Patriots need to get on-message about where they’re headed

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Patriots need to get on-message about where they’re headed originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

ORLANDO – The ol’ “one voice” approach certainly had its drawbacks during the past 24 years. Especially when that one voice issued little more than grunts in response to valid questions.

But the upside was, you knew where to go to when you had a question. Bill Belichick.

As we know, there often wasn’t a usable response. Especially the past few years when the decisions got more head-scratching and “doing what’s best for the football team, like we always do …” was doing extra heavy lifting. But the personnel went through Bill. The contracts went through Bill. The trades, the drafts, the party-line. All Bill’s.

Belichick didn’t just keep fans and media in the dark. He often wouldn’t reveal his intentions to anyone – not the owners, not the personnel people. Nobody knew nothing.

But right now? It’s almost like there’s TOO many answers floating around. We’re barely three months into the post-Belichick Era, so things will likely settle. But nobody knows nothing and, well, they are saying so. Which isn’t a calming maneuver.

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This occurred to me here in Orlando. On Monday, first-year head coach Jerod Mayo was deferring to interim/de facto GM Eliot Wolf (who’s ostensibly on an audition) on filling out the roster, scouting, deal-making and being the point man on the quarterback.

Then on Tuesday, owner Robert Kraft was coming over the top voicing his opinion about a “top-rate young quarterback” and citing Calvin Ridley’s girlfriend first when asked why the free agent wide receiver didn’t sign.

Wolf, unlike most personnel chiefs, wasn’t at the owners’ meetings. One, because he was doing scouting and evaluation but also – one supposes – because he’s not been hired as personnel chief.

Wolf has…

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Publish date : 2024-03-26 21:37:22

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