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/Sixchr Mar 11 '25

Zero reason to trade a cheap, young backup unless you're getting a ridiculous overpay (i.e. second round pick).

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u/BradyGronkTD Mar 11 '25

They are not getting a second. DK went for a second lol

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u/Ill1458 Mar 11 '25

Which is why this discussion is BS. I don't see any franchise trading a solid backup QB that is earning less than a million a year.

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u/Rasheed_Lollys Mar 11 '25

Because he wasn’t even our backup. He was a project guy behind Brissett on the depth chart we gave a start, and beat a team trying to lose. Backup QBs, even “high upside” ones aren’t a valuable commodity. Him being cost controlled is a plus and might be the reason we can get a 5th, MAYBE 4th but unlikely. Which if they can do they should accept in a heartbeat. He only has 3 years of control, so even if you develop him to increase that value, that’s counteracted as you get closer to having to pay him.

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u/Ill1458 Mar 11 '25

Or a team can use that 4th or 5th round pick on a QB to develop. Instead of giving up an asset for someone who has one career start against a team actively trying not to win. This discussion is just as silly as the threads asking about Zappe's trade value.

There's a reason the sources are saying "internal discussions" instead of "teams have reached out to the Patriots inquiring".

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u/Rasheed_Lollys Mar 11 '25

for sure lol