Trading diwn to 4 or 5 will net the Patriots Edge Abdul Carter, plus a high 2nd and 3rd round pick, and possibly a 2026 high 1st round pick. It would be moronic for the Patriots to sit and pick CB/WR Travis Hunter at 1/1!
Ideally, you could trade down twice from #1 and end up still in top 5. Tennessee would trade to ensure getting McMillian and not let Browns take him. The Browns would trade to ensure they get LT or Cameron Ward. There's a world where you get Carter at 5 for sure. Now you can trade back to mid 1st (14+) or early 22 overall and up, to get your LT. My preference is Josh Simmons, he's going to be a stud.
*If they can keep the 1st pick going into the off-season and are able to trade back within the Top 5 and stockpile picks…you ABSOLUTELY do that. Being able to get extra picks this year as well as an extra 1st round pick next year would be VITAL for this teams development of talent. If you can trade back and still be in a position to take someone like Hunter, Carter, McMillan, or Johnson…that would be a SLAM DUNK.*
IF we trade down hunter not being there or carter or jonhson Lets be frl Unless you trade down to the browns or giants maybe buts if we trade down with the giants hunter gone becuase the browns will take best avalible i dont think any team finna give us what we want for the 1 overall pick this is one of the worst qb draft classes and when next year will be better I think teams will probable wait till next year to draftr a guy I Want hunter i say we no one gives us what wqe want stick and pick just take hunter but idel i wouild wANT TO TRADE DOWN TO 3 TO STILL GET HUNTER
@@dizzytrooper7303 This team does not need Hunter more than it needs a LT or edge rusher. There are other CB2 to pair with Gonzalez to be had in later rounds. Please name me a single NFL team that spent two top picks at CB in their secondary. It wasted allocation of cap space. CBs, no matter how good can't cover for 5, 6 seconds every other play. Without pressure on the QB, NFL caliber WRs will get open if the QB is given time to find them!!!
@@NEPat24 the nfl draft is not alll about posiotion its about taking the best player at best value to ur team why pass on a better player even tho we dont need him for less value player to just fill up wholes. for example the raiders didnt need te last year but they took a generational te even after take on in 2 the falcons took pitts even after needing more talen and players at more important positions th. we need a superstar player we need a franchise player we dont gotg that rn a lt not changoing this team nun of these lt in first most are gaurds in nfl and edge there many option at edge in the secound round we take best avalibal witch is hunter who we prob start off as a wr for us ous.
@@dizzytrooper7303 First, the Raiders took the best TE in the draft and needed a TE. Mayer and Hooper were average at the position. They missed out of most pressing need, which was QB, they had stud WR, RB, DE and CB. You pass on the player because you have more holes than a single "stud" player, especially at a position you already have a stud player in Gonzalez, to fill more holes. Without a dominant top talent at LT, to protect your franchise player, not just QB but overall player the team won't be successful just have very good CBs. (And honestly I am convinced Hunter is a better CB than WR and even being a better WR prospect, LT is still a priority.) Taking the best player available does not equate to taking the best player available based on media and draft sites. GMs and HC take the view of "best player available for my franchise", not other 31 teams. If so happen other see that for their team, great so be it. I am not sure if I said it on this thread or another but the CB position (like QB or edge rusher) is not one where GMs or HCs will see value in investing top 10 picks. There are way too many core positions of value you have to have high level talent and play. If the Pats would be daring enough to trade back, in multiple transactions- 2, they can possible come out of first round with a top 5 pick plus a top 25 pick. I believe you can get Carter at 5 then trade back into round 1 at 18 or 20 to take Josh Simmons. Honestly if I'm the GM/decision maker, this is my ultimate goals. Otherwise I probably trade down outside top 5 to get my preferred LT prospect. IMO, a few LTs projected as 1st rounders are either just solid or will be better OGs in 3 years.
@ can’t lie you bin chatting this whole time one mayor was not mid he was on the best te comming out of that draft and hooper was a great back up they didn’t need te but took best overall talent they had other whole like dline and cb they were not studs there at wr they where ok o they having Adams and Myers Carter why would we trade back in the first there great tackle option later in the draft and most of theese tackles out of the draft are not tackles in the nfl
Patriots now hold the first picking the draft. If they manage to keep it, they should trade down a bit, to accrue picks. I wouldn't trade much lower than 6th, but you have to guess which way the draft will fall. Great info on Travis Hunter's media value and revenue creation potential. He's not my favorite, but you gave me a lot to think about! Thanks so much! John McHatton
Patriots hold the number one pick from what I am seeing. Thats money. Trading down could be pretty advantageous. Remember guys don't forget, Maye needs some serious protection on the left side unless we want to see him continually get ground into the turf.
Trade to 4 or 5 you can get a LT at that number...Never get a none QB at 1...Especially not a none generation OL....If there was a Penie Sewell Talent at Tackle or Quinten Nelson I'd say do it. We can get a next years first possibly from the Browns and or Raiders....or even Giants...
@@PALITINEB00RSnah, you can double trade down, looking at line Kelvin Banks,Josh Simmons,and maybe Will Campbell(see my guy as a G) Josh is the best true tackle, Pats can trade down to 4-5 then trade down with a team tryin get Willy Poo or Abul
@@YoBoiD3von As long as we get a future first next year. To be honest we can trade to number ten as well, alot of great OTs. Id love two future first round picks.
This rebuild is gona take 2 drafts and 2 FA's If we pick the best at each postion available we can atleast hit on 2-3 guys in this draft the bigger thing is Fa and getting decent to really good vets Thats where you rely on the getting dline and oline fixed and if they can do their best at getting Higgins we still need another #1 caliber wr in the draft. Id trade back to 4th get Mcmillian, pick up a 1st for next year and possibly a 2nd this year. If that works out we can get another tackle in the 2nd assuming we got atleast 1 decent one in FA then its dline a de and dt, corner and safety.
