Happy Tamprin’ Day!!!
Diving in. As Phil Perry pointed out earlier in the day, culture will be a determining factor in who the Patriots pursue in free agency.
Doesn’t mean that guys they don’t chase -- like DK Metcalf, who went to Pittsburgh for the low, low price of a second-rounder and $30 million or so per year – are dinks. It just means that, in Drake Maye’s second year, they want the most important voice he hears to be that of Josh McDaniels. Not a $30-something mil a year wideout who is accustomed to 130 targets and 90 catches who may not be wholly understanding if he’s not getting his.