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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

What offense the Patriots run, depends on What they do at quarterback.

There is a division in Patriots Nation over what the Patriots are doing with the roster build. The Patriots tried to run a modified version of the Brady Dunk and Dunk offense in 2020 but it was not compatible with Cam Newton and the pass catchers suffered. The Patriots pass catchers were ranked 17th in 2019 and fell to 22 in 2020. Still in that average to below average range. 

The Patriots signed Jonnu Smith, an inline tight end who can be moved around. They also signed move tight end Hunter Henry. Adding to their receiving core, they signed Nelson Agholor and Kendrick Bourne. Both are Z receivers capable of playing anywhere. 

Mike Giardi tweeted, “One NFC scout said to me that Kendrick Bourne is Jakobi Meyers, only more expensive. Not a big run after the catch guy.”

With Agholor, the common thing I was seeing was everytime there was talk of replacing him, Philip Dorsett's name was always on the list. One person referred to Agholor as "a more explosive Dorsett."

It's hard to say what the Patriots are trying to build but the receivers suggest a more pocket passing Brady system. The tight ends are the tricky part. As they're both on the taller side for pass catchers. It was reported that Jimmy Garoppolo was their plan A at quarterback. There's still very much the possibility that he can be. If the 49ers get their quarterback, they might be willing to part with Garoppolo for the Patriots third.

What type of offense the Patriots run depends on if they're able to get a better pocket passer or not. If the Patriots can get Jimmy Garoppolo ot Mac Jones, then it will be a Brady style offense, if not It may look more like one of the Panthers offenses at best. Some think the Patriots will need to trade up, I don't think so but It all depends on how they rank this years draft class. Let's just hope it's not the 2016 or 2017 Panthers offense, if the Patriots run a more friendly offense for Newton.

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