Predicting human behavior is always a fool’s errand.
Especially when the subject is NFL free agency, which has variables all over the place.
But sometimes there’s no reason to overthink things.
Where it’s obvious all the variables match up.
The puzzle pieces fit.
And the free agent in question lines up with just the right team for him.
And that’s the case with the Patriots and Tee Higgins.
Let us count the ways.
It tends to breed more resentment than it’s worth and rip the fabric of a team to shreds.
So even with $46 million in cap space, they’ve got tough decisions to make.
You know who doesn’t have tough decisions to make?
I think hes going to New England, the first GM said.
To save you from clicking the link, I’ll note that Higgins is No.
2, behind only Sam Darnold.
By my Weymouth Public Schools math, that’s a difference of 29.5%.
So the opportunity is most definitely New England’s.
As far as motive, it couldn’t be more obvious.
Even with the midseason emergence of Drake Maye, the Pats finished dead last in net passing yards.
Their leading receiver was Hunter Henry.
Austin Hooper was fourth and Antonio Gibson was sixth.
Combined, all their wideouts combined for less than 52% of their receiving yards.
And they didn’t do enough of it.
To not just be Maye’s No.
1 option, but his Nos.
1 through probably 3.
With Henry and maybe Kayshon Boutte as his sidekicks.
A motivated buyer that recognizes when you’ve gone 8-26, you have to overpay for talent.
It’s just too perfect a fit not to have it happen.
Vrabel, Eliot Wolf, Mr. Kraft, make this so.
