Patriots are #1 in something for 2024

[Sciz]

The long list of excuses made for Bryce Young in order to support a bump up to 28 is a really good example of how articles like this always just boil down to an author needing to present their prior opinions as some kind of future prediction, despite whatever other facts get in the way.

 

[maust]

The Ringer has Patriots' offense ranked last in NFL for 2024

No one is feeling optimistic about the Patriots offense in 2024, but could they have the worst offense in the NFL?

www.cbsnews.com

This is well deserved. Contributors to this:

1. BB mismanaging (butchering) the roster for at least the past 4 years with no post Brady strategic plan
2. Wolfe drafting Maye, knowing he won't be ready for another year at least
3. Wolfe going bargain bin hunting for OL and not adequately addressing the most important position for developing a sound offense
4. Not upgrading or adding to the RB position
5. Inability to trade for, draft or sign a dynamic WR
6. Not upgrading the TE position
7. Not aggressively pursing a "name" head coach and OC that might help to attract top tier talent.

There were opportunities

1. Sign a starting QB1 better than Brisset (e.g. Garropolo)
2. Accept the Vikings trade (11 and 23 for 3), in which case they could have taken an OL and a WR or QB
3. Be more aggressive in FA market;
sign Jimmy Garropolo as QB1
sign Gerald Everett as TE,
sign Tyron Smith as LT,
sign Mike Williams, Curtis Samuel or Gabe Davis at WR
sign Austin Ekeler, Josh Jacobs or D'Andre Swift as RB
4. Draft Marvin Harrison Jr. at #3 and get someone who can help immediately

My point is that the Patriots chose to be passive and accept that they would suck this year and play the long game.
They could have come out swinging and made an attempt to be competitive this year (obviously not a SB contender).

As it is it's obvious that the front office has accepted being a non competitive team this year with an eye on the future. It worked for GB (Wolfe model) but there have been teams that this approach resulted in being perennial loser until the team won the QB lottery (Cinncinatti- pre Burrows, Cleveland pre Watson, Jets pre Rogers, Buffalo pre Allen for example)

If Maye does not pan out as a star QB by 2025 or 2026, this team will obviously be stuck in purgatory (yes I am captain obvious). Unfortunately the Patriots probably chose the least NFL ready QB of all QB';s drafted in first round.

 

[IcyPatriot]

The Ringer has Patriots' offense ranked last in NFL for 2024

No one is feeling optimistic about the Patriots offense in 2024, but could they have the worst offense in the NFL?

www.cbsnews.com

This is well deserved. Contributors to this:

1. BB mismanaging (butchering) the roster for at least the past 4 years with no post Brady strategic plan
2. Wolfe drafting Maye, knowing he won't be ready for another year at least
3. Wolfe going bargain bin hunting for OL and not adequately addressing the most important position for developing a sound offense
4. Not upgrading or adding to the RB position
5. Inability to trade for, draft or sign a dynamic WR
6. Not upgrading the TE position
7. Not aggressively pursing a "name" head coach and OC that might help to attract top tier talent.

There were opportunities

1. Sign a starting QB1 better than Brisset (e.g. Garropolo)
2. Accept the Vikings trade (11 and 23 for 3), in which case they could have taken an OL and a WR or QB
3. Be more aggressive in FA market;
sign Jimmy Garropolo as QB1
sign Gerald Everett as TE,
sign Tyron Smith as LT,
sign Mike Williams, Curtis Samuel or Gabe Davis at WR
sign Austin Ekeler, Josh Jacobs or D'Andre Swift as RB
4. Draft Marvin Harrison Jr. at #3 and get someone who can help immediately

My point is that the Patriots chose to be passive and accept that they would suck this year and play the long game.
They could have come out swinging and made an attempt to be competitive this year (obviously not a SB contender).

As it is it's obvious that the front office has accepted being a non competitive team this year with an eye on the future. It worked for GB (Wolfe model) but there have been teams that this approach resulted in being perennial loser until the team won the QB lottery (Cinncinatti- pre Burrows, Cleveland pre Watson, Jets pre Rogers, Buffalo pre Allen for example)

If Maye does not pan out as a star QB by 2025 or 2026, this team will obviously be stuck in purgatory (yes I am captain obvious). Unfortunately the Patriots probably chose the least NFL ready QB of all QB';s drafted in first round.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

Nonsense. You don’t pass on a guy you believe will be a top 10 QB just because he needs a year to develop. Maye has elite physical tools beyond what any other remaining QB in the class had, or any other QB coming out next year.

He was a .500 QB in a terrible league in college, and you think he is going to be a top ten NFL QB?

 

[archstanton543]

He was a .500 QB in a terrible league in college, and you think he is going to be a top ten NFL QB?

Good thing football is a team sport.

 

[p8ryts]

Well, if you are on the bottom, you have nowhere to go but up. So, there is hope.

 

[mikey m]

He was a .500 QB in a terrible league in college, and you think he is going to be a top ten NFL QB?

I know you’re not dumb enough to believe there’s a 1:1 correlation between college success and NFL success, particularly for QBs. But if so.. Tim Tebow.

 

[sb1]

I know you’re not dumb enough to believe there’s a 1:1 correlation between college success and NFL success, particularly for QBs. But if so.. Tim Tebow.

Akiki Smith, JaMarcus Russell, Tebow... there's a ton of them

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

I know you’re not dumb enough to believe there’s a 1:1 correlation between college success and NFL success, particularly for QBs. But if so.. Tim Tebow.

He played in the ACC! outside of Clemson, the conference stinks! and even Clemson had a bad year last year! He was 4-4 in the ACC last year. So he hasn't played against elite talent, and when he played against mediocre talent, he lost! Daniel Jones had a better record in the ACC!

Against Clemson he was 16-36 for only 209 yards 1 TD and 1 INT and 4 sacks. And he had a better WR in college than he will have with the Pats!

 

[mikey m]

He played in the ACC! outside of Clemson, the conference stinks! and even Clemson had a bad year last year! He was 4-4 in the ACC last year. So he hasn't played against elite talent, and when he played against mediocre talent, he lost! Daniel Jones had a better record in the ACC!

Against Clemson he was 16-36 for only 209 yards 1 TD and 1 INT and 4 sacks. And he had a better WR in college than he will have with the Pats!

Patrick Mahomes

 

[sb1]

Scouting college box scores for a QB is a useless exercise. Scout the player and his traits not the numbers.