Looking back at the 2022 New England Patriots, the teams biggest issues were clearly on the offensive side of the ball.
Yet through two days of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Patriots have not added a single player on the offensive side of the ball. Instead, they’ve opted to bolster their defense — which ranked third in Football Outsiders’ DVOA rating last season — by selecting cornerback Christian Gonzalez, edge Keion White, and hybrid safety Marte Mapu with their first three selections.
“I wouldn’t say [the board] was titled at all,” Bill Belichick said in a Zoom call Friday night.