Patriots/NFL 2024 Regular Season: Part II - If the NFL season ended today, the Patriots would have the No. 1 pick in the draft

sarge88

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If the Patriots stay at #1 is anyone else worried Sanders pulls and Eli and says he'll only play for the Giants? Would teams still try and trade up to #1 for Hunter or Ward?

Draft him and then trade him.
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My guess is they hire Vrabel
The NFL is currently being sued for racial discrimination. Minority coaches claim they are being fired at a faster rate. Mayo & Pierce in Vegas on hot seat after one season. Kraft DESPERATE to get into the HOF. Are there some back door conversations happening at the moment between the league & team?
 
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I love Mayo like a rescue at the shelter but Vrabel is a stabilizer

Vrabel was meant to coach the Patriots ~ plus he will piss off Belichick

Patriots could have Maye, Vrabel, and 1 O/A and people would be on cloud 9
My cloud 9 does not include Mayo. Just cause you like him doesn’t make him qualified
 

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The NFL is currently being sued for racial discrimination. Minority coaches claim they are being fired at a faster rate. Mayo & Pierce in Vegas on hot seat after one season. Kraft DESPERATE to get into the HOF. Are there some back door conversations happening at the moment between the league & team?

I'd be shocked if they fire Pierce....unless it's to hire Deion.

Baby Huey Davis isn't independently wealthy. His wealth is 100% the team, so unless he's going to sell he's limited on what he can spend. And how many head coaches is he really going to pay at once? I believe they are currently at 3 with Gruden and Daniels still on the books through 2027.
 

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I'd be shocked if they fire Pierce....unless it's to hire Deion.

Baby Huey Davis isn't independently wealthy. His wealth is 100% the team, so unless he's going to sell he's limited on what he can spend. And how many head coaches is he really going to pay at once? I believe they are currently at 3 with Gruden and Daniels still on the books through 2027.
I see Deion steering his kid to NYG or Vegas. With him as HC. Agree if it’s Deion & Jr Davis may fire Pierce.
I think it’s more important to Kraft to get into HOF than to shift this teams gear. If keeping Mayo increases his standing with Goodell, I think he’d keep things status quo, maybe fire AVP. Kraft is about Kraft first and foremost.
 

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The NFL is currently being sued for racial discrimination. Minority coaches claim they are being fired at a faster rate. Mayo & Pierce in Vegas on hot seat after one season. Kraft DESPERATE to get into the HOF. Are there some back door conversations happening at the moment between the league & team?
Yes interesting

Jonathan Kraft was not a Mayo press conference hiring with some lame excuse

Going to be interesting

I see Deion steering his kid to NYG or Vegas. With him as HC. Agree if it’s Deion & Jr Davis may fire Pierce.
I think it’s more important to Kraft to get into HOF than to shift this teams gear. If keeping Mayo increases his standing with Goodell, I think he’d keep things status quo, maybe fire AVP. Kraft is about Kraft first and foremost.
Brady who is a Vegas minority owner has been working with Sanders I heard on radio - not sure if true
 

DKH

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The half empty stadium has to have gotten his attention. I wonder what the renewal rate for season ticket holders is at these days.
They are 24/7 in the news and interest is there

Drake Maye and a possible 1 overall

In about 45 hours we will have a better read
 

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I guess Wise also called us spoiled

Bitch you ain’t Tom Brady, you can’t play like shit for 6 years as a team and then call us spoiled when we waste our time and money on it

Sick team. Flush these turds outside of Maye/Gonzo/Schooler
And keep the special teams coach and our punter.

Literally that's it.
 

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My guess is they hire Vrabel
I just don't see it. I don't see Kraft swallowing his pride and firing Mayo after one season. I also don't think he's gonna commit the money for a coaching overhaul. Best I can see is Kraft either replacing Wolf or hiring someone above Wolf.
 

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I just don't see it. I don't see Kraft swallowing his pride and firing Mayo after one season. I also don't think he's gonna commit the money for a coaching overhaul. Best I can see is Kraft either replacing Wolf or hiring someone above Wolf.

Agreed, no way Kraft cleans house and hires a completely new front office and coaching staff.
 
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I just don't see it. I don't see Kraft swallowing his pride and firing Mayo after one season. I also don't think he's gonna commit the money for a coaching overhaul. Best I can see is Kraft either replacing Wolf or hiring someone above Wolf.
Even Bob Kraft has to realize that unless significant changes are made, there will be backlash from the media and the fans unlike anything he has seen as the owner of the Patriots. Are the Krafts ready to endure that shitstorm for another entire season? The rage after last Saturday will seem like nothing if they bring this operation back for another bite at the apple next year.

If the Krafts want to stay relevant in New England, nevermind the NFL, they have to make changes. And they’re going to spend money to do it. They can spend now, or they can spend later. John Henry’s Red Sox and Jeremy Jacobs’ Bruins can be cheap and get away with it because the spotlight on MLB and the NHL combined isn’t what the NFL is. MLB isn’t as relevant as it used to be, and the Red Sox can fly under the radar in the summertime. They’ve become summertime background noise. The NHL is a niche sport and if Jacobs is cheap with the Bruins, most of Boston doesn’t notice. This isn’t like the early ‘90s where the Patriots were an afterthought. They are THE number one sports franchise in New England by far, and they’ll be pilloried RELENTLESSLY in the media and by the fans until they get back on track. And the Krafts, especially Bob, don’t have the stomach for that.
 

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I guess Wise also called us spoiled

Bitch you ain’t Tom Brady, you can’t play like shit for 6 years as a team and then call us spoiled when we waste our time and money on it

Sick team. Flush these turds outside of Maye/Gonzo/Schooler
I’ll take spoiled lol

My mother was fantastic but occasionally she would call me a spoiled brat not realizing how it affected me :sarcasm:

Hoping for being spoiled with my sports teams starting at 4 pm tomorrow with the first overall

I am looking forward to seeing what transpires after this weekend, though. I don't even have a hunch.
Looking at 33 hours from officially knowing if we are 1 overall

One overall just allows us to dream & speculate - study the draft ~ fun, fun, fun

Seriously I want this pick lol
 

Score08

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Kraft needs to relinquish control of the team, there’s no chance he’s equipped to dig himself out of the hole he himself dug . This dysfunctional mess starts with the krafts and has leaked its way down to the basement. The Head frigging coach is sniping his OC during press conferences! Mayo clearly not a character guy, but not surprising based on being hired by ole rub-n-tug himself.
 

bbfan419

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The NFL is currently being sued for racial discrimination. Minority coaches claim they are being fired at a faster rate. Mayo & Pierce in Vegas on hot seat after one season. Kraft DESPERATE to get into the HOF. Are there some back door conversations happening at the moment between the league & team?
This is such garbage, if you win that is all that matters.
 

bbfan419

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Agreed, no way Kraft cleans house and hires a completely new front office and coaching staff.
Probably not, but they should. They need a new HC and new GM and this time go outside the organization, never mind this old boys club mentality, the Bruins have been doing that for years and won a grand total of 6 cups in 100 years.
 

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