The Patriots are in full rebuild mode
The Patriots are in full rebuild mode. That’s definitely something that was apparent in the trade. They do not have to rebuild defensively, but they’re doing so offensively
In this trade, the Patriots received a fourth-round pick from Tampa Bay. The organization now has 12 picks heading into Thursday’s first round. This gives the Patriots several options that they can explore. They can either keep all of their picks, or use these picks as capital to trade to get into better draft position. There are a ton of ways that they can use them, and they will certainly need to as they enter a new era of football.
It will be interesting to see how they use these picks, and what positions they value more than others.