Mike Reiss is arguably the most plugged-in media member this area has had since Will McDonough. So, it’s no surprise that Reiss had three interesting little nuggets of reporting on Thursday morning just hours before the biggest draft for the Patriots since 1993. The nugget about No. 34 is interesting since that pick has been linked quite a bit to a possible trade for Tee Higgins. But, if New England…

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…

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…

Image courtesy of New England Patriots  Ok. Let’s get away from the current draft for a minute or two. It’s all been talked to death and we’ll finally know the future of the franchise in just over 24 hours. In the mean time, it is pretty crazy to sit back and think about how long this fan base got to go without having to worry about screwing up a Top…