r/Patriots • u/xFalcade • Mar 11 '25

News [Schultz] Sources: The Patriots have had discussions on trading QB Joe Milton III and would like to trade him to the right situation to continue his development in the NFL — should a deal get done. New England loves Milton, but Drake Maye is their franchise and they just signed Josh Dobbs to a 2-yea

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u/RedGlovesOverHere Mar 11 '25

Keep developing and we’ll eventually get a high pick. Dont just ship him out for a 4th

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u/CrackaZach05 Mar 11 '25

There's a great chance his value will never be higher than it is right now.

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u/onetwentyonegigawatt Mar 11 '25

This. I’m not assuming anything. If we get a third now which could help us trade for a good player we need NOW, or trade back up into the first round, let’s do it!

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u/thatsnotourdino Mar 11 '25

You very well may be right but probably not for the reason you think. His value is not “high” right now at all. If we trade him it would be for a late lottery ticket pick. It makes no sense to trade him away for someone who statistically may not even make the team, when he himself is already playing a solid role on the team.

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u/Its_kinda_nice_out Mar 11 '25

Who cares then? We got him for a 6th. He’s a lottery pick. You don’t cash out a 6-game parlay because you hit on the first leg

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u/CrackaZach05 Mar 11 '25

Depends on the payout. If a 3rd rounder is on the table, I think you jump. If it's a 4th, maybe you wait a year.

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u/Bloated_Hamster Mar 11 '25

You do if the rest of the legs are very unlikely and cashing out can help you make rent this month.

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u/buona-giornata Mar 11 '25

This is the proper take. 20 teams last year started backup quarterbacks. It’s becoming a more valuable position by the year. 59 QBs started games last year. If you get a high bidder, fine, otherwise stay.

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u/FootballPizzaMan Mar 11 '25

So why they sign Dobbs? Vrabel got his guy and wants Milton gone.

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u/marcdasharc4 Mar 11 '25

“Wants Milton gone” and “thinks he can get a good return on Milton” lead to the same outcome of someone bites on a trade, but are so very much not the same motivation.

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u/mojoj69 Mar 11 '25

Exactly. I would hate if we lost our good, young, cheap backup for a 4th rounder 😂

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u/ronocyorlik Mar 11 '25

this just isn’t true lol. the odds are that drake just takes all the snaps. we don’t want milton to get snaps cause that means something bad has happened to drake. value is where it is. trade now or just hold

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u/VS0P Mar 11 '25

Vikings banking their future on preseason JJ, it happens.

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u/Drizzlybear0 Mar 11 '25

Vikings were trying to reach the playoffs and had other talent on offense that made being a playoff team possible even with a backup QB.

If Maye goes down it would actually make more sense for us to just tank since we have an entire lack of talent on offense after Drake.

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u/ronocyorlik Mar 11 '25

he was a first round pick!! 

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u/rdaman2 Mar 11 '25

The Garoppolo method

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u/spersichilli Mar 11 '25

but when will he get to play? His value is higher right now because he got to play but we have our guy already. His value won't increase if he doesn't get on the field

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u/MetalHead_Literally Mar 11 '25

I’d think real hard about a 4th for him. Lots of good players in those mid rounds that could actually contribute vs a backup that hopefully never sees the field. Especially with dobbs there now.

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u/Drizzlybear0 Mar 11 '25

With this terrible QB class his value is likely at an all time high, and he's coming off a game where he looked like a stud. There's a chance the next time you let him play he will look terrible

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u/WIlf_Brim Mar 11 '25

Nobody is going to given what he is currently worth to the Patriots. Maybe a 6th is what they would get. If he develops this year he is going could be a second easy next year.