The 25-year-old finished with a career-high five sacks and 10 quarterback hits last fall.
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Titans edge rusher Harold Landry is a natural Patriots target.
If that happens, sources expect the Patriots to be involved.
Landry was drafted by the Titans when Vrabel was the coach.
The Patriots will also be dogged in attempting to fix their offensive line.
Theyll look to upgrade both tackle spots this spring and add at least one guard.
The top name to watch is left tackle Ronnie Stanley.
–On finding a true WR1:
The Patriots want to upgrade their pass catchers.
Theyd love to add a No.
1 receiver, but theres skepticism thatll happen this offseason.
1 receivers are) just not walking around here, Vrabel cracked at the Indiana Convention Center.
From that moment on, staffers also noticed the Krafts had less of a presence around the team.
Still, coaches were blindsided by Adam Schefters report before the season finale that Jerod Mayo could be fired.
People within the walls at Gillette Stadium were wary of Glasers long-term aspirations due to a thirst for power.
Prior to her resignation last month, Glaser was a controversial figure within the hierarchy.
At least one respected member of the organization was alarmed by how she conducted her business.
To repeat, there’s plenty more where these gems came from.
But the biggest issue of all, what to do with the No.
4 pick, is still the Final Jeopardy clue that needs to be answered.
And here’s what Mark Daniels and Karen Guregian were able to ascertain.
Emphasis mine:
[E]verything is in play at No.
Theyre not expecting him to fall far enough.
Defensively, the Patriots believe the best cornerback in the draft is Travis Hunter.
4 is a different question.
Campbell has fans in the organization, as does Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham.
Both are possibilities at No.
I concede I’m projecting here.
They’re not reporting the Patriots plan to take Travis Hunter.
And there’s serious doubt he’ll be on the board for them at No.
(Thanks again, Mayo.)
A lot of that will depend on the markets for Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders.
The second is obviously free agency.
All of which points us back in the direction of Hunter, who works on just so many levels.
Yes, he won the Heisman.
Either way they win at an area of tremendous need.
And I said: Youre not the only one that played two-way.
There were some other guys that did this, too.
And he kind of looked at me and he laughed.
Their dream scenario, even.
Right now at the end of February, I couldn’t agree more.
