00:00From Tom Pellicero, NFL Network, three-time Pro Bowl safety, Kevin Byard,
00:05last with the Chicago Bears, signing with the Patriots,
00:07one-year deal, $9 million.
00:09Wow.
00:11One year.
00:12You know, I was about to, before the signing,
00:16I was going to say something today about the Patriots' offseason,
00:19or I'd come to a conclusion about the Patriots' offseason.
00:23It's been pretty good.
00:24I think they've had a good offseason.
00:26So there's something that they've done at a couple of spots
00:28that I find interesting, but keep going.
00:30I just think, you know, I look at what's going out and what's come in.
00:33They're addressing needs.
00:34I like that.
00:35I think they've done a pretty good job.
00:37You know, I didn't feel that way on day one, for sure.
00:40And we all look at them cynically with the money, as we should.
00:43They've earned it.
00:46But because I just cannot help but tell it like it is,
00:50they've done a pretty good job this offseason so far.
00:53Sorry, Jimmy.
00:53Is your elbow okay?
00:55You all right?
00:55What happened to you?
00:57What happened to me is you feel compromised.
01:00No.
01:00Truth.
01:01Tell it like it is.
01:03I'm begging Celtics fans just to do it.
01:05Try it.
01:06Experiment with it.
01:08And I'm just doing it.
01:09Like, I'd love to sit here.
01:10I'd love ting off on the Patriots.
01:12Love it.
01:13And, you know, how they cheap out in their Patriot guarantees.
01:15I love it.
01:16I'll do that all day long.
01:17You know that.
01:19But they've had a pretty good offseason.
01:21They just have.
01:22And it's not over.
01:23Tell me more about this safety.
01:25So, I mean, when he was with Tennessee, he was with Mike Vrabel with the Tennessee Titans.
01:29Tough.
01:30Led the NFL with seven interceptions last season.
01:33Leads the NFL with 36 since he was drafted in 2016.
01:35He thumps, too.
01:36Like, he's a good player.
01:37He's tough.
01:38How old is he?
01:39In his 30s.
01:40Yeah.
01:41He's like 32.
01:42Maybe even more.
01:42Been in since 2018.
01:44He's been around a little bit.
01:45Yeah.
01:45A little old.
01:4632.
01:46So, yeah.
01:47He had a good year with the Bears, though, last year.
01:49I mean, at 31 or if he finished at 32, whatever it is.
01:53So, like, it didn't feel like he was nearing the end.
01:55One of the captains of the Bears last year, too.
01:57Leader type.
01:58I've always liked this guy.
01:59I think he's a good player.
02:00And they needed to address safety a little bit, especially if Jalen Hawkins is gone.
02:03More than a little bit.
02:04And I do like the fact that he's.
02:05I mean, that's an upgrade.
02:06It is.
02:07Definitely.
02:07Yes.
02:08Yeah, yeah.
02:08Definitely.
02:09It's a definite upgrade.
02:11They've had more than one of these upgrades.
02:14We're going to get into their offseason imbalance here in a second.
02:17But I think they're on their way to having a really good offseason.
02:19So far, it's not bad.
02:20They still could use another receiver.
02:22But whatever.
02:23Tight end.
02:23Yeah, they need a tight end, too.
02:24I'd say it was complete.
02:26But we're early.
02:28This is another upgrade.
02:29And a financial increase.
02:33Like, this is more than the guy they paid last year.
02:35I assume.
02:36I'm going to look it up.
02:37But I doubt Hawkins made.
02:38Oh, Hawkins made nothing last year.
02:40Right.
02:41So, it's like they're spending a little bit more.
02:46Than they would have.
02:48And I think they're getting some decent guys.
02:51So, let's go.
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