Patriots Commentary:

The Patriots made a very bad decision to trade down with the LA Chargers.  This was a swap of picks as the Patriots gave up #34 and #137 to drop down 3 spots to obtain #37 and #110.

Going into the 2024 season, Jacoby Brissett should be the starter. Brissett is a former Patriot who is well acquainted with offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and quarterback coach T.C. McCartney from their time with Cleveland. Brissett, along with Van Pelt and McCartney, can and should serve as sounding boards for Maye. This right here is far better than whatever passed as coaching for Jones over the last few years save for Bill O’Brien or Josh McDaniels. Maye comes into an environment that is already better than what Jones had.

Some thoughts coming off of Thursday night’s first round, with the New England Patriots likely spending some time today regrouping ahead of Friday night’s day two selections.

Brown had 88 catches for 1496 yards with 11 TDs in 2022. He followed that up with 106 catches for 1456 yards and 7 TDs in 2023.

Mitchell is an ascending prospect with the size, length, speed, and athleticism to threaten all three levels (short, intermediate, and long) on the football field. At 6’2, 205, he ran a 4.34 in the 40

Nothing is ever off the table. The Patriots at #3 will get either Daniels or Maye, but in essence, neither is a consolation prize.

In his Pro Day outing, Drake Maye, settled down and made some long throws that easily went 40-50+ yards with ease. 

Asking to fill all three (QB,T, WR) via the draft puts too much pressure on the board, They have to fill at least one via free agency. 

The final straw broke the camel’s back.  When Tyron Smith signed a one-year deal with the NY Jets, this transaction spelled the doom of rookie GM Eliot Wolf’s 1st foray into Free Agency. 

The only way I wouldn’t stand pat at #3 is because I’d have serious concerns about either Maye or Daniels being “the guy”

New defacto GM Eliot Wolf has certainly been busy.  He’s spent the first couple of days trying to sift through the rubble and clean up the mess, and he’s made relatively good progress.

Henry has been a reliable and productive red-zone target for the Patriots, scoring nine TDs in 2021 and six in 2023.

The latest two episodes of “The Dynasty” dropped Thursday night with episode seven focusing in on the “DeflateGate” situation and it was absolutely frustrating to watch.

“You don’t want to game plan for me. You want to game plan with me,” Drake Maye said at the NFL Combine this week.

“Matthew Slater deserves every accolade someone could receive. He added that Slater was the “best core special teams player in NFL history.”