Locked On Patriots - Daily Podcast On The New England Patriots - Locked On Patriots March 27, 2019 - Gronk Week, Matt LaCosse and Belichick Meets the Media

Episode Date: March 27, 2019

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Hey there everybody, welcome on in to a Wednesday installment of the Lockdown Patriots Podcast. Mark Schofield sliding back into the old big chair here for Wednesday, March 27th, 2019. Happy to be with you as always. Loaded show for you today. What we're going to do, Gronk Reek continues. We are going to talk about a question that was first raised in the Lockdown Patriots Slack channel and then spilled into the pages, for example, of the Boston Herald. We're going to debate where Rob Gronkowski ranks on the list of all-time Patriots.

A little bit later, what we're going to do, we're going to talk about replacing Gronk, and we're going to put the draft aside. This was spurred by an idea Dave Archibald in the Locked on Patriots Slack channel. Again, part of the reason I love the Slack channel is because it spurs some content ideas for the pod. But Dave Archibald took a look at tight end Matt Lacoste,

who the Patriots just signed after he was not tendered a contract by the Denver Broncos. So I'm going to share his notes as well as my own notes from watching his targets in the 2018 season. We're also going to talk a little winter meetings. We've got a photo of the coaches. We've got Bill Belichick just dropping a tour of force when it comes to brevity, when he had his sort of breakfast sit down with the media on Tuesday. So a lot to get to. Always fun to do that.

Before we do anything, your daily reminder to follow me on Twitter at Mark Schofield. Check out the work at places like InsideThePylon.com, Pro Football Weekly, The Score, Matt Waldman's Rookie Scouting Portfolouting portfolio a trio of sp nation websites including big blue view bleeding green nation where i co-host the qb sco show with the one and only michael j kissed and of course pat's pulpit where i am currently working through a breakdown of all the quarterbacks i think might be on the patriots board kicking things off with Ryan Finley. However, let's start with Gronk. Gronk week continues and this was something that was first brought up on Monday by Ian McDonald via the Locked On Patriots Slack channel. We had a fantastic discussion about this question that

was first posed by Ian. Where do you think Gronk rates among all-time Patriots at any position? Now, Ian continues. Brady number one. And I think no matter what, if Brady retires right now, he is number one. When you're arguably the greatest quarterback of all time, when you deliver six Super Bowl victories, yeah, you're going to go down as the best player in franchise history. So I think you can put that one into stone. But number two is where it gets iffy. Now Ian makes his case for Gronk. Hannah retired right when I started liking football, so his greatness is more mythology. So i'd have to put gronk as number two pure dominance when healthy demolished linemen and linebackers carried and swatted defensive backs

inhaled footballs it was like watching an aircraft carrier that could move like a speedboat and if he were here he consumed the english with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his arse okay so i added that little last sentence in there not the only time i've used that i used it on twitter on tuesday when somebody when adam shifter tweeted out something about kylo murray and how cliff kinsbury was talking about him but that's a discussion for another time so there you have ian's thought on it gronk number two andy likens tough to say definitely most dominant patriots tight end top five patriot of any position difficult to answer because of all the legacy players i never saw and the game has changed in the generations and that probably is

what i would take most from him how he changed the game people will forever be looking to find the next Rob Gronkowski dual threat tight end extraordinaire and for a couple of years the Patriots had Gronk and Hernandez and they were the focal point of an exciting and unorthodox offense that people are still trying to incorporate. Fantastic language there from Andy. John Lemaracus, a great friend, John Lemaracus, he chimed in. I'm 33. My football memories start around 8 to 10-ish, but to be completely honest, the earliest game I sincerely remember is the Broncos-Packers Super Bowl. I wish I could say more about Hannah, but aside from hearing how great he was, he left the Pats in 85. I was born in 85. That seems to be a case for Gronk, John continues. Obviously, my best Patriot I've seen

is Tom Brady, but we are all in that boat. If we're talking best peak performance at a position, then Gronk is number two on that list. We've had many great phenomenal players. Wilford, Ty Law, Rodney Harrison, Richard Seymour, Wes Welker, Randy Moss, Logan Mankins was a pleasure to watch too. So definitely some good choices, but I think they all come after Gronk. So that's kind of how we got into it in the Locked On Patriots Slack channel. Now, as I said, this discussion has spilled over into the more out there, in your face media market karen gertgen over at the boston herald she put out a piece on monday evening with the announcement of rob

