Tedy Bruschi Gives Advice To Patriots After Trading For Mohamed Sanu

The New England Patriots are 7-0 at this point of the regular season, thanks to their defense. They traded for Mohamed Sanu, and Tedy Bruschi now asks them to keep working on their defense.

Hours after smashing the New York Jets 33-0 on Monday night, the Patriots agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Falcons. Sanu may be a third or fourth receiver or even a backup quarterback.

Bruschi advised the Patriots to “realize who you are.”

“Realize who you are. A defensive dominated team. He will help, but don’t get too cute. Run it, take care of it, let defense continue to work.”

Why did the Patriots made this risky move?

“Tom Brady needs targets in a season that’s seen his passer rating decline for the third straight year,” SB Nation’s Christian D’Andrea wrote. “Sanu, languishing with an Atlanta team that’s been cast out to sea without a motor, is a jack-of-all-trades who can boost the entire offense, even at age 30. Also, he went to Rutgers, which is a major plus in Bill Belichick’s book.

“But New England’s history as a wheeler and/or dealer when it comes to veteran talent like Sanu has typically been at bargain-bin prices. Over the past decade plus, we’ve mostly seen the Patriots hoard second round picks, not ship them away — and especially not for a player in his late 20s or early 30s.

“This is something we haven’t seen from the Patriots in 15 years. That’s a message from a team that isn’t ready to rest on a 7-0 record — and it’s a boon for Brady.”

“Look at the way the team’s acquired similar veteran talent the past few seasons. Michael Bennett cost the club a fifth-round pick (and brought back a seventh-rounder in exchange). Jason McCourty escaped Cleveland alongside a seventh round selection when the Pats sent a sixth-rounder to the Browns. Martellus Bennett came at the cost of a swap of Day 3 choices. According to Spotrac, the last time New England ponied up a pick as high as a second-round selection in exchange for a player in his age 30 season came back in 2004 when Corey Dillon traded his Bengals stripes for red, white, and blue.

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