Perry: Patriots ‘doing the minimum’ to be competitive

Perry: Patriots ‘doing the minimum’ to be competitive originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots are amidst their first offseason without Bill Belichick for the first time in 24 years, and according to NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry and Tom Curran, things aren’t looking great.

The Patriots have already signed their fair share of free agents, bringing on seven new players in addition to re-signing nine on expiring contracts, but the roster continues to look as if it will be another struggle of a season come September. Adding in the ten departing players into the mix — most notably Mac Jones — Perry and Curran discussed New England’s offseason moves in the latest episode of Patriots Talk Podcast.

“I think a C is fair,” Perry said of a grade to give the Patriots for its offseason moves. “They are treading water. They are doing the minimum, honestly in my opinion, and even that may be giving them too much credit.”

Diving deeper into New England’s offseason grade, Curran adds that the Patriots get an “A-” on retention — notably re-signing Kendrick Bourne, Josh Uche, and Mike Onwenu among others — while also praising New England for “divorcing themselves” from DeVante Parker. On the other hand, Curran gave a “D-” for New England’s lack of addressing their needs on the open market.

While the Patriots did sign Jacoby Brissett — who could likely be the bridge quarterback New England was reportedly looking for to mentor a rookie — they have failed to fill any real gaps in the roster.

“If the expectation for them is to not win a championship — not even make the playoffs — but to be competitive, be in the mix, be watchable,” Perry added. “Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf have suggested that that’s the goal — Robert Kraft for years now has been talking about how he wants to compete ASAP, contend ASAP — have they done the minimum even to get there? I would say no.”

Perry adds that it was extremely disappointing to see Calvin Ridley get away from the…

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Publish date : 2024-03-14 23:48:00

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