Boston.com · Apr 1, 2025
Robert Kraft maps out why he thinks Patriots’ drafting issues are due to improve
Robert Kraft believes that the Patriots' drafting woes are due to improve. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Content Services for the NFL)Several factors have played into the Patriots’ descent from perennial contenders to cellar-dwellers in the AFC.
And while the free-agent exit of Tom Brady in March 2020 officially shut New England’s contention window, the Patriots’ decline started even before the legendary QB’s exit due to the team’s inability to draft elite talent to supplement deficient areas of the roster.
