There was talk the Patriots had interest in Howard during the 2019 season. It seems rather stranger that the Buccaneers would put Howard on the Trade Block, knowing Tom Brady loves tight ends.
While a few days ago, I thought no way the Buccaneers would accept the trade, before the Patriots offer a trade, I would offer a straight up Gronk for Howard. Then Maybe Gronk and a sixth for Howard. If Tampa turned it down, no way do I offer more than one third and a sixth for Howard.
Howard could help ease Ryan Izzo's development and would and should guarantee the Patriots have seen the last of career backup Matt Lacosse. It would also require the Patriots to draft one less tight end.
For those unfamiliar with Howard, take a look at his scouting report from Parker Hurley of the last word.
"At the end of the day, Howard’s biggest strength is how complete of a player he is, and his weaknesses are all nit-picky and in small areas that could propel him into elite tight end territory in the NFL. It is not often that you see a player with his size, receiving ability and athleticism at tight end. When you add in his years of blocking, and ability to use his speed and athleticism to pull and make precision blocks, and to hold blocks down field, it is hard to find a better tight end prospect in recent memory.
His ceiling is to be compared to the likes of Rob Gronkowski as the elite in the game. But thanks to his blocking ability, and his red zone prowess, he has a very low floor. This makes him a sure fire first round pick, and some team may fall in love and nab him in the top ten."
Steven Kubitza closes the article by saying "Having 12 picks allows the Patriots to be aggressive in trade talks. The Bucs would be wise to accept a third and a sixth in exchange for Howard if there is no intention on keeping him past his rookie deal."
Let's hope a deal gets done.
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