The Patriots were the first of the four teams to pick Saturday, with the No. 21 spot in the first round. They went for Minnesota running back Laurence Maroney, which was a must since their running game struggled last year and Corey Dillon's career is coming to the end.
New England didn't stop there. After losing David Givens to Tennessee in free agency, they had to get a weapon outside. So they moved up to the top of the second round with a trade and landed Florida's Chad Jackson, a guy some thought would be a mid-first-round pick.
The Patriots know how to get better on draft day, which is why they have been a dynasty the past five years.
Remember all that worry about how the Pats lost too many people in free agency and didn't do anything to replace them? Forget that. They're improved.