They are not going to get Higgins. He and Chase are dead set on playing together which is why Higgins recently hired the same agent as Chase. Not you specifically, but fans seem to think free agency is the easy route and will win out the day. Its usually the case of a specific type player: 1. One who was a late round draft pick so his rookie contract only teased him for lifetime financial reward. 2. Veteran who has already made his money, doesn't care about championship ring or marking history books with his name. The younger generation of "veteran" players coming off a rookie contract often times are more interested in where they will be to do things/hang out and meet people/be seen when it comes to new destination team. New England has never been an inviting option, even when Brady was here. I have lived here in Boston for over 45 years and from media and non inner city dwellers they think its just a myth or old use to be thing, but it's a real thing. Boston is not a place for young wealthy single black male or young starting out couple with multi racial kids. Sorry, it's the honest truth and first hand experience interacting with players from Celtics and Patriots. Sorry, not the main reason for my post. I think top WR in the draft or free agent won't be coming anything soon. The 2027 draft will be loaded at WR, sounds like a long ways off but just remember that Maye is just 22 years old. A return to winning will not happen overnight and certainly not over 1 or even 2 year period. We as fans are very spoiled from 20 years of winning, and decade of winning big, but that's not the true world of NFL football. Just look at the Cowboys or Steelers as to how it looks after being consistent winners then climbing back from a couple seasons at the bottom. Making it half way up the hill might come sooner and often but getting past that back to the top is long haul and lot harder.
@@NEPat24 " Boston is not a place for young wealthy single black male or young starting out couple with multi racial kids. Sorry, it's the honest truth and first hand experience interacting with players from Celtics and Patriots." Could you expand on this please. Has Boston not changed?
Sounds good in theory until you remember who will be making those picks, Eliot wolf. Just look at his last draft outside of the no brainer in Drake Maye. It might be the worst patriots draft rounds 2-6 this century.
We should definitely try and have an established player included in the tradewith which ever team we trade back with. Crosby and Vegas 1st and 2nd round would be nice
Yeah but we’d probably have to give up more than 1 first round pick for him. We might as well get more young talent and develop our guys like the successful teams we had before. We didn’t do much trading.
I promice you the raids prob wont do this I can guess the raiders prob sign sam darnold or they get justin feilds.this is one of the worst qb draft in while nun of theses qb locked to be good lets be frl while next year draft is going to be way better unless qb falls to them or a team let them trade up for cheep there not going to do that why draft a qb in bad situatio whenn u have no talent around them
@@dizzytrooper7303imo cam ward is the only good qb in the draft. But every year as we get closer to the draft, the hype gets out of control around these qb’s. Look at Richardson as an example.
I only have eyes for Carter now. Edge should be our #1 priority. I like Wyatt more as a guard than tackle. Got the make up for it. Jack Nelson should be our tackle prospect tbh
Whoa, whoa...Robinson is nice player but he's just raw ball of energy. Technique is not there to handle top IQ + talented OL. I think he could go as early as late 3rd but 2nd would be a reach.
You are so wrong about Hunter lol. He’s the #1 WR and corner in this draft. He’d be FAR AND AWAY the best if we’re focused on just 1 position instead of expending record amounts of energy and practicing both sides of the ball.
He is neither the best CB nor the best WR, but he is the second best at both. Unless you are sure he can play both full time in the NFL you do not take him
@@carlhodsdon5456which WR is better? Certainly not McMillan. Probably not Burden. Watch Garrett Wilson tape and then Travis Hunter and tell me he doesn’t move EXACTLY like him. Except, Hunter is taller, faster, and probably smarter considering he’s known to be one of the smartest players in this draft. No you can prove that McMillan will be a WR1, his type busts more than any other position. There’s two first round players similar to McMillan that were drafted high in the league right now, one of which is a future HoF (Mike Evans), and the other is known as a bust considering the two arguably three WRs taken after him, are miles better (Drake London - a much, much better prospect mind you). But consider all of the other big body contested catch 1st rounders who amounted to nothing (N’keal Harry, Kelvin Benjamin, Devante Parker, to name a few - and there’s a lot more) Big, slow, contested catch WRs are complementary pieces to an offense with a high end separator, ex. the Bengals (Chase and Higgins). McMillan would be a great player on the Cowboys to pair with Ceedee. He would suck on the Pats. Just like Tee Higgins wouldn’t fix the Patriots WR core, but Higgins and Hunter would. People have the hardest time understanding that WRs who flourish in the NFL are fast, separators, which is why slot WRs taken in late rounds almost always hit. Pretty obvious with Ladd vs Polk. The Patriots don’t need a slot, which is why I don’t think Burden would benefit them much, but other than those three, there’s no guarantees. Remember, this WR class is awful compared to last years, and I would personally have them ranked: • MHJ, Nabers, • Hunter, Odunze, • BTJ, AD Mitchell, Burden, • Ladd, McMillan, Worthy In that order as prospects, broken up by tiers. Obviously fits and schemes play a part in which players go where, which is why the London pick was so bad seeing where they had Kyle Pitts.
