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FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementNFL Free AgencyPatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots Free Agency CoverageContingency options for the Patriots should either or both of Trey Flowers and Trent Brown end up signing with another team in free agencyNew Danny Shelton Color Rush Jersey ,51commentsThe Patriots top two free agents should be highly sought after players this free agency period with a good chance both players are moving on to other teams.ESTShareTweetShareShareContingency options for the Patriots should either or both of Trey Flowers and Trent Brown end up signing with another team in free agencyBrett Davis-USA TODAY SportsThe Patriots will have two high-profile free agents hit the market next week as edge rusher Trey Flowers and left tackle Trent Brown were not franchise tagged. The Patriots typically don’t employ the franchise tag unless they’re close to reaching a long-term extension (e.g. Vince Wilfork 2010, Stephen Gostkowski 2015) or are willing to pay a long term deal with an average yearly salary near the tag value (e.g. Logan Mankins 2011, Wes Welker 2012).The fact that both Brown and Flowers did not receive the tag suggests the Patriots are not willing to pay top of the market prices for both players. As a result, the Patriots do stand to risk losing both players in the free agency process but at the same time I believe they have long thought out contingency plans to replace their production.Replacing Trey FlowersDeatrich Wise Jr. sees a bigger roleIn his first two seasons, Wise has been deployed as the third defensive end in the rotation, playing 51% and 41% of the snaps in his first two years in the defense. If Flowers ends up walking, Wise likely becomes the #2 player in the rotation with him and Adrian Clayborn likely playing 70-80% of the snaps in games. In his first two seasons, Wise has produced 9.5 sacks and 35 QB hits so I believe he’s the biggest piece of the puzzle when it comes to replacing Flowers on the field.Further development of Keionta Davis and Derek RiversThis is more of a shot in the dark due to the fact that both players were given chances early on to contribute, but eventually took a back seat late in the season. Rivers would be two years removed from an ACL injury, so his athleticism and explosiveness should be 100% back. Davis and Rivers are both entering Year 3 with the team, although both players spent their rookie year on injured reserve, so it’s time for them to prove their value to the team in camp. Re-signing John SimonWhile Simon isn’t in the same tier a player as Flowers, keeping him in the fold adds some stability to the position by adding a veteran presence. Simon was used sparingly in New England after the Patriots picked him up in Week 3, playing in 27% of snaps although having a second year in the system should see a jump in playing time. Despite the small overall usage in the regular season, Simon put on an impressive show in the Super Bowl itself as an end of the line rusher in both the run and pass game. Simon is a guy who fits the scheme very well and should not break the bank to bring back.Other free agent optionsDante Fowler Jr. and Preston Smith are very unlikely to be targeted by the Patriots because their market value is up there with Flowers’ anyway. I had already mentioned John Simon as a re-sign option due to his knowledge of the system. Simon alone is not going to be the answer at the position, although the team can add another mid-tier free agent such as Benson Mayowa Lawrence Guy Color Rush Jersey , Wes Horton, or Anthony Chickillo. These guys would be camp competition mostly whereas the better solution is the draft or hope either Rivers or Davis figures it out in Year 3. TradeThe Patriots aren’t afraid to trade although finding a match for the position might not be easy. The Patriots would be most likely looking for someone on an expiring rookie deal so they can get a comp pick back in the near future. They’re not going to get anyone of significant production back although they could take a chance on a role player and working out a rotation. The Patriots did this in the past with Akeem Ayers, Cassius Marsh, and Kony Ealy, with only Ayers being the success story as part of the Patriots’ run to winning Super Bowl XLIX. DraftHow free agency shakes out will depend on how urgent the Patriots will be to target the position overall, but the team does not have a long term replacement available. Clayborn will be a free agent after the season, Simon is a band-aid option at the position, and Derek Rivers has not proven he’s part of the plan at the position yet either. Most likely I see them looking at high or mid-round prospects at the position, although they would not hesitate to address the position early if a player they value falls into their laps. Replacing Trent BrownIsaiah WynnHad Wynn not suffered an Achilles injury in the preseason, this would be the most logical choice. The Patriots spent a first round pick on Wynn with the intent of him replacing Brown at left tackle after 1 year. The injury plus Antonio Garcia’s episode with bloodclots the previous season has resulted in bad luck in terms of developing young players at the tackle position. Despite his lack of height, Wynn played very well at tackle in both college and early on in the preseason before the injury. If Wynn is 100% recovered from his Achilles injury, he should challenge for a spot on the offensive line. TradeThe Patriots are not going to put the left tackle position in the hands of a rookie or a second year player coming off a season-ending injury. Last year with the same dilemma, the Patriots swung a trade on draft day to pick up Trent Brown. It seems rather likely the Patriots try to swing a trade for a more developed player to serve as a plug and play starter while Wynn finishes recovering from his injury. A player like D.J. Humphries, who is on the final year of his rookie deal with the Arizona Cardinals, is an idea to consider. Free AgencyThis is a very unlikely option, but perhaps they attack the second tier market for tackles. Given that left tackles are getting paid a premium these days Drew Bledsoe Jersey , the Patriots don’t have a lot of options. The left tackle market is basically Trent Brown, with no other options with quality starting experience. Cedric Ogbuehi is the only major name at the left tackle position hitting the market, but he stunk for the Bengals before getting benched last season. Expanding the field to right tackles, Ja’Wuan James from Miami is interesting although the conversion from right tackle to left tackle is not always 100% clean. Given the lack of quality options available in free agency, the Patriots will