Jerod Mayo is aware that his first nfl draft pick as the head coach of the new england patriots will determine how long his time at foxborough will be. Working for a company that values excellence will be difficult on him, so nailing his qb1 will be the highest priority.
Ian rapaport, like most sports journalists, believes that the new england patriots will select a qb from this year’s roster of players. Rapaport then takes a wild guess at which player the former AFC east giants will pick as the face of their rebuilding team, arguing that selecting a qb is in the team’s best interest even if the player they want isn’t available by the time they’re done.
Andrew gould of the spun writes: “my guess is to take the best quarterback available right now,” rapoport told 98.5 the sports hub on wednesday.
If Williams or Maye are available, it would be a smart call, but the patriots could be tempted to shift to wide receiver marvin harrison jr. if they are not available. Rob Gronkowski, a former franchise cornerstone, encouraged this route.
nevertheless, an NFL insider advised them to snag a quarterback, even if it seems like a long shot.
Rapoport continued, “let us just say, for the sake of argument, that two great quarterbacks are at the top of the draft and the next one is three.” “which time is the next time you’re here?” he asks. Take him. the patriots need a qb who can lead the team under center since mac jones is out of the picture. Since they can’t get caleb williams or drake maye to seriously gut the team, they’ll have to be creative with their QB.
Jayden Daniels is the next-best QB, according to fox sports, but lsu’s incredible wide receiver room could push his rankings up. Although jj McCarthy has a lot of upside, he may not be the right qb for a team that wants to win as soon as possible.
They could trade for an intriguing qb with this pick, but jerod mayo and the new england patriots need a safer option under center at this point.
