Let’s remember a simpler time: Thursday afternoon, when people really believed the New England Patriots were going to go all-in on their quarterback of the future.
For weeks, people speculated that the Patriots would trade a ton of picks to move up to draft a quarterback, which isn’t something that sounds like it fits New England’s philosophy. Then there was scuttlebutt that the Patriots loved Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson. The Patriots made two first-round picks Thursday night, and passed twice on Jackson.
The Patriots did draft a quarterback, but not with the hullaballoo that was breathlessly talked about before the draft.