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All the fixings: Five-point plan to repair the Patriots offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
‘Tis the season and all, but what exactly is there for Patriots fans to be thankful for these days? Beyond 22-year-old quarterback Drake Maye and happy memories, they may be hard-pressed to come up with much else that quickly finds the tip of their tongue.
Luckily for them, we’re getting closer and closer to the time during which a largely unwatchable roster will have a chance to be gutted and overhauled.
Be thankful, Patriots fans, for the top-of-the-first-round draft pick. Be thankful for the truckloads of available salary cap space (and, more importantly, real dough) to spend. Be thankful that the front office in Foxboro has no choice but to urgently address holes on the roster in order to maximize the abilities of its rookie quarterback on a remarkably cost-effective rookie contract.
It’s all you’ve got.
Once upon a time, this region believed wholeheartedly that real football didn’t begin until after Thanksgiving. Now, the post-Thanksgiving portion of the regular-season schedule is but a preamble to the roster-building portion of the year-long NFL calendar. It’s a stretch of time that will, for New Englanders, determine the level of happiness many are able to realize on Sundays in the fall of 2025 and beyond. It may determine the franchise’s well-being for years.
No pressure.
When the time comes, what can Eliot Wolf, Matt Groh and the rest of the Patriots front office do to alter the organization’s course? We’ve asked around, and due to the importance of Maye’s development, most would agree the rebuild needs to focus on the offensive side of the ball.
“When you have a quarterback on a rookie contract, that’s the time to surround him,” said one AFC executive. “That’s the time to try to help him… I think that kid might be the best of all of [the rookie quarterbacks]. He’s accurate. It’s his size, his makeup, everything. It looks like he’s wired right for…
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Publish date : 2024-11-27 21:58:00
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