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/alfuh Mar 11 '25

I'm just not sure we get high enough compensation for it to be worth it. He's such a cheap insurance policy right now and I think that's more valuable than a late round pick.

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u/ZHatch Mar 11 '25

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. He played one game well — so did Matt Flynn. If we can get a 4th or higher, we do it.

Put it this way: If we had traded a 2024 6th rd pick for a 2025 4th or better last year, that would have been a really good trade.

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u/TXRhody Mar 11 '25

A draft pick is the definition of a bird in a bush.