Getty Images So, what are the Patriots doing at receiver? Eliot Wolf had plenty of praise for the current room when he met with the media on Thursday morning. But, Albert Breer has recently reported that the Patriots were one of a few teams to contact the Eagles regarding the availability of stud wideout AJ Brown. Brown turned his Instagram picture into Tom Brady and followed KJ Osborn and Jacoby……
Breaking down the Patriots picks in Dane Brugler’s seven round mock draft
Image courtesy of The Athletic The Athletic’s Dane Brugler released his annual seven round mock draft this week. Here is who he has the Patriots taking and my thoughts on it. Round 1, Pick 3: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina: I have been pretty steadfast in my belief that Maye is the pick if he is there. Dane thinks so too. Round 2, Pick 34: Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU: Suamataia……
Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #32 Isaiah Davis, RB, South Dakota State
Davis rushed for 4,548 yards and 50 touchdowns in his career at South Dakota State. He has been one of the most productive running backs in the country the past four years. Some of Davis’ accolades in 2023 include: First team All-American; First team All-MVFC; FCS rushing leader and he was a team captain. Davis has one of the most impressive resumes of any player in this draft class. Here……
Quarterbacks take center stage in Wolf’s pre-draft press conference
Patriots de facto general manager Eliot Wolf met with the media for about 20 minutes on Thursday morning and as one would expect, the focus was on the quarterbacks and what the Patriots will do with the third overall pick. Wolf addressed a variety of topics but the quarterbacks seemed to be on most media members minds in attendance. Wolf obviously did not reveal any of the Patriots draft plans……
One week from the draft, Patriots still ‘open for business’ with No. 3 pick
Take a shot on the potential QB of the future or immediately fix multiple roster holes with a trade down? It’s the biggest question the Patriots have faced in 30 years and it’s a week away. Eliot Wolf met with a the media in a packed room at Gillette Stadium on Thursday morning, exactly one week from ultimately having to make a future-altering choice at about 8:30 or so next…
Patriots Draft Need #6: EDGE
The Patriots seem to be set at outside linebacker/EDGE on paper but in reality, they could use another pass rusher. Especially one that gives them some juice off the corner. When you look at this draft class at EDGE, there are elite pass rushers at the top of the class in Dallas Turner of Alabama and Jared Verse of Florida State but the Patriots are not taking one early so……
Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #33: Joe Milton, QB, Tennessee
Joe Milton has the strongest arm in this draft and is the ultimate developmental project in this class. Milton started his career at Michigan before transferring prior to the 2020 season. Milton has technically only started one full season and that was last season where he threw 20 touchdown passes and for 2,813 yards. In this era of the spread offense, those are not eye popping numbers. Especially in Josh……
Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #34: Gabe Hall, DT, Baylor
Courtesy of Baylor Athletics A three year starter at Baylor, Hall could play the three technique defensive tackle in a 40 front and kick outside to a five technique defensive end in a 30 front. Hall had some ups and downs at Baylor but he put himself on the map with a solid Senior Bowl performance. He really caught coaches, scouts and talent evaluators attention and proved that he could……
Seven thoughts on ESPN’s “Voted off the island” piece
Getty Images A bombshell piece dropped by ESPN named “Voted off the island” detailed how Bill Belichick went from almost getting the Atlanta Falcons job in January to not finishing in the top three after a second interview with owner Arthur Blank and the Falcons brass. The piece was written by Seth Wickersham, Don Van Natta and Jeremy Fowler. 1. Bad blood between Kraft and Belichick: We always knew that…
Bill Belichick will still be front & center on 1st night of NFL Draft
Image courtesy of @PatMcAfeeShow Well, this could be fun. Pat McAfee announced on his show Wednesday that Bill Belichick will be joining his live broadcast during the draft. Belichick joined McAfee on the show and talked about the opportunity to still be front and center talking ball in front of the world next Thursday night. “Well, I’m looking forward to it…draft day, draft weekend is always an exciting time for…