gronkowski's retirement it serves as an opportunity to put on the thinking cap and assess his place in history so where does the greatest tight end of this era rank and one of the best players in Patriots' franchise? It's a great debate talk with the names and order completely subjective. Here is how she ranked them. We'll start at number 10, Adam Vinatieri. And I think Vinatieri has to be on the list. He's got to be there. Remember, a couple weeks ago when I counted down the top 25 plays

of Patriots' Super Bowl history, Vinatieri and some of his kicks were up there. Remember, a couple weeks ago when I counted down the top 25 plays of Patriots Super Bowl history, Vinatieri and some of his kicks were up there. And so I think he's got to be on the list. Ten, we can quibble with that. Nine, Richard Seymour. Belichick wrote this when he made a case for Richard Seymour's candidacy for the Hall of Fame. Richard Seymour was unquestionably one of our key players and i do not believe we would have won three championships without them high praise number eight gino capoletti he did it all he was the afl's all-time leading scorer with 1130 points was among the afl's top 10 all-time receivers two of the top five scoring seasons in pro football

history 155 points in 64, 147 in 61. Those were 14 game seasons. Only player in professional football history to run for a two-point conversion, throw for a two-point conversion, catch a pass, intercept a pass, return a punt, and a kickoff in the same season. Now, that's all impressive. I might bump him down, but I think he does belong to be on this list. Stanley Morgan, the receiver who averaged almost 20 yards per catch I might bump him down, but I think he does belong to be on this list.

Stanley Morgan, the receiver who averaged almost 20 yards per catch over his 13-year span in New England, a big-time play waiting to happen. Second all-time touchdowns behind Gronk was 67, four-time Pro Bowler. 86 was his best year as a Patriot, caught 84 passes for a then-franchise record 1,491 yards and 10 tutties. Ty Law, go it into the Hall of Fame. That ceremony's scheduled for the first week this upcoming August. We all remember that moment when he picked Kurt Warner, returned it for a touchdown.

The Russian is cut. That kind of moment definitely belongs on the list. Mike Haynes is also on here at number five. Andre Tippett, fantastic defensive player at number four. And here we get G on here at number five. Andre Tippett, fantastic defensive player at number four. And here we get Gronk at number three, according to Karen. Few tight ends have impacted the game like Gronk. A mismatch every time he stepped on the field, both as a pass catcher and as a blocker. A part of three Super Bowl titles, five seasons of double-digit touchdowns, four seasons of 1,000-plus receiving yards, most touchdowns of any player in Patriot

history, most touchdowns of any tight end during the postseason. There's number three. That gives you number two, John Hanna. And this is how I would put them. Brady one, Hanna two, Gronk three. And yes, I am old enough to sort of be there for the end, the tail end of Hannah's career. His final season that ended in the Super Bowl, albeit a loss to the Bears, was like my second or third season really sort of watching and enjoying football. I went to a game that year, barely remember it at old Schaefer Stadium, but saw Hannah play. Let's put it that way.

And when you're talking about Hall of Famers, when you're talking about where a guy stands sort of all time, best at the position plus longevity is pretty critical. And that's what Hannah gives you. I mean, when you think about John Hanna. You know, he was drafted in 1973. Fourth overall. Pass blocking, run blocking. Plays into the mid-80s. Plays until he's 34. His final game of Super Bowl that, yes, they lost, but he, you know, finally got to one.

You know, that's like over a decade at being one of the best at your position. You know, when you talk about best all-time guards, John Hanna is in the conversation. And he did it for a pretty long period of time. A little bit longer than Gronk. Now, you can make the case with, in terms of where the NFL is today and what Gronk has meant to this team

and the number of Super Bowls that they've won with him. Maybe that bumps him up over Hanna. But for me, I put Hanna too. Maybe I'm, you know, a softie. I don't know. I'm a man. I'm 42. But that's how I would rank him.