@@trainkobe2424Garrett Wilson is shorter, and was lighter coming out, and he’s been fine. And Devonta Smith is still smaller. Height/weight at the WR is the most over analyzed aspects of a WR. Because with your logic, we should take the biggest guy, but it’s wildly flawed… Most big body contested catch WRs turn into busts, especially taken in the first round. Theres “requirements” for positions, but size has no influence on a players success. Slots are typically under 6’0 and are fast. X WRs for most teams, are 6’0-6’2 can stretch the field, and Z types are typically 5’11-6’1 and are separators. Realistically Hunter could play at all three spots but I think it’s best if he plays the Z role. Also, every rookie bulks up once they get to the NFL on a proper diet/workout routine. Weight is the least of everyone’s worry.
We're kind of unlucky that there is no consensus elite QB coming out so we could trade back and get a bag. Because obviously, that's what we should be doing. I like Hunter - I just don't number one overall pick like Hunter
I prefer the huge haul and possibly having another top 10 pick next year and possibly another first rounder the year after. And still possibly getting Tet McMillan or an O lineman
Liked the first draft, but I think there needs to be more of an emphasis on LBs specifically MLBs, and less on interior o-line and WR especially if they take Hunter. He will 100% play at WR if on the Pats, unless they trade Dugger and put him at safety. Hopefully they pay Higgins whatever he wants, with Hunter at full time WR, that position is not of worry for the next 4 years. Liked Milum in the second, but anyone who can play either tackle position needs to be prioritized. They have so many okay-enough guards, that’s it’s time to focus on OT only. You should never draft for needs, but if I were to list them I would go: 1 - Hunter (WR) 2 - OT (LT) 3 - Edge (pass rusher) 3 - LB (MLB) 4 - DL (run stuffer) 5 - RB (take advantage of a great class) 7 - OT (LT/RT) 7 - DL (pass rusher) 7 - S (FS/coverage guy) I don’t love double dipping at WR if they take Hunter (because I’m very confident that’s where he’s going to play) and it’s absolutely a need, but they need to sign someone in FA. I’m a believer of keep swinging until you make contact, but there’s just too many holes to be playing that game with that position group. The Patriots are continuing to take Guards because it’s a need while OT crumbles and the defense crumbles. At some point you have to develop the guys you take a stick through it for another year
If they take a defensive player with their first pick they should not bother coming back to NE. If they wanted to slow role the rebuild they should not have drafted a QB #3 last year. If they trade back to pick 8 or 9, get a bag of future picks or a young player in trade then grab a LT that would be grt. If Tmac is still on the board he would help us more than anyone else in this draft.
@@patsstats Yes watched the whole thing. I apologize in advance, cause I have a lot to say. Sorry. There are some good picks/ideas... 1. I love Charles Grant and think he's a steal but won't last till that spot. (They/NFLMockDraft Database are off on their rankings and even worse with trade vaule.) 2. Like Royal but he's redundant with Polk and Boutte. You would need to lose Boutte who Maye has a solid connection with on anything over 20 yards. 3. Collins is a little overrated but the Pats need a run stuffer for sure. However one who can also push the pocket, so take a look at Ty Robinson-Nebraska. Robinson plays run, takes on double teams, pressures the QB and has lateral agility at a higher more consistent level. 4. If I am going for Collins level production, might as well take a shot at Stackhouse or Capehart in 5th round. Look I know Hunter is the pretty penny and is actually a talented player at a position of need. If this team had a dependable LT, not even stud, and could generate a pass rush, I would think long and hard about taking Hunter. There are other CBs you can draft who pair well with Gonzalez as his "Robin" who can be had in 3rd round: Denzel Burke, Azareye'h Thomas, or a Zy Alexander, Dorian Strong in 4th rounds. IMHO, you don't need two stud CBs, that's a luxury I don't see any NFL teams having or seeking. From a position cap allocation it's not a winning formula, investing that money in the same position twice. For example take tackles and guards, no team pays top 5 non rookie contract money to their LT and RT or LG and RG. I don't even think WR has similar scenario though the Bengals might change that in 2026 if they lock up Tee Higgins next offseason. He and Jamaar Chase might be first duo of highly paid WRs on same team. I don't think there's a WR in this draft worthy of top 10 overall pick. (Yes every year some WR has go 1st to some WR needy team and chances are that team is bad enough to have top 10 draft pick.) Maye needs better protection from the edges, so you have to get a LT. There's only 2 future all pro caliber guys in this draft- Kelvin Banks & Josh Simmons. Will Campbell and Wyatt Milum could be good LT but would be all pro OGs. (Onwenu is much better OG than RT.) Ersery and Belton will be solid above average pass protectors and killer run blockers at LT. Two trade down twice to no lower than #8 would warrant you at least two additional top 40 picks and two additional top 65-60 overall selections. With the 8th overall grab your top CB if Will Johnson is there or top edge rusher in Pearce Jr. or Mykel Williams. (Full disclosure neither are day one 3 down starters but situationally they get pressure on the QB.) Use one the or both acquired 2nd picks to move back into 20 overall and select Josh Simmons. This would be the biggest steal of the draft, and I wouldn't be mad if we took him with first 1st round pick. I always hated when Belichick traded down so many times with talent within reach but I understand now why he did it: Tom Brady. Drake Maye, in my opinion, can "make" a #1 receiver just like Brady did in Welker & Edelman. How did Brady do that, he had protection first and foremost, high football IQ and a defense that provided him and his offense half field of play to score by creating a turnover or the defense put 6 points on the board. In many games the offense was gifted with a combination of those things more than once. Bottom line, IMO: 1- Protect Maye- Listen, I go back and forth with what that means. He's not a statue, he can hurt you with is legs and he's got decent pocket awareness for a young QB. Could you get away just having solid to "better than good" play from OL...probably, maybe. But I would not risk it at the expense of potential decades long franchise QB. 1A- Maye will create a "#1" receiver on this team even with slightest raw talent in WR corps. Heck everyone thinks Douglas is the man when he really is just a slot guy who is quicker than the often times Safety who is trying to cover him. 2- Create advantage for your offensive unit field position with defense. Sack QB, more negative plays for opposing offense. 3- Put opposing offenses in bad field positions and make them commit turnovers. Rush the Pressure QB to make bad throws, force fumbles, RBs lose yardage not get 5ypc.
