Report: Bill Belichick using ‘more collaborative’ approach for 2021 draft after recent misses

Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s frank assessment of his team’s subpar 2020 and recent inability to secure top talent in the draft made headlines last week as he spoke candidly about the state of the squad following a disappointing 2020 season.

“If you want to have a good, consistent, winning football team, you can’t do it in free agency. You have to do it through the draft,” Kraft elaborated to reporters. “I don’t feel we’ve done the greatest job the last few years and I really hope, and I believe, I’ve seen a different approach this year.”

According to Sports Illustrated insider Albert Breer, that “different approach” to this year’s draft apparently starts with a “more collaborative” Bill…