It's a fun conversation. Hit me up with your suggestions how you guys would rank top Patriots of all time at Mark Schofield on Twitter. Up next, we're going to talk Matt Lacoste. I'm going to have my notes on him. I'm going to share with you Dave Archibald's notes on him. And I also want to let you know, upcoming next week's Mock Draft Monday, here's what we're going to do. I'm going to run through my mock rather quickly because what I want to do is get mocks from you. Do a mock, whether it's on Fanspeak or the Mock Draft Machine,

over at thedraftnetwork.com. Screenshot it. Share it with me. I want to talk about your mocks. I'm going to grade them. I'm not going to rip people or give them full-on grades, but I'm going to talk about

how different people are slotting stuff in. So if you want to have your mock featured, hit me up on Twitter with it. Screenshot it. Share it with me, at Mark Schofield. You can email it to me. You can use it on the

Locked On Patriots Slack channel. Share it via a photo, however you want to do it. But I want to hear from you. I've done some walks. I've done six of them now. It's time to get yours. So, you know, step up to the plate, make a mock, and share it with everybody. We'll laugh, have a few beers, have some fun. I mean, you know, fun little Monday.

But that's Monday. Up next, Matt Lacoste, here at Locked On Patriots. Mark Schofield back with you now on this Wednesday installment of the Locked On Patriots podcast. And a little bit later, we're going to have some thoughts on the winter meetings, some rules changes that are being debated, the coach's photo, which is just, I mean, that's a renaissance painting. I could spend an entire show breaking that down.

And of course, we're going to talk about the tour de force that was Bill Belichick and his just tribute to brevity when he sat down with the assembled media members to have breakfast. But coming off the Gronk discussion, we're going to talk about replacing Gronk. And we've spent a lot of time on this show talking about the tight ends in this draft, how it's a great tight end class and they can double dip a tight end and yada, yada, yada. But what if they have somebody that they think, think could replace Gronk that they just signed basically off the street? Yes, I am talking about tight end Matt Lacoste, who the Patriots signed when he was not given a contract offer by the Denver Broncos.

You might be wondering, who? I was wondering the same thing. This was, he was not on my radar when I was doing draft stuff the season he came out. So he was new to me. I thought it was a mad and generated name. But it turns out he is an actual pro football player. So before we sort of get into what he did last year with Denver and his NFL career, I think it's important to sort of look back to who he was coming out, you know, where he was viewed sort of in a draft profile world. You know, he's a tight end at the University of

Illinois and did not do much at the University of Illinois. Let's put it that way. You know, when you look at his numbers at U of I, not great. During his four years he played for the Illini, he appeared in 38 games, caught 38 passes for 397 yards, six touchdowns, averaging 10.4 yards per reception. His best year, probably his junior year, 2013, when he caught 20 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns. His senior year appeared in seven games, 14 receptions for 117 yards, and three touchdowns. Had some injury problems, so that was part of the issue there.

Lance Zerline broke him down in his draft profile over at NFL.com. Strengths were listed as smooth release from the line and gets into routes quickly. Good play speed inside his routes with ability to get on top of safeties quickly when he's asked to threaten on the third level. Sinks hips into his breaks brakes accelerates into cuts can go low and make the tough catch with soft mitts used in line and from the wing but was lined up outside of his last regular season game willing to fight and sustain when asked to square up as an inline blocker blocking technique needs work but he has the ability to get better as far as weaknesses tall angular frame with more meat needed through his lower body,

unable to generate push as a drive blocker and gets rocked from his spot by bull rushers when asked to single up on them. Benched out at 20 reps but needs more core strength. Sluggish to release into routes against jams and can be knocked well off course. Played in less than 50% of the snaps over his last two seasons. Had just 38 catches for his career. Needs more fluidity in routes and also needs to stop giving them away with early lean he measured in at 6'6 250 pounds Zerline had him as a round seven or priority free agent his bottom line long frame good speed has the tools to work with for teams looking for a tight end who can stretch the field or stress linebackers in one on one situations lack of college production will limit the number of teams he's considered by, but he has enough talent to warrant a legitimate look,

and his ability to play special teams should help his chances. Now, he was not drafted, was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent, waived by the Giants in August of 2015, was then put back on IR, then a waiver slash injury settlement, signed by a free agent by the Jets in August, and then waived in August of 2015, was signed to the Giants practice squad in November of 2015, he was activated at the end of 2015, bounced around with the Giants a little bit more, was finally signed to Denver in December of 2017. And last year for Denver, he actually put up numbers that sort of resembled his college career. He appeared in 15 games making five starts,

