I think what gets me is when people say “if we trade out of #3, next year is a horrible draft class for QB so we’re screwed.” It’s as if in August 2023 the vast majority of draft pundits thought anyone except Williams and Maye would be high picks in 2024. Yet now there are 5-6 guys that may go top 20.
Every year another 3-4 guys, based on what they do between September and December, work up into the first round. This year it was Daniels, JJ, and probably Nix and Penix. Next year there will be another group of guys who “worked their way up.”
I don’t think we can fear what’s “not there” in 2025 when there’s still a full season of college football to be kicked off between now and then.
If they can get three firsts for #3, especially from a team like Minnesota who doesn’t have a real QB and if they get one the QB will be a rookie (so a potential 2025 pick should be mid round or higher), I think the Patriots have to take it.
With that capital, the Patriots could easily play the board and likely draft a #1 WR, OT, TE, and maybe a “lower tier” QB like Nix or Penix within the first 50 picks. If they want to wait on the QB with the 2025 capital, they could take another corner.
Every year another 3-4 guys, based on what they do between September and December, work up into the first round. This year it was Daniels, JJ, and probably Nix and Penix. Next year there will be another group of guys who “worked their way up.”
I don’t think we can fear what’s “not there” in 2025 when there’s still a full season of college football to be kicked off between now and then.
If they can get three firsts for #3, especially from a team like Minnesota who doesn’t have a real QB and if they get one the QB will be a rookie (so a potential 2025 pick should be mid round or higher), I think the Patriots have to take it.
With that capital, the Patriots could easily play the board and likely draft a #1 WR, OT, TE, and maybe a “lower tier” QB like Nix or Penix within the first 50 picks. If they want to wait on the QB with the 2025 capital, they could take another corner.
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