Joe Milton Traded to the Cowboys

[Rat]

Sources: Patriots trade QB Milton to Cowboys

The Patriots are trading quarterback Joe Milton III to the Cowboys, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday.

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The Cowboys acquired Milton and a 2025 seventh-round pick from the New England Patriots for a fifth-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

That fifth rounder is a compensatory pick too.

Not only is that less than we traded for Sam Howell, it's less than the Cowboys traded for Trey Lance last year.

 

[Maulbert]

We didn't lose any picks for Sam Howell. We just gave up slotting.

 

[Rat]

We didn't lose any picks for Sam Howell. We just gave up slotting.

I didn't claim we did lose picks.

Our trade was:
#78 (3rd round)
#152 (5th round)

for

Howell
#102 (4th round)
#179 (6th round)

Basically, we traded out of two rounds for him, 24 spots from the third to the fourth, and 27 spots from the fifth to the sixth. That's definitely more than what the Cowboys are giving up in this trade, where they technically are also not "losing" picks. Seems like semantics anyway. Picks are being traded, they're just not losing net picks.

 

[Appyhawk]

I'm wondering what effect this trade has on the Pats first round pick.

 

[Maulbert]

I didn't claim we did lose picks.

Our trade was:
#78 (3rd round)
#152 (5th round)

for

Howell
#102 (4th round)
#179 (6th round)

Basically, we traded out of two rounds for him, 24 spots from the third to the fourth, and 27 spots from the fifth to the sixth. That's definitely more than what the Cowboys are giving up in this trade, where they technically are also not "losing" picks. Seems like semantics anyway. Picks are being traded, they're just not losing net picks.

And Howell has more experience and is younger than Joe Milton. Not at the time of the trade. Right now. Howell is younger than Milton. He's also younger than Trey Lance.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Seems like a smart move for Dallas. Then again, F Dallas. For no reason

 

[therealjohncarlson]

I’m slightly annoyed by this. I’d much rather have Milton than Howell

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Seems like Milton is pretty overhyped.

 

[Wsumatt1982]

Seems like Milton is pretty overhyped.

No, EXTREMELY overhyped

 

[SoulfishHawk]

That too

 

[Rat]

I've thought for a little bit now that he's pretty overhyped and I thought people were reading too much into that good game he had against the Bills backups late in the season, but damn, I certainly thought he'd go for more than THAT.

 

[Shane Falco]

Milton is still a complete unknown. He shined in a very small sample size. Gives people hope whereas a lot of fans have made up their mind on Howell based on an entire season. I guess I am in that camp myself. But we're talking backup QB's here, not huge deal either way.

 

[cymatica]

I’m slightly annoyed by this. I’d much rather have Milton than Howell

 

[Hawkinaz]

The Patriots chose Joshua Dobbs over Milton that should tell you something of what they thought of Milton. They pretty much got their 6th rd pick back they had invested

 

[chris98251]

Well will be be Joe Gilliam or James Harris in Dallas,

 

[Hawkinaz]

Video on Joe Milton trade

 

[WmHBonney]

So, now they have Dak, Trey Lance and Joe Milton.....correct?

 

[SoulfishHawk]

One good game against a bunch of backups. Overrated might be the biggest understatement of the year.

 

[Maulbert]

One good game against a bunch of backups. Overrated might be the biggest understatement of the year.

Some people always gotta be bitching about something.

 

[Maulbert]

The Patriots chose Joshua Dobbs over Milton that should tell you something of what they thought of Milton. They pretty much got their 6th rd pick back they had invested

Watch out, some moron will chime in saying we should've signed Dobbs.