New England Patriots links 4/27/24 – Patriots draft for need in first 3 rounds: QB, WR, OT
TEAM TALK
Evan Lazar thumbnails the best available players for Day 3 of the draft: Who could New England target?
Mike Dussault analyzes the Patriots Day 2 picks: The Patriots are quickly reestablishing their offense by addressing their biggest needs.
Mike Dussault offers his instant reactions to the Pats adding WR Ja’Lynn Polk and OT Caedan Wallace on Day 2.
Roundup: Experts react to Patriots 2024 NFL Draft Day 2 Picks: Round 2, pick 37: Washington WR Ja’Lynn Polk and Round 3, pick 68: Penn State OT Caedan Wallace.
Press Conference transcripts: Eliot Wolf (8 min.), Ja’Lynn Polk (9 min.) and Caeden Wallace (7 min.)
Inside the Draft Room as New England selects WR Ja’Lynn Polk. (1.26 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
Mike Reiss takes a closer look at each of the Patriots’ 2024 draft picks. /Good analysis.
Tom E. Curran says the Patriots’ decision to draft Drake Maye is all about upside — and a reminder that they have plenty of work to do.
Christopher Price gives us the winners, losers and Patriots takeaways after Day 2.
Mark Morse offers his Patriots Day 2 draft opinions. “The Patriots made a very bad decision to trade down with the LA Chargers. The Chargers got dynamic WR Ladd McConkey. He was one of my favorite players in this draft. The Patriots lost this trade!”
Nicole Yang reports the Patriots addressed positions of need on Day 2.
Karen Guregian writes how the Patriots went from making a big splash to treading water on Day 2.
Mike D’Abate sees the Patriots adding some much-needed toughness and tenacity to their receiving corps with the selection of WR Ja’Lynn Polk.
Chris Mason offers 3 reasons why the Patriots picked WR Ja’Lynn Polk. 1. Polk satisfies an obvious need.
Mark Daniels explains how history hasn’t been kind to Pats’ receivers drafted in early rounds. Eliot Wolf hopes to change that with Ja’Lynn Polk. /Old enough to remember the story used to be it was Brady who sabotaged rookie wide receivers and shut them out of his inner circle.
Matt Dolloff looks at whether drafting WR Ja’Lynn Polk at 37th was a reach and why New England picked him.
Mike D’Abate reports on New England shoring up their porous offensive line with the selection of versatile OT Caedan Wallace in the third round.
Alex Barth explains how the Patriots have a plan to maximize 3rd-round pick Caedan Wallace.
Sam Robb O’Hagan tells us five things to know about Caedan Wallace, the Patriots’ pick at No. 68
Alex Barth gives us a roundup of what the draft experts are saying about OL Caedan Wallace and WR Ja’Lynn Polk.
Phil Perry’s Draft Grade Day 1: Bottom line, Drake Maye has the traits and the makeup to potentially be one of the top five quarterbacks in the league. That’s why when grading this pick, I give it an A.
