F
New England Patriots
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says F.
by HIIIIIIII ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 0 steals
· 0 reaches
The Patriots lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.
The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 3rd pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
In pick 4 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Patrick Paul in pick No. 68 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Bucky Irving in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.