Patriots rumors: 3 intriguing trades for 49ers QB Trey Lance

1. The Patriots send a player, plus two picks, for Trey Lance

Let’s simplify things a little more for the last deal. San Francisco has a few draft needs, including depth at safety, so the Patriots could help them out by sending veteran safety Jabrill Peppers over to the Bay Area.

Again, San Francisco gets those two second-rounders once again, But, they get a little additional value in finding some depth at safety behind Talanoa Hufanga and Tashaun Gipson, the latter of whom nearly retired this offseason.

Lance now has almost a full offseason of work ahead of him, assuming he’s cleared, to earn that starting job. Under the direction of Bill Belichick, one would think Lance is set up for success. However, Belichick has never had a truly mobile quarterback, as obviously the majority of his coaching career was spent with Tom Brady.

Going forward, New England could wind up shifting their offense more toward Lance’s strengths, so that we could all see just what kind of ceiling the young, former first-round pick has in store.