We focus primarily on the New England Patriots here at Pats Pulpit, but that also includes looking beyond Foxboro and at the bigger league-wide picture especially as it relates to the club’s division rivals. In this installment of the AFC East Report, we will therefore break down the draft classes of the Patriots’ four rivals. One thing stands out right away: all three of the teams tried to bolster their trenches.
They all picked defensive tackles in the first round, before adding offensive linemen on day two. Winning the line of scrimmage, especially in a division that saw the Patriots outmuscle their opponents on the way to a Super Bowl title last year, is obviously the goal — time will tell if the investments pay off, though, and translate into wins after all three clubs failed to even reach .