Snake Eyes
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
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They should look to draft one or two Wide Receivers. That's how success is built: Through the draft, not through big spending in Free Agency.
I don't care if the team has a bad record with drafting the position, they can't use that as an excuse. They need to draft and develop a wide receiver sooner or later.
Why is it necessary to draft a receiver? If they can aquire players in free agency and through trades, which they can, then they don't HAVE to draft one. The Pats offensive system relies on the ability to make post-snap sight adjustments, not everyone can do this and it's especially difficult to assess with college players.
Mike Lombardi's philosophy regarding the draft is "you draft what you can't buy", and I'm inclined to agree with him. It's going to be very tough to impossible to buy stud linemen and franchise QBs, so you kinda need to draft them, not as much with receivers. I'd rather not force a high pick on a receiver one doesn't really feel strongly about.