The Patriots added some good players during the NFL Draft bonanza. The problem is they need great ones —game-changers — to change their lot in the gridiron Group of Death that is the AFC East.
Good isn’t good enough anymore without Tom Brady’s tide to lift all teammates. Bill Belichick appears too stubborn to realize that because the Patriots doubled down on defense and their scouting philosophy, filling their draft shopping cart with New England staple items like a large and versatile defensive lineman, a hybrid safety/linebacker, interior offensive linemen, and a kicker and a punter among their dozen draftees.