@@NEPat24 Maye hasn't proven to be as good as you think he is. He has mostly thrown short passes, he is athletic to use his legs to run but he usually doesn't slide, and he is a turnover machine(17 TDs, 15 TOs). Demario Douglas under AVP is treated like a gadget player. The reason why Douglas production was limited last year was because Mac Jones would miss him or throw inaccurate balls towards him. Also, Douglas isn't just quicker than the Safety covering him. He is a good route runner
Maye will have either a good line and no good receivers or a bad offensive line with good receivers no matter what it’s gonna be another bridge year 🤦♂️
@@mohegansonthat’s unrealistic. You’d get a teams second, third, and fourth round picks, and a first round pick for next year, and obviously their current first round pick. Wouldn’t trade any farther back then 4-6, but trading back is the only right choice.
It depends what 25’ 1st you are receiving back. If we stay in the top 5-6 2/1’s 2/2’s would be a nice haul. Just have to hope Wolf isn’t making the picks…. 😑
IN My opinton the best senario the patriots should do with the 1 is to trade down with the browns and get like an extra couple of picks in this draft or next year then take hunter he a generation talent and if we get here players would want to play with him giving us leway to get a guy like that. but people saying trade down to pick 10 or trade down out of the top 5 or even the top 3 in my option is just stupid and dumb the first reason is If we trade down to out of travis range witch is top 1-5 we prob taking OL EVen with that nun of the team outside the top 10 will trade up to 1 Becuase they would have to give us a haul and it be dumb for them to trade up when this is one worst qb draft and also the T in this draft prob a G in nfl Like cammble and prob even banks he dont got the size. and even trading up for travis wouldnt even be worth it for teams like jets , panther , bears not trading up. only tream I see maybe trading up is the raiders qb needy team but i still think there going to stick and pick and take qb next year becuase trading up for a qb would put them in a bad situation becuase there more then qb away and it would hault there rebuild. giants probly will trade up but Why would we do that becuase if we trade with the giants we prob not getting a haul and we will miss out on travis becuasr the browns take best avalible. SO i say trade with the browns becuase they would will not want team to jump up in front of them but even if that dont happen and we dont trade with the browns STICK AND PICK AND JUST TAKE HUNTER
I was just pointing out that extra incentive for the Patriots to take Travis. I didn't say I wanted them to draft because of social media. That is my last concern.
@@patsstats wow, thank you for clarifying. Hunter is very good player, I live in Colorado and have followed the buffalos, but im not sure if hes #1 pick worthy. but then again, there's only a handful of "talented" players. if the Pats traded back to say 6 or below, and Travis is available there, sure. I like Carter if they stay at 1. this draft along with Free Agency, is very important this year. they can't miss on many if any picks.
@@patsstatswe have an opportunity to get some draft capital and still land a top 10 pick and come out with a decent necessity pick. Hunter can be a bust at least with a trade you have more pieces you can add
I'm a huge fan of Elijah Arroyo. I can see him being a top receiving Tight end prospect in the NFL. What are your thoughts on him?
Really dynamic tight end, who is great big slot option. I would like to see more of his blocking. I am really big on Oronde Gadsden and Eli Stowers.
@patsstats thanks for the reply and I will check those guys out! Love your videos.
Patriots should take Scattebo at some point. Maye and the offense need a hard nosed explosive RB to complement Rhamondre and extend drives.
Drafting Travis at #1 overall is crazy and we should 100% trade back if at all possible
Omm . .. he so little boy goin get hurt trying to play both sides.. trade back and get 3 .. 1st round picks
@@trainkobe2424he’s not playing both sides and he’s bigger than Devante Smith. Get the size narrative out of here. He can ball
If I’m the patriots with the number 1 pick I’m trying to do business with the Jets we will guarantee to have a top pick and the following draft
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Trading diwn to 4 or 5 will net the Patriots Edge Abdul Carter, plus a high 2nd and 3rd round pick, and possibly a 2026 high 1st round pick. It would be moronic for the Patriots to sit and pick CB/WR Travis Hunter at 1/1!
Ideally, you could trade down twice from #1 and end up still in top 5. Tennessee would trade to ensure getting McMillian and not let Browns take him. The Browns would trade to ensure they get LT or Cameron Ward.
There's a world where you get Carter at 5 for sure. Now you can trade back to mid 1st (14+) or early 22 overall and up, to get your LT. My preference is Josh Simmons, he's going to be a stud.
*If they can keep the 1st pick going into the off-season and are able to trade back within the Top 5 and stockpile picks…you ABSOLUTELY do that. Being able to get extra picks this year as well as an extra 1st round pick next year would be VITAL for this teams development of talent. If you can trade back and still be in a position to take someone like Hunter, Carter, McMillan, or Johnson…that would be a SLAM DUNK.*
IF we trade down hunter not being there or carter or jonhson Lets be frl Unless you trade down to the browns or giants maybe buts if we trade down with the giants hunter gone becuase the browns will take best avalible i dont think any team finna give us what we want for the 1 overall pick this is one of the worst qb draft classes and when next year will be better I think teams will probable wait till next year to draftr a guy I Want hunter i say we no one gives us what wqe want stick and pick just take hunter but idel i wouild wANT TO TRADE DOWN TO 3 TO STILL GET HUNTER
@@dizzytrooper7303 This team does not need Hunter more than it needs a LT or edge rusher. There are other CB2 to pair with Gonzalez to be had in later rounds.
