This is our best WR group since what year?

[Zuma]

Boutte would have been an excellent slot WR if he didn't blow up his ankle in college. Diggs at his current age could still play slot better then Boutte. Brown, Doubs, Diggs "starting" would be amazing. Probably not smart money-wise though.

 

[goheels22002]

We'll see. Our wr group was good enough to win it all last year. Our offensive line was average at best and was garbage in the playoffs against the better teams. If our line doesn't improve I would say that our offense is possibly worse without Diggs who killed it in the slot.

I agree. There's little doubt that Drake Maye has a wonderful group of players - including the running backs and the rookie TE - to throw the ball to, but the proof will be on the offensive line. The defensive fronts and pass rushers they will see week after week with the 2026-2027 schedule is absolutely amazing. The athleticism and size of pass rushers in 2026 places so much pressure on OLs, especially young OLs, that any weakness is exposed as we saw last year.

I like what the Patriots have done this offseason - including a juicy scandal - but let's not become the Rex Ryan Jets and get all excited about winning the offseason. I'm waiting to see if the signings on the OL turns into a top ten OL - it may, but there's a lot of injury history up front to dampen the enthusiasm.