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New England Patriots
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: A-.
by The o ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 2 picks
· 1 steals
· 1 reaches
Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Patriots came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Mims at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
The cost of the Thomas Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 20th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Nice patience on Amarius Mims, who had no business lasting to No. 34. A need, and now a little less of one.