The New England Patriots saw their clear need at wide receiver and took steps to address it this week.
On top of trading for Isaiah Ford and signing Donte Moncrief to their practice squad, the Patriots also reportedly put in a waiver claim for San Francisco 49ers 2018 second-round pick Dante Pettis.
Pettis might have helped the Patriots. But if they really wanted him, then they would have traded a draft pick to the 49ers before San Francisco waived him. The fact that the Patriots sent a 2022 conditional sixth-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Ford showed they value him more than Pettis.