Cant wait to see Strange, Thorton and Strong play.
Throw in Parker, Bourne, White, Myers, Henry, Harris, Montgomery and Stevenson.
Strange must plug in right at LG immediately. If he doesn’t, that could turn out to be a disastrous pick.
But they drafted 3 linemen overall to protect Mac. The fastest WR and fastest RB, added to one of the best RB groups in the NFL. With Thornton and Parker added to the WR group, I think this can obviously be a more dangerous offense than last year.
Weird draft after last year, it seemed like they had changed their draft philosophy. Last year, They really didn’t reach for anyone, and in fact got great value in some spots, where guys were rated higher than where the Pats picked them. They went more with the grain compared to their past, and it was a great success.
This draft, was more like 2013-2020. With the usual head scratchers, reaches, and bypassing better talent by trading down in the 1st round. I think Thornton and Strong were there best picks. I actually like them both a lot, though the Thornton pick will be scrutinized a lot going forward, considering George Pickens and Skyy Moore went right after. But if Thornton can translate his talents to the NFL, he will be a huge part of the Pats offense going forward.
The 2021 draft was so good, besides the 3 that we got instant (excellent) contributions from, guys like Perkins & McGrone could make it 5, which would be their best draft in the last 10-15 years. So it’s like we have Perkins and McGrone as rookies as well. At least on the playing field, they have a year’s worth of classroom experience.
I think at the end of the day, the 3 or 4 that will come out of this draft and make key contributions to the Pat’s success are: Strange, Thornton, Marcus Jones and Pierre Strong. Anyone else will be a bonus.
