Amendola to Patriots?

Remember how bad the Rams' picture at wide receiver is looking? Hang on, it gets even worse - the Patriots have their sights set on Danny Amendola, the only decent receiver the Rams have left right now. He was seen at the Patriots' facility last night.

Amendola's not being a traitor or anything - he is a restricted free agent the Rams tendered at the second-round level. If the Patriots make him an offer, the Rams have the option to match the offer, or to let him go to the Patriots in return for second-round compensation (which would only be pick #63, practically a third-rounder).

At this rate, the only passes the Rams are going to complete this season are shovel passes to Steven Jackson. The Patriots' interest in Amendola is at a minimum curious. Sure, he played for Josh McDaniels, for like a quarter. The Patriots do have the extra draft picks to spend, but they just dropped franchise money on a very, very, very similar player in Wes Welker, they have Julian Edelman who can already do most of the same stuff, and Brandon Lloyd is practically begging to go there. I don't get it. Drop a second-round pick on someone who'd be your fourth receiving option? That's why Belichick is a genius, I guess.

Who went into this offseason thinking the PATRIOTS would want to raid the Rams' entire receiving unit? Hey, you guys want Stephen Spach? We'll make you a deal. (I know, he's a free agent).

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