B-
New England Patriots
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a B- for the Patriots.
by Gadget ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 0 steals
· 5 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Bo Nix is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.
Reaching for Laube left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.
The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 3 they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
No edge and no loss on Ladd McConkey in pick 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A reach for Cooper Beebe in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dylan Laube well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A real head-scratcher, Dallin Holker in Round 4, Pick 36 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Matthew Jones. The roster fit checks out.