37 targets, 24 catches, 250 yards, and one touchdown, 10.4 yards per reception. And that number, identical to his college career, 10.4 yards per reception. And that number identical to his college career, 10.4 yards per reception. Now I took a look at his targets throughout last year. And one thing that certainly stood out was usage flexibility. You heard it in some of Zerline's breakdown of him, but I saw him aligned in the wing. I saw him aligned in line. They at times aligned him in the backfield and then would move him around. They put him outside as a Z. They put him to the bottom of the number, sometimes as an

X or Y ISO. So they moved him all over the formation. In terms of routes run, I saw a lot of stuff to the flat. I saw a lot of sit routes where he's trying to find zone and a couple of routes deeper down the field. One of my favorite plays of him was against Houston in Week 9. It's a first and 13, I mean, excuse me, a first and 10 on Denver's own 13-yard line. He's in the backfield. They flex him to a wind. He runs an out route versus zone.

He runs a good route, sinks the hips, gets into and out of his break. Runs away from that zone linebacker. Good burst and turn upfield after the catch and gets some yardage after the catch. It goes for like a 44-yard gain on like a 10-yard route. And one of the things I do like about him is how he transitions from receiver to runner after the catch. Quick turn and burst upfield. Doesn't have lawn speed

or anything like that, but he's able to make that transition quickly, which I do like. Some other plays I noted, for example, you go back to week five against the Jets. He's aligned in the slot. He runs a sort of slant and sit route, sits down well in that underneath zone area, finds space, finds grass against the underneath defenders, makes a good catch, and again, that turn upfield. Week 12 against the Steelers, has a chip and release on a curl route in the red zone, finds again space and zone coverage. The Steelers kind of lost him there. Quick catch and turn upfield for his touchdown. Now, that was a nice little play. Now, footwork is something along the sidelines as a

receiver that might be an issue. For example, against the Steelers, had a play-action wheel type play. He's running that wheel router along the boundary. Keenum sort of underthrows it. Now, he's wide open, partly because the underthrowed pass allows him to get some separation from the defender. He's trying to make the catch along the sideline. Can't get the feet down. Can't quite time it upright. So that might be something that could be an issue for him. Week 17.

This was against the Chargers. They go wide iso with him in the red zone. He runs a backside post. Coverage is good. Pass goes through his hands and it's incomplete. Also in that game,

he's aligned as a Z. Slant route from a wide alignment. He drops it. It goes through his hands. So his hands are Z. Slant route from a wide alignment. He drops it. It goes through his hands. So his hands are good. They're soft for the most part, but there is some inconsistency there with him. He's very good. Another Week 17 play I liked when he's running those sit routes

where he's trying to find space underneath. I love what he does there. I liked how they used him at times to chip and release. He's not a devastating blocker, but he's efficient and effective. And so I think that's something nice to be said about him. He will get into a defensive end, you know, half body the guy and then release quickly. I haven't, I didn't get a chance to sort of watch him in one-on-one plastbalking situations, but that might be something to consider usage wise for him. Overall, I think he's an interesting type player with some positional versatility, and it's clear that Denver looked at him as a type

of player that they can move around and try to get some mismatches with. We saw him in some YISO situations and things like that. But that's sort of how I viewed him. As I said, Dave Archibald took a look at him as well. I'm just going to share Dave's notes. If you want to see more of Dave's notes, again, I'd invite you. Join the Locked On Patriots Slack channel. It's a ton of fun in there. Dave's notes. The good. Hands catcher,

secures the football, and quickly transitions to a runner. See? He saw that too. Some route running ability used on pivot routes. Some attacks the vertical stem and able to cut off that. Aware. Chips and releases and gets open late in the down. Gets vertical with the ball in his hands. Decent lawn speed once he gets moving. Once he gets moving, okay, so we're kind of on the same page there.

