josh Norman.

[Growl]

 

11 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

What the hell? This makes no sense at all, dude was a 2nd team all-pro last year and is a beast. They have a lot of guys they'd have to let walk soon because of the cap but why not keep him this season and get the same 3rd round comp pick the next year?

Railroading yourself into not being able to sign quality free agents so you can pick up a sweet, sweet late round pick a couple years from now isn't really something successful teams hungrily chase after.

[t96]

Just now, Growl said:

 

Railroading yourself into not being able to sign quality free agents so you can pick up a sweet, sweet late round pick a couple years from now isn't really something successful trams hungrily chase after.

They don't have the cap room to go out and sign any quality free agents anyways, otherwise they'd have just put the money towards Collins and Chandler Jones before trading him. They're contenders this year and let their best defensive player go for literally nothing.