Patriots 2024 Offseason Thread

Steve Belichick has an interview with the University of Washington for the defensive coordinator job. I thought it was weird he didn't get the position here. He's done a very good job.

thespun.com/more/top-stories/bill-belichicks-son-reportedly-interviewing-for-new-job

I literally waited till last watching tape on Michael Pratt among the top 8 guys. Why? He's basically a prototypical Patriot QB prospect under Bill, per scouting reports. That's basically true watching tape. You see why teams like him, go watch the Oklahoma tape from his 2nd year. Why? He only played two power 5 conferences games in his career and it shows his best traits. Oklahoma dominates the line, he just keeps his team in the game. He's a very quick runner, but he took monster shots in that game and that'a big worry. Was throwing mid level lasers that his receivers kept dropping.

I can see some teams thinking maybe he's a starter, his arm strength is by far the weakest of the top 8 guys. Heck Mac Jones can throw better deep passes. He's an IQ, make the right reads, play 110% gamer type QB. He likely needs time to adjust, only guy among top 8 that didn't play in a major 5 conference. Lots of things he did won't translate. 2023 tape is full of a ton of time to throw and open WRs. Plays SMU at end of year has horrible game, SMU played three 5 power teams losing all of them including to crappy TCU and Boston College. Showing you the massive difference in play level and amount of NFL type talent. Only other power 5 tape is USC Bowl game last year, but they were a horrible D that was down a bunch of talent.

Senior Bowl he was taking WR aside and talking with them, getting on same page. Crap NFL scouts will love. It's all what you want out of your QB and he certainly has traits you love. I'm just looking for more of a big play guy, but if Mayo is trying to recreate Bill system, they might like him.

BTW players voted for top players at each position on each team, Penix and Rattler were the top QB guys, not Pratt.

Ben McAdoo being brought in as an offensive assistant

Idrc either way but I like the scary movie 1 deputy Dewey vibes

On today's PFF 3-rounder I went ALL MEAT: OT Alt, OT Suamataia & DT T'vondre Sweat. Build from the trenches out.

But PFF doesn't let non-subscribers trade. Given a choice I'd trade down as much as possible -- huge value there. See if I can add a couple or three more top 40-50 draftees. Don't know that this type opportunity will come along again (some will argue without an upgrade at QB it'll happen again next year -- I say, gotta get the rest of the team fortified first). Big, strong, tough, that's what I like.

I'd be curious how his numbers were pre and post McDaniels and pre and post Garapollo. Maybe that's what he's more referring when he says he was more featured than in New England. Just a stretch, but that’s two big in-season changes. He's not the first player to not be a fan of the Bill experience. I know Gronk and Amendola are also on that list.

If they really split over a 1 million difference that annoys me to no end because he was clearly the best receiver on the market and would have been the best WR in NE. He had great chemistry with Mac.

This team could have snuck into the playoffs if they had simply signed Meyers and Hopkins.

But I'll agree he sounds very bitter and is being someone disingenuous. We knew he was bitter since the JuJu contract and he Tweeted, "cold world".

Nothing to do with this post, but I just read that 41% of Americans think that people and dinosaurs lived at the same time. Is that an indication of our educational system or was the poll just taken in Alabama?

Well they were on the Ark together. 

We must have watched different teams because there was no sneaking into playoffs signing Meyers and Hopkins. Only way you make playoffs is doing what Bill wanted to do but Kraft was against it, dumping Mac Jones!

You wanna talk about fun or crap like that okay. I'll laugh at you, but can understand it. I can't understand this crap Meyers is talking about and $ 1 million is nothing on a $33 million contract. You can't look at Bill and say he was crazy with the way he valued Meyers compared to the market. It's like with Karras he let some small amount make a huge difference, but he was right there value wise on his market. Bill helped turn an undrafted free agent into a multi millionaire, he's talking about scraps to feed his family. That's crazy!

Mel Kiper & Field Yates discuss top of draft decisions, including NE (to QB or not to QB):

Longtime college & draft prospect writer (he writes the annual FREAKS column) of The Athletic, Nick Baumgardner, does not find Daniels to be a Johnny-Come-Lately QB prospect:




It's going to be great drama how these QB decisions play out. Reputations will be made; jobs will be lost; some analysts will take victory laps while others will be mocked relentlessly. Good times.