Joe Milton Trade Talk Is Just Silly

I get it. Writers have to write something, but this trade talk seems absolutely silly. The articles escalated from "Some Teams Might Want to Trade for Miltion," to "Milton predicted to go to...." This is my biggest pet peeve in sports writing. Suggestions reported as rumors and rumors reported as predictions. C'mon man.

From the Patriot's point of view, they have a young QB who is cheap and has a lot of upside. He may be ready to be a full time backup. What would it take to pry that away from any team? Not a fifth, not a fourth. Maybe not even a third. That's just the basic argument. Now look at Milton's upside, we really don't know where his ceiling is. Maybe he can develop into a good starter.

If the Patriots wanted to turn a seventh-round pick into better draft assets, why wouldn't they wait to get some good assets? On the flip side, how much would teams be willing to give up for an unproven QB with one good game against backups? I just don't see any scenario where teams would give up the value the Patriots would need to move Milton.

That's all. Rant over.