Please name me a single NFL team that spent two top picks at CB in their secondary. It wasted allocation of cap space. CBs, no matter how good can't cover for 5, 6 seconds every other play.
Without pressure on the QB, NFL caliber WRs will get open if the QB is given time to find them!!!
@@NEPat24 the nfl draft is not alll about posiotion its about taking the best player at best value to ur team why pass on a better player even tho we dont need him for less value player to just fill up wholes. for example the raiders didnt need te last year but they took a generational te even after take on in 2 the falcons took pitts even after needing more talen and players at more important positions th. we need a superstar player we need a franchise player we dont gotg that rn a lt not changoing this team nun of these lt in first most are gaurds in nfl and edge there many option at edge in the secound round we take best avalibal witch is hunter who we prob start off as a wr for us ous.
@@dizzytrooper7303 First, the Raiders took the best TE in the draft and needed a TE. Mayer and Hooper were average at the position. They missed out of most pressing need, which was QB, they had stud WR, RB, DE and CB.
You pass on the player because you have more holes than a single "stud" player, especially at a position you already have a stud player in Gonzalez, to fill more holes.
Without a dominant top talent at LT, to protect your franchise player, not just QB but overall player the team won't be successful just have very good CBs. (And honestly I am convinced Hunter is a better CB than WR and even being a better WR prospect, LT is still a priority.)
Taking the best player available does not equate to taking the best player available based on media and draft sites.
GMs and HC take the view of "best player available for my franchise", not other 31 teams. If so happen other see that for their team, great so be it.
I am not sure if I said it on this thread or another but the CB position (like QB or edge rusher) is not one where GMs or HCs will see value in investing top 10 picks. There are way too many core positions of value you have to have high level talent and play.
If the Pats would be daring enough to trade back, in multiple transactions- 2, they can possible come out of first round with a top 5 pick plus a top 25 pick.
I believe you can get Carter at 5 then trade back into round 1 at 18 or 20 to take Josh Simmons.
Honestly if I'm the GM/decision maker, this is my ultimate goals. Otherwise I probably trade down outside top 5 to get my preferred LT prospect.
IMO, a few LTs projected as 1st rounders are either just solid or will be better OGs in 3 years.
@ can’t lie you bin chatting this whole time one mayor was not mid he was on the best te comming out of that draft and hooper was a great back up they didn’t need te but took best overall talent they had other whole like dline and cb they were not studs there at wr they where ok o they having Adams and Myers Carter why would we trade back in the first there great tackle option later in the draft and most of theese tackles out of the draft are not tackles in the nfl
The best possible scenario is if the patriots can trade back and still get Travis Hunter
It is possible Travis drops outside the top five based on those teams' needs.
Patriots now hold the first picking the draft. If they manage to keep it, they should trade down a bit, to accrue picks. I wouldn't trade much lower than 6th, but you have to guess which way the draft will fall. Great info on Travis Hunter's media value and revenue creation potential. He's not my favorite, but you gave me a lot to think about! Thanks so much!
John McHatton
Yeah, trading down is the most likely scenario. You are right, the draft is very difficult to predict.
Patriots hold the number one pick from what I am seeing. Thats money. Trading down could be pretty advantageous. Remember guys don't forget, Maye needs some serious protection on the left side unless we want to see him continually get ground into the turf.
Trade to 4 or 5 you can get a LT at that number...Never get a none QB at 1...Especially not a none generation OL....If there was a Penie Sewell Talent at Tackle or Quinten Nelson I'd say do it. We can get a next years first possibly from the Browns and or Raiders....or even Giants...
@@PALITINEB00RSnah, you can double trade down, looking at line Kelvin Banks,Josh Simmons,and maybe Will Campbell(see my guy as a G) Josh is the best true tackle, Pats can trade down to 4-5 then trade down with a team tryin get Willy Poo or Abul
@@YoBoiD3von As long as we get a future first next year. To be honest we can trade to number ten as well, alot of great OTs. Id love two future first round picks.
@@PALITINEB00RS nun of these taCKLES IN THIS DRAFT ARE LOCKED TO BE GOOD THEY DONT GOT THE SIZE MOST T IN NFL TURN INTO G
@@PALITINEB00RS THis n NO ONE outside the top 10 is going to trade for one its is unreasonable there going to stick wit there pick
This rebuild is gona take 2 drafts and 2 FA's If we pick the best at each postion available we can atleast hit on 2-3 guys in this draft the bigger thing is Fa and getting decent to really good vets Thats where you rely on the getting dline and oline fixed and if they can do their best at getting Higgins we still need another #1 caliber wr in the draft. Id trade back to 4th get Mcmillian, pick up a 1st for next year and possibly a 2nd this year. If that works out we can get another tackle in the 2nd assuming we got atleast 1 decent one in FA then its dline a de and dt, corner and safety.
They are not going to get Higgins. He and Chase are dead set on playing together which is why Higgins recently hired the same agent as Chase.
Not you specifically, but fans seem to think free agency is the easy route and will win out the day. Its usually the case of a specific type player:
1. One who was a late round draft pick so his rookie contract only teased him for lifetime financial reward.
2. Veteran who has already made his money, doesn't care about championship ring or marking history books with his name.
The younger generation of "veteran" players coming off a rookie contract often times are more interested in where they will be to do things/hang out and meet people/be seen when it comes to new destination team.
