Even With The Sixth Best Salary Cap, The Patriots Don't Have Enough To Fill Their Holes adequately Via Free Agency.

The 2023 New England Patriots are expected to have approximately $34 million dollars once free agency hits. Typically the team would like to keep about four million dollars for draft picks. And the team has 22 free agents, receiver, corner, safety, tackle, long snapper, Gunner (slater). This is why drafting is soo important.

Jonathan Jones, Devon McCourty and Jacoby Meyers should all be getting double digit contracts. Unless players wanna take discounts, They're going to be down grading from those players and it will have a negative impact on the team.

Then there's Joe Cardona and Matthew Slater, two guys that have been some of the best special teamers for the past several years. Replacing special teamers is not always a plug and play. Especially players of their caliber.

And them there's replacing Wynn who should've never been moved from left tackle. I know what people are thinking. Anyone can replace Wynn. Let's call Marshall Newhouse because that mindset led to him being an open freeway to the 2019 backfield.

The Patriots need to trade the number 14 pick back to a team like the Giants at 25, where they can acquire another top 100 selection by getting the Giant's second and fourth round picks. I don't know what they're getting in compensation picks but that would give the team four top 100 selections and they need to hit on all four of them. 

The Patriots than need to hit on their day three picks. The team used to be able to find misused talent and resurrect it. The Patriots have shown that they cannot stay consistent with offseason moves. They have also shown that they cannot be counted on to develop all positions. Even with Bill O'Brien, 2023 is going to be a long year. Patriots Nation, hope for the best and prepare for the worst.