Notice how almost all these teams are doing a ton to help their QBs after Year 2? Dolphins and Eagles made moves and loaded up to help Hurts + Tua last offseason. Bills did the same with Allen a few years ago. Chiefs and Bengals have done a ton to help their QBs and in Burrow's case, beefed up the O-Line to help him out
Now the Bears are doing the same for Fields as he enters Year 3.
Meanwhile, the Pats aren't doing enough to help Mac at all. It's fine if you don't think Mac is a Mahomes/Allen. He's not. But here's the thing, neither are guys like Hurts. But those guys still have success and the teams are doing everything to help them out and put them in a position to succeed. Mac hasn't had that.
Do we even have any players at the skills positions that you can say are better than the skills positions on these other teams like BUF/KC/CIN (Hint: We don't)
Patriots have to be one of the least talented teams in the NFL at this point, on both ends of the field. On offense they have Stevenson who looks like a stud, we will see if he can repeat what he did last year. Then Judon and Uche on defense. Who else is elite? Bill is not a good GM.
I think the problem is that Bill is drafting like he still has a Brady that has the Midas touch to turn dross into gold. Mac needs all the help he can get.
The solution? Get rid of his best receiver over the last two years and his "go-to" target.
Mac's comments about Meyers after the season were nothing but full praise and hope he'd stick around. Sadly he won't. I know Meyers isn't a flashy alpha, but he was still a dependable #2 or 3 receiver and in today's market, 11M is nothing. No reason not to keep him around and still being able to add a #1. Idk why we have to "replace" guys instead of simply adding to a solid group.
And as of now, I'm still not sure what their plan at WR is. Parker, Bourne and Thornton are the only ones under contract for 2023 so far, and in 2024 it's just Thornton. They need TWO wide receivers, not one if you ask me.