New England Patriots links 4/26/24 – Resetting the board for Day 2; Drake may have to wait to start

Daily news and links for Friday.

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar thumbnails the best available players for Day Two of the Draft. Pats have picks 34 and 68.
• Evan Lazar’s Film Review: Analyzing QB Drake Maye’s fit with the Patriots.
• Paul Perillo analyzes the new regime making its mark, taking QB Drake Maye with the third overall pick.
• Roundup: Experts react to the Patriots 2024 NFL Draft day 1 pick.
• Press Conference transcripts: Drake Maye (12 min. video) – Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo (15 min. video)
• Inside the Draft room after the selection of Drake Maye. (1.30 min. video) /Crowded room, dramatic music.
• Hype Video: Patriots first round pick Drake Maye. (39 sec. video)
• One-on-One with Eliot Wolf: Draft pick reaction. (3 min. video)
• From NFL Network: Bucky Brooks on New England selecting QB Drake Maye at No. 3 overall: ‘The comparisons to Buffalo Bills quarterback josh Allen are real’ on “NFL Draft Center” (2.43 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Andrew Callahan suggests the 19 best prospects for the Patriots on Day 2.
• Doug Kyed reports the Patriots are still looking to add offensive weapons and O-line help.
• Mark Daniels thinks the Patriots could weaponize the offense with these WRs in Round 2.
• Christopher Price resets the draft board: 11 players to watch for the Pats in Rounds 2 and 3. Want to make a rookie quarterback feel comfortable? Draft his college receiver, too.
• Alex Barth reminds us that drafting Drake Maye isn’t the end of a process for the Patriots, it’s the beginning.
• Ian Logue explains the Patriots now have to get to work after taking Drake Maye in Rd. 1.
• Mike Reiss gives us his take on the Patriots keeping the No. 3 pick and landing potential franchise QB Drake Maye in the first round.
• Matt Dolloff says Drake Maye is exactly the kind of quarterback the Patriots needed to gamble on.
• Jerry Thornton says the Patriots are BACK with their new franchise QB Drake Maye. “Sometimes in this world, if you keep hope alive, believe there is goodness in this world, and don’t lose your faith, you get what you asked for.”
• Mike D’Abate writes QB Drake Maye is ‘super pumped’ to ‘get to work,’ eager to put his own stamp on Pats Nation.
• Chris Mason explains why the Patriots should be excited about Drake Maye.
• Doug Kyed highlights Jerod Mayo on how he’s not yet ready to name Drake Maye as the team’s starting QB.
• Ben Volin calls Drake Maye the Patriots’ mulligan for Mac Jones and warns they better not mess it up.
• Andrew Callahan helps us get to know Drake Maye, the Patriots’ new face of the franchise.
• Ben Volin recaps how the first night of the draft unfolded: Have the Patriots found their man in Drake Maye?
• Doug Kyed’s Patriots extra points: Drake Maye hoping to develop relationship with Tom Brady. /Don’t we all, kid.
• Pats Procrastination podcast: Clare and Chudders recap and react to the first round of the draft. (37 min.)
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph discuss the new face of the franchise, QB Drake Maye and take an early look at Day 2. (35 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Chad Reuter (NFL.com) Day 1 quick-snap grades for all 32 teams. Patriots: A-. “…The Patriots will need to add more talent around him to ensure his success.”
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2024 NFL Draft grades for Round 1. Grade: B. “He might need some time on the bench, but he has the talent to develop into a good starting quarterback in this league. He just needs to fine tune a few mechanical things. The Patriots had to get a quarterback.”
• Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Pick-by-pick analysis for Round 1. Patriots: Drake Maye “…lacks the experience of other QBs in this draft, but if he can iron out some of his inconsistencies, he can be a superstar for the Patriots.“
• Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Overreactions, reality checks for 2024 NFL Draft: Kirk Cousins era already over? Big Year 1 for J.J. McCarthy?
• Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) The First Read: Winners and losers from Round 1. No Pats.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Round 1 winners and losers. No Pats.
• Kris Rhim (ESPN) Sources: Chargers declined Justin Herbert trade requests from New England and others.
• Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) Biggest steals in Round 1: Olu Fashanu to Jets, Dolphins taking Chop Robinson.
• Jeff Legwold (ESPN) First round of NFL draft sets record for offensive players selected.
• Marc Raimondi (ESPN) Agent: Cousins confused by Falcons’ Penix pick. /Don’t worry, she’s just a friend.
• Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Best prospects still available in 2024 NFL Draft.