Day two of the NFL Draft kicks off at 7 pm tonight. Here are some prospects to watch for the Patriots in rounds two and three. Patrick Paul, OT, Houston: Paul has started 44 games in his career at Houston. He has the requisite length necessary to play left tackle (6-7 331). Taking him at 34 might be a little high but if the Patriots trade down, he would be…
Both Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo made it clear last night that there is no timetable for when newly drafted Drake Maye will be the team’s starting quarterback. Listening to the two, it sounds like there is no expectation of Maye playing early. When Mayo was asked when Maye might be ready to start, Mayo actually referenced former coach Bill Belichick when talking about the process of developing players. “I…
Image courtesy of Drake Maye’s Instagram Patriots fans rejoice! The Patriots got their man as they drafted North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye third overall in the first round of the NFL Draft. The pick changes the trajectory of a franchise seemingly going backwards in recent years. Maye was mocked to the Patriots by several local and national experts so it was expected he was going to be the pick. It…
Image courtesy of ESPN. Tonight will be the first big step in this new era of New England Patriots football. The Patriots need to come out of the first round with not only their franchise quarterback of the future, but also another player they could pair up with him as well. Whether it is a tackle or a wide receiver. They should look into trading back into the first round….
Jon Lyons, Jake Hamilton and I did our first annual final mock draft on Tuesday night’s episode of Patriots Pulse. Here is how we did. We took ten players overall after making a second round trade with the Chargers. We addressed all of the team’s needs including a couple of long term needs. Round 1: Pick 3: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina: Stick and pick. It is that simple. The…
The Patriots thought they had their quarterback of the future in Mac Jones after taking him 15th overall in 2021 but after two years of regression, they moved on from him this off-season, trading him to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now comes a new opportunity to truly find Tom Brady’s heir apparent and the next great quarterback in franchise history. It is a good year to be picking at the top…
Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Maye originally committed to Alabama but then chose to follow his father and brother’s lead and attend the University of North Carolina where he started 26 of 30 games and threw for 8,018 yards and 63 touchdown passes. He had a better season in 2022 under former offensive coordinator Phil Longo who left after the season to join Luke Fickell’s staff at Wisconsin. Maye was…
Daniels has had quite an interesting path to the NFL. He was in college for five years starting with his time at Arizona State. He played with the Sun Devils from 2019 to 2021. He then transferred to LSU where he played well in 2022 and burst into the scene last season. He won the Heisman Trophy completing 66.3 percent of his passes for 3,812 yards, 40 touchdown passes and…
Image courtesy of Michigan Athletics A flat out winner. McCarthy only lost one game at Michigan. Has won a championship at every level of football McCarthy has played in. He is a winner. Plain and simple. Here is my scouting report on J.J McCarthy. J.J McCarthy, QB, 6-2 219, Michigan Arm Strength: Strong arm. McCarthy can put some zip on the ball. Has good velocity and zip on his ball….
Brian Thomas, WR, 6-2 209, LSU Hands: Thomas has strong hands and a wide catch radius. He can go up and catch the ball versus man coverage and win in contested catch situations. Has a wide catch radius and it shows up on film all the time. Patterns:Long strider who chews up grease off the snap. Gets in and out of cuts with ease. Drops his hips on breaks and……