Patriots 2024 Offseason Thread

We can quibble on the players but their draft so far has been as expected tbh.

The Patriots were just one of the worst teams in the NFL. Probably worse than the Commanders. They need talent all over the place.

Well, the record was bad. Although I would suggest that was due to: 

1) bad QB play;
2) uneven OL play (& injuries);
3) most 1-score losses in NFL -- if the game was close (most were) they didn't win it. 

I don't think they "need talent all over the place." I think they need to square away the OL & get some good QB play & get back their 2 best defensive players, who they lost in Week 4 last year. Plus their all-pro PR & slot CB they lost in Week 2. 

Well, we can agree to disagree. You’re not a couple moves away from a super bowl when you’re that bad and have several dead contracts.

I don’t think these picks are because they think they are a few picks away its more they are building the foundation so that they don’t have to be drafting for “need.”

Mel was not a fan of the Day 2 picks:

Questionable picks and reaches from Rounds 2 and 

Not in order but:

RB
TE
DE
DT
LB
CB
FS

There’s not one position on the field you can look at and say that spot is all set and secure and you don’t need anyone there other than strong safety.

Edge we have Judon (who’s old) but we still need a stud opposite him and for the rotation to replace him. Jennings Uche and White do make this lower priority but upgrades are still necessary to be a top squad, maybe it comes from one or 2 of those guys.

DT they have Barmore but they don’t have the bigger bodied person Godchaux needs an upgrade for both production and youth.

ILB - Bentley and Tavai have played well but they are hardly studs.

CB - Gonzalez seems like a stud so let’s just assume their CB1 is locked down. Your depth chart is then Jones, Jones and Wade. They need more.

FS - we don’t have one


Contention isn’t happening next year this roster has a lot of upgrading needed all over.

At the end of the day, all that matters is if these guys can play. It’s interesting that the last 2 guys they picked were overshadowed by guys on their team that were top picks at their positions.

If Polk is a better Jacobi Meyers, that’s a home run pick at that spot. Is it the true number 1 guy we need? No but you pair that with Douglas in the slot and they are the complimentary weapons a true number 1 needs.

This offensive line needs help in every spot except the one Onwenu is playing. Center is locked down but we can all see the longer term need there. I’m pretty confident in Sow at RG but it’s not a sure thing yet. Strange and the other spot need up grades. Maybe it comes from Strange and others on the team but last year wasn’t good enough. Wallace seems to give options. If he’s a good player he will help. Can he move to LT? Being blocked by the number 2 LT in college football is a pretty good reason why he’d be playing RT.

On the surface, it feels like these guys were "reaches" in part bc they had teammates who were better (but also Top of the 1st rd talents).

Would Polk have been higher if Odunze wasn't there. Would Wallace have been higher if he hadn't had Fashanu on the left side.

They matched a riskier pick (Maye instead of one of the WRs or Alt) with safer picks. Were there honeruns on the board, sure? But, as UMass said, the hit doubles.

The more I hear about Polk the more he sounds like a big culture guy- the kinda guy you want to bring into a team trying to establish an identity. One of the tougher WR in the draft and a guy teammates love.

Wouldn't surprise me if they take another WR. Seems to be potential starters at RB and IOL which are both positions of need (at least long term).

Many feel this is a shallower draft so, in other positions of need, there may be little difference between late round and UDFA.