Can The Patriots Get Their Money From Their Four Big Money Pass Catchers?

Will the Patriots capitalize off their investments in Henry, Smith, Bourne ,and Agholor? That is a question some are wondering. The first thing I want to tell you is it depends on what you're expectations are.

If your idea of the Patriots getting their money's worth is each of them getting 800 yards and 8 touchdowns, then no the Patriots won't get their money's worth. The Patriots are typically a team that spreads the ball around. That means eight to ten guys splitting three to four thousand yards. Do the math, it doesn't

Now if they catch four hundred yards or more, that doesn't mean the Patriots got their money's worth either but it's close. Not only do the Patriots need about four hundred yards from each but the Patriots need to convert when they need to. If those guys cannot do that, than no. However, converting isn't all on them.

That brings us to the quarterback situation. When talking about getting their money's worth, one has to talk about the guys throwing the football. If the Patriots do not improve the passing aspect of the quarterback play, the team will look no different than what we saw in 2020. Doesn't matter if they had DK and Julio or Kelce and Kittle, if the quarterback can't do his job.

The new additions will be useless if the quarterbacks cannot find them when open. If the quarterbacks cannot put the ball where it needs to be instead of to the pass catchers' bubbles, or if the quarterbacks cannot deliver catchable balls. If the quarterback play cannot improve in those areas, then it doesn't matter who's on the field. Sorry but the Patriots cannot just plug in new pieces and say problem solved if the problem hasn't gone anywhere.+1

So to answer if the Patriots can get their money's worth, understand it's a loaded question that depends just as much on expectations and quarterback play as it is the new additions themselves. If we're focused on the players themselves, there's no reason they shouldn't be able to but as long as their productivity is reliant on another player. Sorry there's no guarentees. And that's the honest truth.

A better question to ask is will the Patriots quarterbacks allow the pass catchers to be productive but the honest answer would anger half the fan base. I'm pretty sure if you're honest with yourself than you already know the answer to that.