Marc Bertrand: Love Kendrick Bourne, hate his new contract
On Monday’s edition of Zolak & Bertrand, Marc Bertrand made it clear that he loves Kendrick Bourne but hates the contract he just signed with the Patriots.
Who’s looking for Bourne at the start of free agency?
Scott Zolak: I think that (Kendrick) Bourne deal is a good deal. I know you’re against it, but I think he’s good for the room. He turned a corner a year ago, and I’m telling you, you wait for about eight games in he’s going to have some numbers.
Marc Bertrand: I like the player, I hate the contract. It’s an overpay to another older receiver with injury problems. They’ve already got two of those guys on their roster. Now they have a third. And I like this player more than I like the other two. But I’m sorry that contract is an overpay. I don’t know why they did.
Scott Zolak: I think it’s great if he’s your fourth guy. Like still keep going here. Let’s see what they do in the draft. Let’s see if they do something today.
Albert Breer: I think you have to take a global look at both signings, both the tackle and you can throw Hunter Henry in there too. I mean to me, I look at what they’re doing right now and I think is smart. Beetle I took you through the free agent list and some of the stuff that I have on it, and it falls off quick. This is not a great free agent class and people are going to get all excited later today. I’m just telling you, there are going to be a lot of regrettable deals, where we’re going to see guys who are signed today and people are going to be throwing parties on social media over this guy and that guy who are going to be cut in a year or two.
So I think in that environment, the right thing to do and I think what the Patriots should do, is find a way to get to a competent level at every position. That’s not going to excite everybody, but I think a core four of Bourne and Henry are steps in that direction, where when you get to the draft you have so many needs you don’t have to force one of them. In other words, like your need at tackle or receiver or quarterback isn’t so crying that we have to force something like you did with Mac Jones a few years ago.
Scott Zolak: I think the additions they made was a good one. I think bringing back Hunter Henry is a step in being competent at a position. I’m sorry, but the receiver group was so inept last year and it hasn’t changed. I mean bringing back Kendrick Bourne, it’s Kendrick Bourne now coming off an ACL. He’s not even the same player he was last year.
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