A couple of words scribbled on a scrap of paper on the desk, a voice memo or two left for myself on the phone, collected and accumulated into scattershot thoughts on the Patriots right here …
· One preseason game into their careers, and there is one conclusion that we already can draw from the 2023 Patriots draft class: Bill Belichick has added a breathtaking influx of athleticism to his roster.
First-rounder Christian Gonzalez took a pop on his first play but otherwise looked like a Day 1 starting cornerback. Second-rounder Keion White was giving me Willie McGinest flashbacks, and in a couple of years, that sentence will not look like hyperbole.