Lined up in a lot of different spots. Wide, slot, wing, tight, backfield motion. Again, saw a lot of the same stuff. The bad. Little ability to adjust to poorly thrown balls. Well, you got Tom Brady. You're not going to see a ton of poorly thrown balls well you get tom brady you're not going to see a ton of poorly thrown balls so that's a good thing right most catches were wide open he struggled to secure the football in contested situations for example that red zone backside why iso post

right against the chargers that was a contested catch situation he had another one in an underneath zone situation i saw where you get a defender on him, doesn't always come down with the ball. Not explosive, takes him runaway to get up to speed, did not break as many tackles as you'd think given his size, dragged guys some but rarely able to break tackles or make a man miss, not targeted very much, we need to watch more tape to get a better sense of his route runner. So those are Dave's thoughts on him. So overall, for signing a guy off the street, I think he's definitely worth the flyer here. I still think he's not the guy that they're going to look to. I don't think they're going to wash their hands of drafting a tight end or two

because they're going to say, oh, we got this guy. But when you think about how the Patriots approach free agency, they look at a guy, they ask what he can do, they ask if it will work with them, and they see if they can make it work. Variety of usage, runs a bunch of different routes, uses a bunch of different alignments, and can do some things that the Patriots ask their tight ends to do, like sit down and find space versus zone. He has the ability to run away from defenders. Love the first step off the line. He had a route against Kansas City. He has a crosser aligned in line. He's running a crosser against a safety, jab step to the outside, then breaks over the middle, gets immediate separation,

and he has enough speed there to sort of extend and maintain the separation. Keeps that one to two yards of separation, running away from a safety, a much smaller, faster, lighter player. I'd like to see him there. And so there's something here. Is he going to replace Gronk? No, no, you're not going to replace Gronk. You might take three guys to replace him, but can he do some of the things that the Patriots need their tight ends to do? I think so. So he's going to be fun to watch. Speaking of fun, up next, we're going to close out the show with a little bit of fun. Talking Belichick, owners meetings, photos, rules, proposals, things like that. All ahead on this Wednesday installment of Locked on Patriots. Mark Schofield back with you now to close out this Wednesday installment of the Locked on Patriots podcast.

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brand new podcasting app, Himalaya. Let's talk winter meetings. And there are some rules, proposals that are going to be voted on. We'll talk about if they get approved, the impact that those might have. If they do get approved on Thursday's show, some of them include. Amending Rule 15, Section 2, for one year only to expand the reviewable plays in an instant replay format to include fouls for pass interference. Also, expand automatic replay reviews to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul and any try-attempt extra point or two-point conversion. Also, another amendment of that rule to expand the reviewable plays

and instant replay to include all fouls for pass interference, rough in the passer, and unnecessary contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture. Also, to expand automatic replay reviews to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by foul and any try attempt or extra point or two-point conversion. Some overlap there. Also, there's another one they're going to vote on,

an ability to challenge non-cause on offensive defensive pass interference, i.e. the New Orleans St. Sean Payton rule. So if those do get approved, we will break those down later in this week. Also, out of the winter meetings, the yearly photo that is the coach's photo. One of my favorite things every offseason, where they try to get anywhere from as many coaches as they can into this. And what's amazing breaking this down is, first of all, Bill Belichick was in the photo this year. Usually doesn't do it. Did it this year. Good for him. I'm looking at it right now, and it is absolutely amazing. Absolutely amazing. First of all,

there are only a handful of coaches that even rocked the blazer here. So I think that's fun to notice. You've got Garrett, Jason Garrett. You've got Anthony Lynn. You've got Brian Flores right in the front looking dapper, I must say. He's got the blazer. He's got the shoe. He looks good.

You've got, who else has the blazer? Oh, definitely. Oh, Pat Schumer rocking a blazer as well. So you've got a handful of guys in the blazer oh definitely oh pat schumer rocking a blazer as well so you got a handful of guys in the blazer freddie kitchens going the other direction rocking the hat visor pulled down low i didn't even know who it was i had to like ask around on the interwebs it's like oh that's freddie kitchens mike zimmer rocking the oakleys fantastic look look at bill belichick with a little what looks to be a purple short sleeve button down. John Gruden looking uncomfortable in the front row.

His brother Jay Gruden. They're rocking basically the same stance. They've got the khakis. They've got the polo. They've got the sneakers. They're kind of hunched forward. They both look like the kid who is angry that he had to dress up for Easter Mass,

which is how my kids are going to look in a couple of weeks. But that's a story for another time. You've got Matt Patricia rocking the beard in the front row. Ron Rivera got the shades on, of course. You've got Doug Peterson on the scooter. He's about to go under the knife for some Achilles work that he needs done. Frank Reich got a little Bill Simmons vibe going on. I did a double take. I was like, is that Bill Simmons? Cliff Kingsbury looking like he's just ready to go out on the town. Looks good. I've got to say that.