New England has never been an inviting option, even when Brady was here. I have lived here in Boston for over 45 years and from media and non inner city dwellers they think its just a myth or old use to be thing, but it's a real thing. Boston is not a place for young wealthy single black male or young starting out couple with multi racial kids. Sorry, it's the honest truth and first hand experience interacting with players from Celtics and Patriots.
Sorry, not the main reason for my post. I think top WR in the draft or free agent won't be coming anything soon. The 2027 draft will be loaded at WR, sounds like a long ways off but just remember that Maye is just 22 years old. A return to winning will not happen overnight and certainly not over 1 or even 2 year period.
We as fans are very spoiled from 20 years of winning, and decade of winning big, but that's not the true world of NFL football. Just look at the Cowboys or Steelers as to how it looks after being consistent winners then climbing back from a couple seasons at the bottom. Making it half way up the hill might come sooner and often but getting past that back to the top is long haul and lot harder.
@@NEPat24 " Boston is not a place for young wealthy single black male or young starting out couple with multi racial kids. Sorry, it's the honest truth and first hand experience interacting with players from Celtics and Patriots." Could you expand on this please. Has Boston not changed?
Trade down and take tet mcmillian or kelvin banks
If you get a 2026 first
Trade down we goin get 2 .. 1st round picks
U trade down u possibly could get 5 picks
Thats the correct answer.
Sounds good in theory until you remember who will be making those picks, Eliot wolf. Just look at his last draft outside of the no brainer in Drake Maye. It might be the worst patriots draft rounds 2-6 this century.
@CJD-n4i damn u 💯 correct
NO one trading up in thius draft this isnt a good draft class
We should definitely try and have an established player included in the tradewith which ever team we trade back with. Crosby and Vegas 1st and 2nd round would be nice
Yeah but we’d probably have to give up more than 1 first round pick for him. We might as well get more young talent and develop our guys like the successful teams we had before. We didn’t do much trading.
I promice you the raids prob wont do this I can guess the raiders prob sign sam darnold or they get justin feilds.this is one of the worst qb draft in while nun of theses qb locked to be good lets be frl while next year draft is going to be way better unless qb falls to them or a team let them trade up for cheep there not going to do that why draft a qb in bad situatio whenn u have no talent around them
@@dizzytrooper7303imo cam ward is the only good qb in the draft. But every year as we get closer to the draft, the hype gets out of control around these qb’s. Look at Richardson as an example.
I only have eyes for Carter now. Edge should be our #1 priority. I like Wyatt more as a guard than tackle. Got the make up for it. Jack Nelson should be our tackle prospect tbh
yea no lol why woul you only think of d with no offensive production
Carter is the best pick
Who cares about the Pats' business if they cannot win games because they have no offensive or defensive line?
Robert Kraft does
Mock 2 is the preferred. Sorts out major issues. Need Kraft to open the check book
Craft needs to open up the checkbook or sell the team
Thoughts on Ty Robinson from NE? I think he’s gonna start shooting up draft boards…maybe 2-3 round pick
I like him a lot. I did his analysis video a couple of weeks ago.
Whoa, whoa...Robinson is nice player but he's just raw ball of energy. Technique is not there to handle top IQ + talented OL. I think he could go as early as late 3rd but 2nd would be a reach.
You are so wrong about Hunter lol.
He’s the #1 WR and corner in this draft. He’d be FAR AND AWAY the best if we’re focused on just 1 position instead of expending record amounts of energy and practicing both sides of the ball.
He is neither the best CB nor the best WR, but he is the second best at both. Unless you are sure he can play both full time in the NFL you do not take him
He ain’t the best WRs 🤣🤣 and he little asf what we going to do wen he get hurt trying to play both sides
@@carlhodsdon5456which WR is better? Certainly not McMillan. Probably not Burden. Watch Garrett Wilson tape and then Travis Hunter and tell me he doesn’t move EXACTLY like him. Except, Hunter is taller, faster, and probably smarter considering he’s known to be one of the smartest players in this draft. No you can prove that McMillan will be a WR1, his type busts more than any other position. There’s two first round players similar to McMillan that were drafted high in the league right now, one of which is a future HoF (Mike Evans), and the other is known as a bust considering the two arguably three WRs taken after him, are miles better (Drake London - a much, much better prospect mind you). But consider all of the other big body contested catch 1st rounders who amounted to nothing (N’keal Harry, Kelvin Benjamin, Devante Parker, to name a few - and there’s a lot more) Big, slow, contested catch WRs are complementary pieces to an offense with a high end separator, ex. the Bengals (Chase and Higgins). McMillan would be a great player on the Cowboys to pair with Ceedee. He would suck on the Pats. Just like Tee Higgins wouldn’t fix the Patriots WR core, but Higgins and Hunter would. People have the hardest time understanding that WRs who flourish in the NFL are fast, separators, which is why slot WRs taken in late rounds almost always hit. Pretty obvious with Ladd vs Polk. The Patriots don’t need a slot, which is why I don’t think Burden would benefit them much, but other than those three, there’s no guarantees. Remember, this WR class is awful compared to last years, and I would personally have them ranked:
• MHJ, Nabers,
• Hunter, Odunze,
• BTJ, AD Mitchell, Burden,
• Ladd, McMillan, Worthy
In that order as prospects, broken up by tiers. Obviously fits and schemes play a part in which players go where, which is why the London pick was so bad seeing where they had Kyle Pitts.
