INDIANAPOLIS — It’s a great yr for the Patriots to wish a quarterback.
In an offseason that the Patriots ought to be seeking to improve over Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe and maintain the No. 3 total decide within the 2024 NFL Draft, director of scouting Eliot Wolf confirmed the crew plans to satisfy with the highest three gamers on the place on the NFL Scouting Combine.
Wolf mentioned the Patriots will meet with USC’s Caleb Williams, UNC’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels this week in Indianapolis. A supply advised the Herald that the Patriots plan to satisfy with a lot of the QBs on the mix via formal and casual interviews.
“I think it’s a really good year for quarterbacks,” Wolf mentioned Tuesday at a podium on the mix. “It’s a really good year at a lot of positions. Like any position we’re going to we’re going to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, determine who fits for us. We’re pretty early in the process here. Like, I haven’t met any of these guys. Jerod hasn’t met any of these guys. So as we continue through the process here, we’ll determine what’s best for the team. One thing about the quarterbacks in this draft specifically that I’m excited about is that they all look like they’re really tough guys, which is obviously great at any position, but the quarterback position especially.”
Other prime QB prospects embrace Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix. Williams is thought to be the highest QB prospect within the draft, however different evaluators are torn on learn how to order Maye and Daniels after him. One AFC East school scout advised the Herald this week that he’d put Maye (his No. 2) nearer to Williams than Daniels (his No. 3) to Maye, however that it’s all private choice.
Wolf mentioned all choices are on the desk with what to do with the No. 3 total decide, together with a commerce. He mentioned the draft will probably be a collaborative effort, however that he would make the decide within the first spherical.
As for what qualities Wolf appears to be like for in quarterback, management is paramount.
“First of all being someone that can elevate his teammates,” Wolf mentioned. “Someone that your teammates want to play for. I think that’s an extremely underrated thing that people don’t really talk about that much. Leadership’s important and obviously physical talent. We wouldn’t be talking about these guys if they weren’t physically talented.”
Wolf was requested if it could be a good suggestion to drop a younger quarterback onto a roster with vital holes. He appeared comparatively assured that the crew might patch a few of these holes of their aim to regain “respectability.”
The Patriots’ largest wants, past quarterback, are positions that straight influence the QB at vast receiver, tight finish and offensive sort out. Fortunately for Wolf and the Patriots, vast receiver and offensive sort out are additionally strengths of this draft.
“I think it depends on who we’re talking about and what holes we end up having,” Wolf mentioned. “There’s a lot of time between now and the start of the season to patch those holes in. And hopefully we’re going to do more than patch them. We’re going to try to get the best players that we can and we’ll see what happens at the quarterback position.”
The Patriots have the third-most cap house within the NFL this offseason with the flexibility to create much more by shifting on from cornerback J.C. Jackson. They can solely fill so many wants within the draft, in order that they might want to do work in trades and free company to fill in a few of these gaps to assist a rookie quarterback.
Jones has struggled for 2 straight years as a starter as he and Zappe led the Patriots to a 4-13 report and last-place end within the AFC East final season.
Source: www.bostonherald.com