Originally posted by frenchmov:
Originally posted by evil:
FWIW :
Patriots didn't have to settle, they could have tried to move up for Fields but AFAIK they did not attempt to do so.
And there are/were reports of the Saints trying to trade up in front of the Pats for Jones. They simply couldn't find a willing trade partner.
1. We don't know who tried to trade up for what
2. If the pats were so infatuated with Jones they wouldn't have risked losing out on him. It's clear they weren't worried about that and/or didn't care if it happened
We do know the Saints tried to trade up. They came up short.
And the Pat's didn't have to settle but they chose let the draft come to them and took Jones. And we know they did homework on Fields and Jones as that too was reported. If they thought like most fans on here, they would have jumped up for Fields but they did not.