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Sunday, January 5, 2020

Patriots Offseason Moves

First, let me start by saying I am just a fan and not a professional analyst. Take this with a grain of salt, after the Patriots playoff loss.

Looking at The Patriots Tom Brady must be resigned. He is one of many free agents the Patriots must lock up. The fact he has never been money hungry should hold well for the Pats. 

Jason Stidham, nobody truly knows what we have in the young rookie who will be going into his second season. The Patriots must draft a quarterback to either compete with him or to replace Brady. Brady is on a short clock and the team must be smart at quarterback.

The Patriots carried five running backs in 2019. The team must eliminate one. I believe it's time to move on from Burkhead, I also believe the Patriots lost their window to trade him. Bolden can do it all and The Patriots should look into bringing on a back who can be an improvement  and compete with him.

Dorsett has shown what he has. He is nothing more than a number three at best. Matthew slater is getting old and only plays special teams. Gunner didn't show anything special. It's time to Bring in AJ. Green and then someone who can catch and replace both Gunner and slater on special teams. 

The Patriots need an experienced pass catcher who can block at tight end. Journeyman Eric Ebron could fill that role. The team then needs to draft someone to replace Lacosse unless Gronk decides to return. I wouldn't count on that. Ryan Izzo hopefully can build on his 2019 season.

The Patriots must resign Joe Thuney and then resign Ted Karras. The team should look at resigning Waddle. Cajuste and froholdt will be back from injured reserve.

Adam Butler and Danny Sheldon need to be resigned and the Patriots need to sign Arik Armstead. 

Patriots need to resign linebackers Collins, Roberts, and Van Noy. The linebacking core is solid. The team then needs to replace Calhoun and Wise. 

The Patriots must resign D-mac, Ebner, and Bethel. The Patriots could bolster their secondary even more by signing Clinton-Dix, and resigning Aqib Talib. 

The Patriots need to resign Folk or Draft a kicker to compete with Gostkowski. In case he doesn't come back healthy.

If McDaniels stays, he needs to be the Offensive coordinator only. Bring in someone like Jason Garrett for a year to further help Lombardi get prepared for the position by 2021. The Tight ends have seen a decline the past three or four years. Replace Nick Calcy. Make Judge Joe special teams only. Bring in Troy Brown or Chad O'Shea to coach the receivers. Promote Steve Belichick to defensive coordinator and bring in an assistant DB coaches, and an assistant for Bielema. 

The Patriots were one and done in the playoffs. This is a sign that they need to get to work. They dynasty isn't over but won't stick around if they continue to be passive. The Patriots need to get hungry. Change needs to come, regardless if it's popular at the moment. Bill has created a way, a system in New England. It's time we returned to the Belichick way. No more boogieman talk. No more media conversations. Just Bill saying very little and a closed locker room. Back to the corporate mentality of this isn't a game it's business. Have fun by winning rings. 

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