00:00Okay. Alex Barth was, I saw a clip online of Alex Barth on the World Wide Web talking about how the Patriots were not looking to be overly aggressive. Have you heard that? Do you expect something? And I know the NFL trade deadline's not, you know, the, isn't baseball or, you know, anything like that in terms of the deals that go down, but do you expect them to be a little conservative?
00:26I don't know if I'd say conservative, Fred, but just smart. So, so use this Jalen Phillips trade that just went down in the last five minutes as an example. I'm not sure trading a third round pick next year would be smart for a player that you're going to have for eight games, you know, eight regular season games, and hopefully more than that.
00:48So I think it's balancing, okay, how do you get an, a player who can help you, but not give up a chip that is a valuable chip that can really help you build your program. Still, I think Mike Rabel made this point on Friday.
01:04They're still in the first year of, of a program that they're hoping will sustain over time. And so I think in the short term, you might look at it and say, Oh, you know, go for it. And there is something to be said for that.
01:19But then next year, like use the Falcons as an example, that the team we just saw, they had traded a third round pick for Matthew Judon last year. And I know it's a little different timing, but he's not even on their team anymore. And look where they are. So I think that's the balance you're trying to strike.
Be the first to comment