WEEI Afternoons: Why the Patriots passed on Stefon Diggs

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00:00You basically said Pat's fans are focusing on the wrong thing.

00:03Yes. Right?

00:04Yeah. Yeah, I did.

00:05Okay.

00:06Because we are talking to Patriots fans as we are in Boston.

00:09Absolutely. I think oftentimes Patriots fans don't say, text, tweet what they actually think.

00:16They do those things of what they think they're supposed to be saying.

00:20And that's where I think this case is.

00:22I think a lot of Patriots fans, in and of themselves,

00:25wanted Debo, wanted DK, wanted any dink diva wide receiver that's on the open market.

00:31But they were convinced via Beat reporters and a narrative from the

00:35combine through some portion of the off season.

00:38No, the team is prioritizing culture.

00:40It's not the talent they're collecting.

00:42It's a team and they need to bring the right people in, not just the right talent.

00:46And that is where I disagree with.

00:48They are not fixating on the wrong thing.

00:51They were led to fixate on the wrong thing based on Mike Vrabel.

00:54And now I don't know what Vrabel wants.

00:56Because do I think Stefan Diggs would help this team even if he gets on the field in October,

01:02middle of October?

01:03Sure.

01:04I think he would be your best receiver.

01:05And based on his track record, including last year,

01:08he's going to go out and catch six balls a game.

01:10And I think he's also great for your young quarterback.

01:12That is apparently that apparently has comps to Josh Allen,

01:15which he did wonders for in the first few years.

01:17And you can think that.

01:19But why didn't they think that?

01:21So this is where I divide a little bit for you.

01:23You're fixating on the fans and how you voiced it.

01:26Yeah, I think I would fixate more on the organization

01:29and their mixed messaging of culture, culture, culture, culture.

01:32Hey, bring Diggs in.

01:33Let's see what he can do.

01:34And did they worry about Drake May?

01:36I know others have said, I forgot who we played last week.

01:40Now there's no concerns about about current.

01:43There's no concerns about Drake May.

01:44Well, if you have no concerns, if you believe like me that a diamond cannot be broken,

01:48then bring in all the receivers that have issues that you want.

01:51If they're going to catch passes and he's your leader who lead them to the promised land.

01:54So I just wanted to defend fans a little bit.

01:56I think this is an issue where you should be yelling at Mike Frable.

02:00OK, well, I'd be scared of him if I was yelling at him.

02:02So I'm going to stick to fans.

02:05But he is.

02:05But a large football Hagrid is huge.

02:07I take that.

02:08I take that same approach with our good friend Ted.

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