2024 season: 4-13, fourth in AFC East, missed qualifiers
Preview: The patriots had to be bad, with a list poor in talent. This did not prevent them from dismissing Jerod Mayo after a single season as a chief coach. The patriots started OK, including a victory at Cincinnati during the week 1. It ended up being the most brilliant highlight of the season for them.
The Patriots were not good in attack or defense, although the choice of recovery of the first round in 2024, Drake Maye, gave a lot of hope in the future. The Patriots did not show much improvement at the end of the season, although it seemed unfair to pin that everything on Mayo, who received a bad list with which to work. However, Mayo was dismissed at the end of the season.
It has been replaced by Mike Trobel, who can build a new culture but has a lot to work in terms of talent. The only good news is that Maye looks like a caretaker in the quarter. The construction work around Maye begins this offseason, starting with the fourth choice of draft and a lot of wage ceiling space.
Key -free agents
CB Jonathan Jones
De Deatrich Wise Jr.
Dt Daniel Ekue
QB Jacoby Brissett
Te Austin Hooper
Who is in / out: Often, when the teams have an excessive amount of ceiling space, some will be used to get their own free agents. The patriots do not have this problem. Jones and Wise are solid players, but the reconstruction patriots should not spend big for anyone in their thirties. It also seems clean of a slate as you will find it in the NFL with regard to the construction of the list.
Key needs for free agent
Offensive line
Receiver
Rusher on board
Why the holes? The Patriots have done a bad work of acquiring talents in the last seasons of Bill Belichick, including terrible land. The NFL 2024 draft class had Drake Maye, and it is the most important piece, but there are not many other obvious circuits. When you continue to miss the drafts of draft and free agent, you find yourself like the patriots, needing help almost all positions. Apart from the quarter, anyway.
Do they have the money?
The good part of not having many first -rate players is that you don’t have many big contracts in books. The patriots have an amazing space of $ 123 million, According to Spotrac. It is more than any other NFL team from far away in the offseason. They should be a major player in a free agency.
Notable potential cuts
Wr Kendrick Bourne
Sion passport
Why they might have left: The patriots do not have many players who are obvious candidates. Bourne has a ceiling number of $ 7.9 million for 2025, but it is not as if the patriots had a lot of receiving depth if they were cut. And it is not as if the patriots were to clean any ceiling space.
Draft choice
1st round: n ° 4
2nd round: n ° 38
3rd round: n ° 69
3rd round (from the hawks): n ° 77
4th round
5th round
7th round (titans)
7th round
7th round (chargers)
Good draft adjustment
Will Campbell, OT, LSU
Why him? Patriots must prioritize Drake Maye with this project class. This could mean a higher receiver like Tetairoa McMillan, but it is never a bad idea to build the offensive line. The Patriots line has been in ruins for some time, and it could be the worst offensive line of the NFL in 2024. It would be difficult to transmit a player like the cornerback Travis Hunter if it falls in fourth, but New England must be smart on the protection of Maye.
The good news is that New England nailed the QB choice last year; Drake Maye was remarkably ready as a recruit. But the rest of the offense needs help around him. Start with an impact line player or two – New England blockers looked like a mass pike toll – and think of a receiver; The Patriots probably missed with Ja’lynn Polk in the second round last year (Oh, how it stings, passing the probable star Ladd McConkey). –Scott Pianowski
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