You all can complain all you want, but the big problem is Elliot Wolfe. He's the de facto GM and has the authority. Kraft said before the season started, that the front office would be reviewed after the draft and necessary changes would be made. Elliot Wolfe is trying like hell to keep his job and not doing it. As I type, the Patriots have roughly $55M of cap space nd Wolfe is trying to convince Kraft to flip as much as possible to 2025. Why??
Because he's not his father Ron Wolfe and figures if he doesn't spend any more money and can finagle around in the draft, he'll come out the official GM title.
Where does that leave the Patriots? Sucking hind tit. He's terrified that he'll sign a bunch of guys like Belichick did in 2022 and they'll suck equally. That says that he hasn't done any homework on free agents. He's completely focused on keeping the job, hence he's not going to stick his neck out and expose it to an axe.
The Patriots had three major needs coming into the new season. 1. Quarterback. 2. Left Tackle. 3. Wide Receiver.
Not a single position has been addressed. Right now, he signed a 31 year old backup QB. He signed two RT. He's signed zero WR. Players are signing everywhere but NE because he's not trying to sign anyone. I didn't want Ridley once he said he was waiting until Wednesday to make sure Jacksonville would get a draft pick or re-sign him. He did not want to go NE because of the 5% income tax and the additional 4% millionaire's tax. NE would have had to offer him $102M to match the $92M he got from Tennessee or $24M a year. He's not a premier WR, just the best available free agent WR in 2024.
Right now he could make a splash with WR Mike Williams, Tyler Boyd, Odell Beckham or Mike Thomas. He could sign LT Donovan Smith or even Trent Brown. Hell, I'd take Boyd, Beckham and Trent Brown and before I closed the checkbook, I'd sign CB Stephon Gilmore and take a wild shot at Jadevon Clowney. Put a team out on the field that could compete and draft a QB, WR and LT to learn from the vets.
Because he's not his father Ron Wolfe and figures if he doesn't spend any more money and can finagle around in the draft, he'll come out the official GM title.
Where does that leave the Patriots? Sucking hind tit. He's terrified that he'll sign a bunch of guys like Belichick did in 2022 and they'll suck equally. That says that he hasn't done any homework on free agents. He's completely focused on keeping the job, hence he's not going to stick his neck out and expose it to an axe.
The Patriots had three major needs coming into the new season. 1. Quarterback. 2. Left Tackle. 3. Wide Receiver.
Not a single position has been addressed. Right now, he signed a 31 year old backup QB. He signed two RT. He's signed zero WR. Players are signing everywhere but NE because he's not trying to sign anyone. I didn't want Ridley once he said he was waiting until Wednesday to make sure Jacksonville would get a draft pick or re-sign him. He did not want to go NE because of the 5% income tax and the additional 4% millionaire's tax. NE would have had to offer him $102M to match the $92M he got from Tennessee or $24M a year. He's not a premier WR, just the best available free agent WR in 2024.
Right now he could make a splash with WR Mike Williams, Tyler Boyd, Odell Beckham or Mike Thomas. He could sign LT Donovan Smith or even Trent Brown. Hell, I'd take Boyd, Beckham and Trent Brown and before I closed the checkbook, I'd sign CB Stephon Gilmore and take a wild shot at Jadevon Clowney. Put a team out on the field that could compete and draft a QB, WR and LT to learn from the vets.
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