Should Patriots have followed Titans’ aggressive offseason approach?

Should Patriots have followed Titans’ aggressive offseason approach? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots entered NFL free agency with more than $100 million in salary cap space to spend and some glaring weaknesses on their roster.

They’ve made a couple good moves so far, but most of them involve re-signing their own free agents, such as wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, offensive tackle Mike Onwenu and edge rusher Josh Uche. The best additions from outside the organization include wide receiver K.J. Osborn and running back Antonio Gibson. These are all solid moves, but they’re not exactly going to move the needle, either.

The Patriots roster has a severe lack of high-end talent and very little has been done this offseason to change that.

The Tennessee Titans have taken the opposite approach this offseason. They paid huge money — $92 million ($50 million guaranteed) over four years — to sign the top wide receiver on the market in Calvin Ridley. The Patriots made a strong offer for Ridley but it didn’t rise to the Titans’ level. Tennessee also acquired star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed from the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2025 third-round pick and a swap of seventh-round selections.

It’s a move the Patriots could have explored, and they do need another cornerback to play alongside 2023 first-round pick Christian Gonzalez. The Titans added running back Tony Pollard and center Lloyd Cushenberry in free agency, too.

Should the Patriots have followed the Titans’ approach to the offseason and spent huge money for players?

It was the subject of an intense debate during NBC Sports Boston’s Sports Sunday featuring Michael Felger and the Boston Sports Journal’s Greg Bedard.

Check out the video above to watch Felger and Bedard’s full debate.

“Calvin Ridley’s money got ridiculous. I talked to an NFL source a few days ago who said that the rest of the NFL is laughing at that contract,” Bedard said. “His $50 million guaranteed is second all-time to Tyreek Hill…

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Publish date : 2024-03-25 20:47:40

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