Looks good. But right in the middle is Andy Reid. He's got the red Hawaiian shirt on. He's rocking the shorts. As far as I can tell, the only one rocking the shorts. You can't see the guys in the back row. Looks like he's ready to go out to dinner. And speaking of Andy Reid and dinner,

every Wednesday I join Matt Williamson here on the Locked On Podcast Network. I do a guest spot on Locked On NFL. And he told a story in last week's show that has me still rolling. He was talking to a guy that was

a Steelers player. I forget the name. And during his sort of free agency tour, he was going to meet with teams and stuff. He went to a dinner at a steakhouse with Andy Reid out in the Kansas City area. And

they each got a steak. Big old steak for dinner. And then it came time for dessert. And this player is looking at the dessert menu, and he's trying to decide what he's going to order. And Andy Reid orders his dessert, and he orders another steak. He ordered a dessert steak. It's like that scene from Fletch.

I'll have a steak sandwich and another steak sandwich. He ordered a dessert steak. That's a power move. It has me thinking, if you're one of these offensive linemen that is like getting ready to get drafted and you go have these dinners with teams, is that the move? Do you pull the Andy Reid? Do you say, look, dessert? Yeah, bring me another porterhouse, please. Actually, give me the cowboy steak this time. Just a fantastic story. Also fantastic, Belichick made it for the pitcher, but as far as his little breakfast powwow with the media,

well, that was another Belichickian tour de force. Jeff Howe over at The Athletic Boston, at Jeff P. Howe on Twitter tweeted it out on Tuesday. Bill Belichick fielded 116 questions over 43 minutes this morning. 2.7 questions per minute. He said 1,790 words, an average of 15.4 per response. His most frequent phrases were, we'll see 21 times, and I don't know 13 times. Belichick is in mid-season form. And here's just a snippet,

a snippet of some of his answers. Again, find the transcript when you can. Question. How much did Rob Gronkowski's decision, not knowing whether or not Gronkowski's decision, not knowing whether or not Gronk would play, affect the Patriots' ability to build the team early in the offseason? Answer. That element occurs every offseason. That's it. Would the Patriots be open to Gronkowski returning at some point as agent Drew Rosenhouse suggested? Yeah, I'm not dealing in hypothetical questions. Are the Patriots planning

on having Josh Gordon in 2019? Gordon, a restricted free agent, was offered an original round tender by the Patriots. Answer. Yeah, I don't know. His status isn't under our control. What do you like about new defensive end Michael Bennett? I think he'll help our team. Has there been any advancement in discussions with Steve Gostowski? He's not under contract right now. What does it mean to you to have spent 45 years in the NFL? It's a privilege every year. Does it matter that you're playing on Sunday night instead of Thursday night in week one? Try to be ready to go whenever the games are scheduled.

And finally, this exchange is just Italian chef kiss. What did character coach Jack Easterby bring to the team? Jack's done a great job for us on a lot of levels. Is it a position that you replace or was his role unique? There are some unique aspects to it. Which were? Answer. Unique.

Just brilliant, fantastic stuff from Bill Belichick. Again, it's one of those situations where you're just dying to have somebody say, what can you tell me about the wishbone? Do you think the wishbone could make a comeback in today's NFL? What about the flex bone? Just something. Ask him a question about how many times the 1974 Nebraska Cornhuskers ran weak side power out of the I formation. He'd probably have an answer, and he'd go on for about 15 minutes. I am just... The Patriots come to Washington to play the Redskins next year. I am praying, praying

that I get credentials for that game so I can just ask him a football question. I don't care what. I will come up with something, but I am praying for that. But Belichick mid-season form. Anyway, that will do it for today's show. I will be

back tomorrow on Thursday. It will be a Take Thursday. We'll probably have a Gronk Week segment dedicated to Gronk Takes. We'll talk about some of the other stuff. Friday's show, we'll wrap it all up. You know how it goes. Don't forget, do your mocks. Send them over to me. Screenshot them to me. I want to see them. I want to talk about them.

I want to see how everybody else is viewing this draft. That will do it for today. I'll be back tomorrow. Until then, keep it locked right here to me, Mark Schofield, and Locked on Patriots.