Jones & Keefe: With the talent they have added, how big of a jump can the Patriots make?

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00:00I don't really have a big issue with Drake May being off the list.

00:03I don't think he's quote-unquote snubbed or anything like that.

00:05He won a game last year.

00:06He was a turnover machine.

00:08So, fine.

00:09He better be on that list next year.

00:12And I would say the same thing about a lot of these players.

00:14Milton Williams didn't get a vote this year.

00:16He better get votes on it next year or else that's going to be a whiff of a signing.

00:21And, you know, same thing with, well, Gonzalez certainly should be.

00:26But, right, Duggar should be back on that list.

00:28You hope Stevenson maybe is back on that list.

00:30And if it's not him, it's Travion Henderson because he had a big rookie season.

00:33You'd hope that next year the Patriots are more well-represented.

00:37Guys who had bad years like Stevenson and Duggar.

00:40Barmore was a lost season, not his fault.

00:42But you hope those guys bounce back.

00:44Yeah.

00:45And you hope some of the signings that you made, whether it's Carlton Davis or Milton Williams,

00:50those guys start to show up.

00:51If not, you have a problem.

00:52So, I'm not trying to make any of the players better than they are.

00:55I would predict they have one all-pro, right?

00:57Like, they have one guy that makes all-pro in Gonzo.

01:01But I also think they are better at every single position group than they were last year.

01:06Well, they won four games, which is nothing to throw a parade about.

01:09But so, baseline, worst of the worst, four games.

01:12Yeah.

01:12Tackle and wide receiver are still questionable, but I would agree.

01:15They're on paper.

01:16They're better, but you're right.

01:17They're better at both of those spots.

01:18Diggs, Moses, even Campbell, if he sticks at tackle, they're better at all those positions.

01:22Yeah, I think they are.

01:23I think they go into the year with upgrades.

01:26Maybe we wanted bigger upgrades.

01:28You know, we all wanted Chris Godwin.

01:30We all wanted all these different guys in free agency.

01:32But they're at least better in every spot.

01:35They're also better at offensive coordinator and head coach.

01:37And then when you combine that with the easiest schedule in the conference,

01:42that's how I've talked myself all the way up to 10 games.

01:45Which, you know, who knows?

01:46At the end of the year, we might look back and be like,

01:47holy crap, you said 10 games?

01:48They won six?

01:49But I think it's the combination of all those things.

01:51They're better.

01:52I am banking on a year two jump for Drake May.

01:57They play all the other trash bag teams.

01:59They're going to be favored in maybe 11 games,

02:02as many as 11 games based on early projections.

02:05So, yeah, they got better.

02:06Maybe not as much better as we wanted them to,

02:09but still doesn't mean they can't have a significant jump in wins.

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