Predict the Patriots record for the upcoming 2024 season

[patman52]

Great point!

Getting a free agent or two because the team starts winning is more important than having high draft picks and continuing to lose/

And I don't think the team should be built with high end free agents. you add outside FA to fill the needs to complete the team.

 

[Real fan 02]

yes I do, the team needs top end talent. You draft guys like Maye, Harrison etc when you are at the top. I want them to be competitive in the loses, that is all.

No you don't. Winning is better. Look at Houston. Why do you think Diggs wanted to be traded there? That team was right where we were when they drafted CJ. Went to the divisional round and had Baltimore on the ropes moar of the game.

That's what the Patriots need. The QB to show progress, the team to win games and look like a contender. Players talk to each other all the time. The draft picks will be there, but your asking for trouble being a lottery team year in and out. We won at the highest level for so long because of the play of the QB. That's what we need more than anything.

 

[Real fan 02]

And I don't think the team should be built with high end free agents. you add outside FA to fill the needs to complete the team.

We have nice draft picks, you need a mix of FAs and draft picks. That's how you maintain a competitive NFL roster can't rely solely on one or the other you need both.

 

[Salsalife]

Another year..

 

[Real fan 02]

And I don't think the team should be built with high end free agents. you add outside FA to fill the needs to complete the team.

I've yet to see a team constantly picking in the top 5 each year win anything. We don't want to become a lottery team.. winning is the best thing an organization can do.

 

[sb1]

Lol

Then there 50 feet of crap… then there’s us.
- Billy Beane

 

[TheRainMaker]

Lol

Then there 50 feet of crap… then there’s us.
- Billy Beane

It seems as though the only people that think this roster is a "LT and QB" away are a couple posters on this board.

 

[jdlboot14]

So Keon White's accidental back-handed quip about BB, was really more of a telling revelation about a fear I've had lingering...
That Mayo will try too hard to be "authentic" as a players-coach, and he'll end up losing the necessary veil of separation between officer and enlisted, the thing that causes players to desire to gain approval from the man that won't grant it.
Almost every player hated BB at some point. Almost every player fought like hell for him and became a champion.

 

[Force Zero Boomer]

Both QBs can make plays out of the pocket. That's what you need in 2024. A solid 7 wins. Go Pats!

If you could choose between prime Brady and Mahomes to QB the Patriots this season, who would you pick?

 

[UrbanCowboy]

On a game by game basis it looks really grim. But the team overall really does look better on paper. Based on those two advanced analytics, I voted 8-9.

 

[patman52]

I've yet to see a team constantly picking in the top 5 each year win anything. We don't want to become a lottery team.. winning is the best thing an organization can do.

I don't want to pick in the top 5 every year, just next year. let's see what holes are on the team come January. If Mayo shows something in getting the pats competitive, Mayo shows upside, the free agents will come. YOu mention Houaston. Nick took over a 4 win team and only won 7 more games over the next two years before last years breakout.

 

[denverpatsfan]

If you could choose between prime Brady and Mahomes to QB the Patriots this season, who would you pick?

With this crappy Pats team? Neither. I'm good with Jacoby and Maye. Time to move on.

 

[Real fan 02]

I don't want to pick in the top 5 every year, just next year. let's see what holes are on the team come January. If Mayo shows something in getting the pats competitive, Mayo shows upside, the free agents will come. YOu mention Houaston. Nick took over a 4 win team and only won 7 more games over the next two years before last years breakout.

Right. But look what happened when they got a QB. Like maye, CJ was told he wasn't ready made he should sit behind Mills. CJ earned his Job in camp.. took his bumps early in the season and his team went to the divisional round and had the Ravens on the ropes.

I'd rather win, and have Drake developing that will do more for the overall success of the organization. Guys want to play with good QBs and winning teams. That formula worked for us for 19 seasons.

 

[mike_usagisan]

It seems as though the only people that think this roster is a "LT and QB" away are a couple posters on this board.

On a board for insane Pats fans!?! This place screams objectivity.

 

[Force Zero Boomer]

With this crappy Pats team? Neither. I'm good with Jacoby and Maye. Time to move on.

That's a cop out. But here, I'll hem you in even more: assume you're the GM for a new expansion franchise. Both prime Brady and Mahomes are available to helm your new team at the exact same cost. You must pick one. This is clearly a hypothetical. Choose: prime Brady or Mahomes, the best QB ever or the best "modern, the game has moved on" QB ever. I'm just looking forward to you saying you wouldn't take Brady, which means you pass on the GOAT, or that you would take Brady, undermining your whole "movement QBs are the future" assertion. Are you *really* going to tell me that Brady wouldn't be transcendent in today's NFL?

 

[denverpatsfan]

That's a cop out. But here, I'll hem you in even more: assume you're the GM for a new expansion franchise. Both prime Brady and Mahomes are available to helm your new team at the exact same cost. You must pick one. This is clearly a hypothetical. Choose: prime Brady or Mahomes, the best QB ever or the best "modern, the game has moved on" QB ever. I'm just looking forward to you saying you wouldn't take Brady, which means you pass on the GOAT, or that you would take Brady, undermining your whole "movement QBs are the future" assertion. Are you *really* going to tell me that Brady wouldn't be transcendent in today's NFL?

Mahomes is the future. As much as I hate to admit it. Have you watched him play? Less drama too. No cheating scandals. Happy now? LoL

 

[Force Zero Boomer]

Mahomes is the future. As much as I hate to admit it. Have you watched him play? Less drama too. No cheating scandals. Happy now? LoL

Wait, you think Brady cheated? Are you sure you're not a Jets fan?

I think you will realize that once Mahomes is north of 30, or has a serious injury that impairs his movement, that you chose poorly.

 

[denverpatsfan]

Wait, you think Brady cheated? Are you sure you're not a Jets fan?

I think you will realize that once Mahomes is north of 30, or has a serious injury that impairs his movement, that you chose poorly.

Ha! We shall see. I risked my life twice to cheer on the Pats at the Medowlands back in the day. Don't you dare!

 

[UrbanCowboy]

Lol

Then there 50 feet of crap… then there’s us.
- Billy Beane

geez, at those odds, might be worth throwing a few bucks on the pats. bills and dolphins are a little weaker, and the jets are depending on the aging nutbag rodgers. hmmmm

 

[Real fan 02]

Mahomes is the future. As much as I hate to admit it. Have you watched him play? Less drama too. No cheating scandals. Happy now? LoL

Personally I've said myself no one is surpassing Bill or brady. Why I say this? Brady payed 21 seasons and got 7.. Bill coached nearly 5 decades and got 8..

I don't see Mahomes playing until he's 40.. I don't see Andy Reid coaching into his 70s...