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To learn more about our privacy policy haga clic aquíWe do not ask the question in capital letters. It would be impertinent to use this approach to addre s the subject of drafting players with the six-time Super Bowl champions.
So be aware we do not mean this to be taken as: WHAT WERE THE PATRIOTS THINKING?
Were merely asking the question to acce s information: What were the Patriots thinking?
Having lost the greatest quarterback of all time, the GQBOAT, to an offseason free-agent departure, the Patriots began the 2020 NFL Draft with only Jarrett Stidham and his four career pa s attempts on the QB depth chart, curiously not updated to include 34-year-old veteran Brian Hoyer despite his addition as a free agent March 23.
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The Patriots might have had the opportunity, given abundant draft capital that encompa sed 11 picks on the final two days, to move into the first round and . They didnt budge.
The Patriots had the opportunity, at pick No. 37, to select Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts, so valued by the Eagles they even though they have Carson Wentz tied up with a contract worth more than $128 million. Instead they went with Division II safety Kyle Duggar of Lenoir-Rhyne.
The Patriots had the opportunity, at picks No. 60, No. 87, No. 91 and No Brandon Kintzler Jersey . 101to select Washington quarterback Jacob Eason, or Florida Internationals James Morgan, or Georgias Jake Fromm. New England pa sed on all of them in favor of promising pa s rusher Josh Uche of Michigan, then Alabama linebacker Anfernee Jennings, and then a pair of tight ends, Delvin Asiasi of UCLA and Dalton Keene of Virginia Tech.
And then, with Fromm still hanging onto the draft board, the Patriots selected kicker Justin Rohrwa ser Roenis Elias Jersey in the fifth round, at pick No. 159. They need a replacement for Stephen Gostkowski, as well, who was released in March after 14 years with the team.
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By the time they spent a pair of sixth-round picks on offensive linemen guards Michael Onwenu of Michigan and Justin Herron of Wake Forest they had made it clear that not only is their quarterback of the future not in this draft, their backup of the present is not, either. By the end of the draft, they had exercised 10 selections withoutchoosinga quarterback.
There still are two QBs on the free agent market who have started in the Super Bowl: Joe Flacco and Cam Newton. There is one who pa sed for more than 5,500 yards only a year ago: Jameis Winston. There are a couple with extensive experience as starters who still are reasonably young: Blake Bortles and Mike Glennon. It would seem Andy Dalton is gettable in a trade, though he still remains on the Bengals roster.
What Belichick thinks of any of them more to the Anthony Rendon Jersey point, thinks of them as potential Patriots is impo sible to say. He is Ebenezer Scrooge when it comes to information. The Boston Globes primary draft story Sunday contained only one quote from the man in charge. It was from two weeks earlier, expre sing not so much comfort with the teams quarterback situation as familiarity.
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The Patriots have owned the AFC East for nearly two decades. They are 91-25 against division opponents and have won the division championship every season but two since 2001 Gio Gonzalez Jersey . Some of that has been the obvious excellence of the Patriots, who have won six Super Bowls and played in three others. Some of that has been the rest of the teams performing like trash.
That may not continue to be the case. It wasnt entirely last year, when the Bills improved to 10-6 behind a stout defense that ranked second in the AFC in points allowed. (Behind the Patriots, of course). Miami is hoping top draft pick Tua Tagovailoa Andrew Stevenson Jersey will lead a Dolphins renai sance. It would seem to be a pivotal year for the Jets, with quarterback Sam Darnold in Year 3.
The Patriots invested much of this draft cla s in their defense, which will need to resume performing at an elite level with Brady no longer around and the quarterback situation so dicey. It is risky to doubt Belichick after two decades of uninterrupted excellence, but its not unfair to mention hes never won a playoff game, never even made it, with someone other than Brady as his quarterback.
At the moment, Belichick seems unconcerned. But who knows what hes thinking?