Jones & Keefe: What needs remain for the Patriots after the NFL Draft?

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00:00So we agree. Patriots are better off. I think that's not even a debate. I think it's obvious.

00:06Where's their biggest remaining weakness, Keith? We like what they did in free agency.

00:10They needed a tackle and a receiver late in free agency. They added Steph Diggs.

00:16You go into the draft, you get a tackle, you hope, early in Will Campbell.

00:20You get a receiver that can contribute early, you hope, in Kyle Williams.

00:24What's their biggest remaining weakness?

00:26I think it's still wide receiver, and I'm pretty high on Steph Diggs, but I understand it comes with a lot of uncertainty.

00:32You just don't know when he's going to be ready, and then even if he comes back early-ish in the season, does he hit the ground running?

00:40When do you get top-end Steph Diggs, and do you ever get top-end Steph Diggs?

00:44And then everybody else, I like Kyle Williams. That's a lot to ask.

00:48I mean, how many rookie receivers for the New England Patriots have ever made a positive impact?

00:52You got to go back a ways. Malcolm Mitchell, Deion Branch.

00:56Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's Terry Glenn, if you want to go pre-Bill Belichick.

00:59Because I think, didn't Aaron Dobson have some team rookie records out of necessity?

01:04You know who I think broke it was Pop.

01:07Oh, Pop on the tape, Douglas.

01:08I think Pop on the tape.

01:09All right, so my point is proven.

01:10Yes.

01:10Even the ones who have, quote-unquote, very productive rookie years, it's shockingly little production.

01:16So I like Will Campbell more than you do.

01:18That's why I'll say, all right, the offensive line, all right, I'll give you that.

01:22You made some additions.

01:23You got a new center.

01:23You got a new right tackle.

01:24You got a new left tackle.

01:25You have a couple of guys in-house that you think can play guard.

01:28Obviously, there's going to be injuries, but for the time being, I'll take that.

01:31If Steph digs, and it's not even an if, it's probably likely that.

01:34If he's not starting week one, what's your receiving core look like?

01:38And it looks to me like it's probably Pop Douglas, Keyshawn Booty, Kyle Williams, maybe is your top three, like, in the pecking order?

01:47So that has to be the biggest question.

01:49At least for me, that's the biggest question right now.