New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo mentioned this weekend that the staff is holding all of its choices open within the draft, and isn’t essentially set on taking a quarterback with the No. 3 total decide within the draft.
Quarterback is sort of universally regarded to be the Patriots’ largest want this offseason after formally giving up on 2021 first-round decide Mac Jones and buying and selling him to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Given how top-heavy 2024 NFL Draft class is with quarterbacks, it appears to be a provided that the Patriots would reap the benefits of that.
However Mayo mentioned that won’t essentially be the case, and that the staff has an important veteran chief in Jacoby Brissett in the event that they wanted to begin him.
“It is the precedence proper now,” Mayo mentioned, via NFL.com. “However with that being mentioned, you need to actually be in love with the man to take him at No. 3. So actually all of the choices are nonetheless open for us.
“A man like Jacoby, he is an important chief. Everybody loves him. To get him again within the constructing is certainly useful for us. And truthfully, look, he might completely be our starter this yr. We’ll need to see. Like I mentioned, we’re not lifeless set at taking a quarterback at No. 3, however we do really feel good having a man like Jacoby able to go.”
Numerous this could possibly be simply pre-draft smokescreens and never making an attempt to tip their arms an excessive amount of.
Or maybe a case in making an attempt to drum up commerce curiosity within the decide.
However when it comes time to decide on that decide the Patriots ought to suppose lengthy and onerous earlier than they do something apart from taking a quarterback. The whole lot within the NFL runs by the place, and it’s nearly unimaginable to significantly compete for a championship with out excessive stage play on the place.
No one ought to know that in addition to the Patriots. They had been the gold customary for title rivalry throughout the Tom Brady period, however have struggled since he left the staff with a 29-38 report within the 4 years since whereas biking by a group of mediocre quarterbacks.
Groups don’t usually discover themselves ready the place it has a top-three decide within the draft, particularly in a category the place there are at the very least three quarterbacks worthy of a decide on the prime of the draft.
With USC’s Caleb Williams anticipated to go to the Chicago Bears at No. 1 total, the Patriots could possibly be taking a look at a alternative of both North Carolina’s Drake Maye or LSU’s Jayden Daniels relying on who the Washington Commanders take.
There could be some temptation to take one of many prime broad receivers in that spot, or even perhaps commerce again for extra draft picks, however except they’ve a quarterback nothing else goes to work within the short-term or long-term.
Quarterback ought to be the decide for the Patriots.