@@trainkobe2424wait are you slow?…. Give me two wrs better than Travis hunter! In this draft class
@@trainkobe2424Garrett Wilson is shorter, and was lighter coming out, and he’s been fine. And Devonta Smith is still smaller. Height/weight at the WR is the most over analyzed aspects of a WR. Because with your logic, we should take the biggest guy, but it’s wildly flawed… Most big body contested catch WRs turn into busts, especially taken in the first round. Theres “requirements” for positions, but size has no influence on a players success. Slots are typically under 6’0 and are fast. X WRs for most teams, are 6’0-6’2 can stretch the field, and Z types are typically 5’11-6’1 and are separators. Realistically Hunter could play at all three spots but I think it’s best if he plays the Z role. Also, every rookie bulks up once they get to the NFL on a proper diet/workout routine. Weight is the least of everyone’s worry.
I hope we get McMillan, Connery, and then best available
We're kind of unlucky that there is no consensus elite QB coming out so we could trade back and get a bag. Because obviously, that's what we should be doing. I like Hunter - I just don't number one overall pick like Hunter
Travis Hunter is legit and Him. He will generate excitement. If they don’t take him they better get a huge haul
I prefer the huge haul and possibly having another top 10 pick next year and possibly another first rounder the year after.
And still possibly getting Tet McMillan or an O lineman
Huge haul for 1000 please
Unless I am sure that Hunter can play WR better thanTMac no way you draft him in top 3 if you are Pats
@@carlhodsdon5456Travis Hunter can absolutely NOT play WR better than Tet.
Liked the first draft, but I think there needs to be more of an emphasis on LBs specifically MLBs, and less on interior o-line and WR especially if they take Hunter. He will 100% play at WR if on the Pats, unless they trade Dugger and put him at safety. Hopefully they pay Higgins whatever he wants, with Hunter at full time WR, that position is not of worry for the next 4 years. Liked Milum in the second, but anyone who can play either tackle position needs to be prioritized. They have so many okay-enough guards, that’s it’s time to focus on OT only. You should never draft for needs, but if I were to list them I would go:
1 - Hunter (WR)
2 - OT (LT)
3 - Edge (pass rusher)
3 - LB (MLB)
4 - DL (run stuffer)
5 - RB (take advantage of a great class)
7 - OT (LT/RT)
7 - DL (pass rusher)
7 - S (FS/coverage guy)
I don’t love double dipping at WR if they take Hunter (because I’m very confident that’s where he’s going to play) and it’s absolutely a need, but they need to sign someone in FA. I’m a believer of keep swinging until you make contact, but there’s just too many holes to be playing that game with that position group. The Patriots are continuing to take Guards because it’s a need while OT crumbles and the defense crumbles. At some point you have to develop the guys you take a stick through it for another year
Trade down and still try for carter
You have a Twitter bro?
Yea ThePatsStats
Trade that pick for an O line and 2nd round receivers. No #1 wr goes to super bowls .
I can see that now , kraft wanting to draft him just to be relevant again after all the heat he been taking this year
Terrible, just terrible. Trade out of top 5 altogether. You need a pass rusher and LT. PERIOD.
@@NEPat24 did you watch the whole video?
If they take a defensive player with their first pick they should not bother coming back to NE. If they wanted to slow role the rebuild they should not have drafted a QB #3 last year. If they trade back to pick 8 or 9, get a bag of future picks or a young player in trade then grab a LT that would be grt. If Tmac is still on the board he would help us more than anyone else in this draft.
@@patsstats Yes watched the whole thing. I apologize in advance, cause I have a lot to say. Sorry.
There are some good picks/ideas...
1. I love Charles Grant and think he's a steal but won't last till that spot. (They/NFLMockDraft Database are off on their rankings and even worse with trade vaule.)
2. Like Royal but he's redundant with Polk and Boutte. You would need to lose Boutte who Maye has a solid connection with on anything over 20 yards.
3. Collins is a little overrated but the Pats need a run stuffer for sure. However one who can also push the pocket, so take a look at Ty Robinson-Nebraska. Robinson plays run, takes on double teams, pressures the QB and has lateral agility at a higher more consistent level.
4. If I am going for Collins level production, might as well take a shot at Stackhouse or Capehart in 5th round.
Look I know Hunter is the pretty penny and is actually a talented player at a position of need. If this team had a dependable LT, not even stud, and could generate a pass rush, I would think long and hard about taking Hunter. There are other CBs you can draft who pair well with Gonzalez as his "Robin" who can be had in 3rd round:
Denzel Burke, Azareye'h Thomas, or a Zy Alexander, Dorian Strong in 4th rounds.
IMHO, you don't need two stud CBs, that's a luxury I don't see any NFL teams having or seeking. From a position cap allocation it's not a winning formula, investing that money in the same position twice. For example take tackles and guards, no team pays top 5 non rookie contract money to their LT and RT or LG and RG. I don't even think WR has similar scenario though the Bengals might change that in 2026 if they lock up Tee Higgins next offseason. He and Jamaar Chase might be first duo of highly paid WRs on same team.
I don't think there's a WR in this draft worthy of top 10 overall pick. (Yes every year some WR has go 1st to some WR needy team and chances are that team is bad enough to have top 10 draft pick.)
Maye needs better protection from the edges, so you have to get a LT. There's only 2 future all pro caliber guys in this draft- Kelvin Banks & Josh Simmons.
Will Campbell and Wyatt Milum could be good LT but would be all pro OGs. (Onwenu is much better OG than RT.)
Ersery and Belton will be solid above average pass protectors and killer run blockers at LT.
Two trade down twice to no lower than #8 would warrant you at least two additional top 40 picks and two additional top 65-60 overall selections.
With the 8th overall grab your top CB if Will Johnson is there or top edge rusher in Pearce Jr. or Mykel Williams. (Full disclosure neither are day one 3 down starters but situationally they get pressure on the QB.)