be more likely to swing a trade.Marcus CannonThe Patriots could try moving Cannon to left tackle, although it’s a pretty far fetched idea considering it has the potential to disrupt chemistry on the right side of the offensive line. The only way this would make sense is if the medical staff tells Belichick that Wynn will have to start the season on the PUP list and the team passes on a tackle in the draft or can’t strike a deal.DraftThis would meant the team will have spent a third round pick or higher for a left tackle for the 3rd consecutive year, which speaks to the bad luck they’ve had at developing a young player at the position. A rookie coming in and instantly taking over the left tackle spot is probably unlikely, the last time it happened was 2001 with Matt Light who started 12 games that year. If the Patriots believe Wynn is ready to go, the urgency to take a tackle is pretty low and the idea being a long term replacement for Cannon instead of Brown. NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes it’s not the quarterback who has fallen apart, it’s the quarterbacking situation that has gone wrong.Fans and “experts” can scream all they want about Eli Manning , Blake Bortles and Derek Carr . The truth is, Manning likely isn’t washed up, Bortles should never be counted on as the go-to guy on offense, and Carr doesn’t seem to have the confidence of the old/new coach.While the Patriots, Saints and Packers can relax knowing they have Hall of Fame-quality QBs, and the Steelers Montee Ball Color Rush Jersey , Chargers and Seahawks have men behind center who could be in that company, a bunch of teams have predicaments at the key offensive position. And it’s not necessarily the players involved who should be the targets of all the criticism.Take Buffalo, for example. Bills faithful were so thrilled to see their team break that ridiculously long playoff drought that they ignored or pushed aside the fact the Bills are not real talented. Well coached for sure, but not brimming with stars.Then management messed up the backup QB configuration by acquiring, then getting rid of, AJ McCarron after having traded away Tyrod Taylor, who helped get them to the postseason for the first time since the turn of the century. Sure, going after Josh Allen in the first round of the draft made sense. Sticking him in behind a depleted and under-skilled line and with no true No. 1 receivers does not.What’s going on in Jacksonville is another example of much of the blame being misplaced. No, Bortles has not earned his keep this season, but he’s been inconsistent throughout his five-year pro career, and there was no reason to believe he’d become an All-Pro.That’s not what the Jaguars were looking for, anyway — though they would have taken it. They want to pound the ball with Leonard Fournette, but he’s been injured almost as often as he’s been healthy. And they wanted to rely on their defense, which has sprung leaks.Bortles’ strength is as a complementary piece. When he has to be a focal point, he tends to flop.Then there’s Manning, whose two Super Bowl rings should have earned him a lot more respect and leeway than the New York fans or tabloids are willing to dole out. Manning hasn’t lost his grit https://www.patriotsfanstore.com/Malcom-Brown-Jersey , his intelligence or his arm strength. What he’s lost is a semblance of protection from an offensive line weaker than any other than perhaps Buffalo’s.Manning also is in a new offensive system for the third time in four years. If that’s a problem for a veteran quarterback — and it is — imagine how challenging it is for the relative kids.Rich Gannon, the 2002 NFL MVP who spent much of his career mastering difference schemes and now dissects them as one of the most insightful NFL TV analysts, points directly to system change as a culprit for poor quarterback play in some cities.“Different systems are the most dysfunctional situation you can have,” Gannon says. “A guy like Alex Smith, look at what he went through with all the coordinators in his first seven years in the league (in San Francisco). It’s crazy, and the player is never able to grow in a system. I think you see it with Mariota; Marcus is not able to grow with a system because of all those changes, and you are stunting their growth when you do it.“Suppose I say to you in the first year, we are going to learn German together. Then I come to you the next year, we are going to learn Spanish. The next year it’s French, then Polish. You have nothing to fall back on and that is what is happening with a lot of these situations. They draft a guy and in his first year they put him through that?“You can’t let the system change around the quarterback. One of the biggest reasons that Mike McCarthy and Aaron, Sean Payton and Drew, or Tom and the Patriots have had so much success is (continuity). When Charlie Weis was getting ready to leave, the Patriots didn’t look outside, they stayed in the building and hired someone you didn’t know, Josh McDaniels. When Josh left (for Denver), they promoted Bill O’Brien. Then Josh returned.”Gannon also notes that putting novice quarterbacks on the field so early is a recipe for failure because of the practice limitations in the offseason and regular season. You can cram all kinds of stuff into their heads Shaq Mason Color Rush Jersey , and some playbooks stack high enough to use as Olympic diving boards.“It’s all about reps, right? Repetition is the mother of learning,” he says.“These rookies aren’t getting the reps. We have the rules where when they are in college and it’s not until they graduate can you get them in to the program. Then they took away quarterback school and some of the learning in the spring (through the CBA).“Most of them are not getting the reps initially — Allen and (Jets rookie Sam) Darnold weren’t getting a ton, even (Cleveland’s top overall draftee) Baker Mayfield wasn’t because they were going with Tyrod Taylor. Then Tyrod gets hurt and they go, ‘Now we’ll give you all the reps.’ That’s on Sept. 10. Can’t work like that.“More important is the thorough understanding of the system and how much they can retain and process. The coaches call these plays and the quarterback is walking to the line thinking about what he’s supposed to be doing, who is his No. 1 progression, what’s the personnel? They don’t even get a chance to look at the defensive side of the ball.“With Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady and Drew Brees, they hear that play and the whole play comes to life in a split-second for them. Their eyes are always set on the defense, what are the coverages and alignment, where is the pressure? Because they know everything instantly about the play. For the rookie, it is several stages down the road before reaching that.”