Daily news and links for Thursday
TEAM TALK
- Patriots Draft Countdown podcast: Previewing the QBs. (25 min. video)
- Mike Dussault and Evan Lazar make their Patriots mock draft 2.0: Drale Maye and a 1st-round trade. (7 min. video)
- Patriots Catch-22: Top 10 mock drafts, Michael Penix visit with NE, Top 50 big board. (2 hours)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Spotlighting the QB draft class, Jayden Daniels unconventional playing style, WR landscape. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jordy McElroy offers a Patriots’ 53-man roster projection ahead of 2024 NFL draft.
- Taylor Kyles’ Patriots 2024 Draft Big Board: Wide Receivers.
- Andrew Callahan identifies 10 potential Offensive Tackle prospects for the Patriots.
- Amin Touri explores whether QB Drake Maye the right fit for the Patriots at No. 3.
- Marc Bertrand says he’d rather Patriots trade back than take J.J. McCarthy 3rd overall.
- Danny Jaillet says that sitting a rookie QB could make sense for Patriots with barren offense.
- Mark Daniels takes a look at whether the Patriots should draft another kicker, even though the team picked Chad Ryland last year.
- Rhys Knott spotlights 3 positions the Patriots could double-dip in the 2024 Draft.
- Keagan Stiefel relays NFL Draft Insider Daniel Jeremiah on his plan to address the Patriots’ biggest needs.
- Darren Hartwell highlights Albert Breer on what he’s hearing about why the Patriots added Michael Penix Jr. to their meeting list, the likelihood they trade the No. 3 pick and more.
- Ian Logue’s Wednesday Patriots Notebook: Latest ESPN report; Patriots fielding calls for No. 3; Odds and ends.
- Ian Logue’s Thursday Patriots Notebook: Belichick Set for draft appearance with McAfee; Year two is key for players; More.
- Lauren Campbell highlights Bill Belichick mentioning how the Patriots ‘weren’t heartbroken’ that the Steelers drafted a potential Jets pick in 2023
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Mailbag: Patriots hold the key to this year’s loaded NFL Draft QB class; Plus answers to questions on the Jets, Raiders, Bills and more with the draft only days away.
- Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: A guide to 5th-year options for 2021 first-round picks. The window is closing.
- Ben Solak (The Ringer) What charting reveals about the NFL Draft’s big six QBs.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Top five 2024 NFL Draft prospects by position 3.0: Laiatu Latu new top edge rusher.
- Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) First round likely to set record for number of offensive players taken.
- Sheil Kapadia (The Ringer) The six traps every NFL GM must avoid.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick: Media reports on players’ draft stock come from their agents, not teams.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick: No draft pick is ready on Day 1 as a rookie, except Lawrence Taylor.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Top 15 first-round values of the last 10 NFL Drafts.
- Ali Bhanpuri, et al (NFL.com) Three win-win trades for Round 1 of 2024 NFL Draft. Patriots included.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) 2023 NFL mock draft with all trades: Deals for 32 first-round picks – with commentary. Patriots trade down from No. 3 to the Raiders.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Rapid concussion blood test gets FDA approval, could be used on sidelines in future.
- Ben Austro (Football Zebras) Walt Anderson stepping down as senior VP of officiating. /Anderson ‘stepped down’ a long time ago. Anderson had an opportunity to show integrity during deflategate, but he chose to keep his mouth shut. He allowed Tom Brady swing in the breeze and take the hits, just so he could keep his job.
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Robert Kraft should be thanking Bill Belichick, not talking behind his back. ‘No matter how great Brady was, the coach who designed the game plans, drafted the players and ran the staff played a role in winning too.’ /Good read.
- Karen Guregian frankly never liked the Belichick Way and after the ESPN report, implies it’s passé.
- Mike Kadlick talks about how Bill Belichick has a job again. /I’ll be watching.
- Liz Roscher (Yahoo! Sports) Bill Belichick joining ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ as 2024 NFL Draft analyst.
- Pat McAfee Show (ESPN) Bill Belichick says he’s still studying film. (1 min. video)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Are Patriots paying Bill Belichick $25 million this year?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Ali Marpet: Tom Brady offered cash incentives for successful screen passes.
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