Use one the or both acquired 2nd picks to move back into 20 overall and select Josh Simmons. This would be the biggest steal of the draft, and I wouldn't be mad if we took him with first 1st round pick.
I always hated when Belichick traded down so many times with talent within reach but I understand now why he did it: Tom Brady.
Drake Maye, in my opinion, can "make" a #1 receiver just like Brady did in Welker & Edelman.
How did Brady do that, he had protection first and foremost, high football IQ and a defense that provided him and his offense half field of play to score by creating a turnover or the defense put 6 points on the board. In many games the offense was gifted with a combination of those things more than once.
Bottom line, IMO:
1- Protect Maye- Listen, I go back and forth with what that means. He's not a statue, he can hurt you with is legs and he's got decent pocket awareness for a young QB. Could you get away just having solid to "better than good" play from OL...probably, maybe.
But I would not risk it at the expense of potential decades long franchise QB.
1A- Maye will create a "#1" receiver on this team even with slightest raw talent in WR corps. Heck everyone thinks Douglas is the man when he really is just a slot guy who is quicker than the often times Safety who is trying to cover him.
2- Create advantage for your offensive unit field position with defense. Sack QB, more negative plays for opposing offense.
3- Put opposing offenses in bad field positions and make them commit turnovers. Rush the Pressure QB to make bad throws, force fumbles, RBs lose yardage not get 5ypc.
@@NEPat24 Maye hasn't proven to be as good as you think he is. He has mostly thrown short passes, he is athletic to use his legs to run but he usually doesn't slide, and he is a turnover machine(17 TDs, 15 TOs).
Demario Douglas under AVP is treated like a gadget player. The reason why Douglas production was limited last year was because Mac Jones would miss him or throw inaccurate balls towards him. Also, Douglas isn't just quicker than the Safety covering him. He is a good route runner
Desmond Howard 2.0
Let's hope you have no influence on the Pats front office
Maye will have either a good line and no good receivers or a bad offensive line with good receivers no matter what it’s gonna be another bridge year 🤦♂️
You trade out of #1
Depends on the haul
I’d want 3-4 first round picks
That would be sweet, i doubt any team gives 3 first rounders @@moheganson
@@mohegansonthat’s unrealistic. You’d get a teams second, third, and fourth round picks, and a first round pick for next year, and obviously their current first round pick. Wouldn’t trade any farther back then 4-6, but trading back is the only right choice.
Yesss
It depends what 25’ 1st you are receiving back. If we stay in the top 5-6 2/1’s 2/2’s would be a nice haul. Just have to hope Wolf isn’t making the picks…. 😑
You would be stupid not to draft travis hunter.
Everyone should be fired if we take hunter with that first pick stop going off the hype with this guy if you don’t know college ball
Hype? He’s Shohei Ohtani of football
Well i guess im retarted then
@moheganson 😂 of college football yes, that doesn't mean anything when transitioning into the NFL.
I say get picks and trade back .
Not really
IN My opinton the best senario the patriots should do with the 1 is to trade down with the browns and get like an extra couple of picks in this draft or next year then take hunter he a generation talent and if we get here players would want to play with him giving us leway to get a guy like that. but people saying trade down to pick 10 or trade down out of the top 5 or even the top 3 in my option is just stupid and dumb the first reason is If we trade down to out of travis range witch is top 1-5 we prob taking OL EVen with that nun of the team outside the top 10 will trade up to 1 Becuase they would have to give us a haul and it be dumb for them to trade up when this is one worst qb draft and also the T in this draft prob a G in nfl Like cammble and prob even banks he dont got the size. and even trading up for travis wouldnt even be worth it for teams like jets , panther , bears not trading up. only tream I see maybe trading up is the raiders qb needy team but i still think there going to stick and pick and take qb next year becuase trading up for a qb would put them in a bad situation becuase there more then qb away and it would hault there rebuild. giants probly will trade up but Why would we do that becuase if we trade with the giants we prob not getting a haul and we will miss out on travis becuasr the browns take best avalible. SO i say trade with the browns becuase they would will not want team to jump up in front of them but even if that dont happen and we dont trade with the browns STICK AND PICK AND JUST TAKE HUNTER
No one cares about all that fluff just the best players
Trade down!!!
I want him best player in draft at wide receiver and he can also play dB get him.
8 minutes of straight yapping to start off the video
Hunter is the next Pitts
Insanely overrated and won't make a 2nd contract
so you want to draft someone because of their social media status????? your about as messed up as any current staff on the pats now!!!!! Jesus
He just explained why the Patriots would do it. Not him.
I was just pointing out that extra incentive for the Patriots to take Travis. I didn't say I wanted them to draft because of social media. That is my last concern.
@@patsstats wow, thank you for clarifying. Hunter is very good player, I live in Colorado and have followed the buffalos, but im not sure if hes #1 pick worthy. but then again, there's only a handful of "talented" players. if the Pats traded back to say 6 or below, and Travis is available there, sure. I like Carter if they stay at 1. this draft along with Free Agency, is very important this year. they can't miss on many if any picks.
@deadphish9879 i was hooked on Abdul the moment word got out in the spring that Penn State switched him to EDGE.
@@patsstatswe have an opportunity to get some draft capital and still land a top 10 pick and come out with a decent necessity pick.
Hunter can be a bust at least with a trade you have more pieces you can add
TRAVIS HUNTER OUR FIRST PICK!!
Travis Hunter
Dt outta byu
Tyler Batty?
@patsstats yes I like his motor he would solidify the run defense
TRADE BACK! Trade back to like 6, draft Tet, try to sign Tee Higgins, and ramp up the OL in the off-season.
Tee and Tmac just would be bad imo
@@noooodIe is it better than Boutte and Polk?