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The Patriots reportedly added four-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs, giving New England\u2019s it\u2019s most talented wide receiver in more than a decade.<\/p>\n

Here are six thoughts after the reported signing:<\/p>\n

The Patriots have finally helped their QB<\/strong>
\nAdding Diggs is the first move to help second-year quarterback Drake Maye. While it shouldn\u2019t be and likely won\u2019t be the only one, it\u2019s nevertheless a big deal. Especially given Mac Jones, who was not nearly as physically gifted but still a QB that New England had on a rookie deal, never benefited from the same. You have to go all the way back to Randy Moss when reflecting on last time the Patriots added a legitimate game-changing receiver. The league is different now.<\/p>\n

No risk, no reward<\/strong>
\nDiggs is entering his age-32 season and coming off an ACL tear. The injury, which occurred Oct. 27 in Week 8 of the NFL season, marked the first major injury of his career. There\u2019s obvious risk due to those factors. It would be wise to temper some expectations, despite the reporting which states Diggs is ahead of schedule and could even be on the field in Week 1. All that said, the Patriots needed to take the risk. It was time to roll the dice, and doing so on an ultra-competitive four-time Pro Bowler who was on pace for his seventh consecutive 1,000-yard season in 2024 is a worthy one.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a justifiable contract offer<\/strong>
\nDid the Patriots overpay for Diggs? Sure, it\u2019s fair to believe that. A three-year, $69 million deal with $26 million guaranteed is legitimate money. Money that wasn\u2019t expected given the aforementioned risks. But New England, which met with Diggs last week, could afford it and jumped when other teams passed. Good for them. Also, there\u2019s a pretty decent gap between the $26 million guaranteed and $69 million in total value so there\u2019s a decent chance Diggs doesn\u2019t see the full $69 million. Lastly, all it took it money. It didn\u2019t take any trade assets like some others would have. That alone is a win for a rebuilding team with plenty of cap space.<\/p>\n

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Who deserves the credit? Well, that\u2019s obvious<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This doesn\u2019t happen if Mike Vrabel isn\u2019t running the show. Bill Belichick certainly isn\u2019t making this move and a combination of Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo wouldn\u2019t have been ballsy enough to make it either. And even if Wolf\/Mayo tried, they probably aren\u2019t enticing enough to land the plane. Vrabel pledged the Patriots would be aggressive, and he followed through on Milton Williams and Diggs.<\/p>\n

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Diggs could change the narrative in Foxboro, Mass.<\/strong>
\nNo, we\u2019re not talking about the \u201cThey don\u2019t spend!\u201d<\/em> narrative. That does apply, however. But in order for the Patriots to attract wide receivers down the line, they need to have a proof of concept. If Diggs comes in and elevates Maye, which we fully expect, New England shouldn\u2019t have the same troubles luring in future pass-catchers. Patriots owner Robert Kraft won\u2019t have to blame Calvin Ridley\u2019s girlfriend, for example.<\/p>\n

New England\u2019s biggest draft need no longer debatable
\n<\/strong>Diggs vastly improves the talent in the wide receiver room, but he\u2019s a short-term solution. The Patriots still need to target a wide receiver with a premier pick. However, there\u2019s now even more separation in the biggest-need race. The team\u2019s biggest need is left tackle, not wide receiver, and it\u2019s no longer debatable. If blue-chippers Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter are off the board at fourth overall, the Patriots absolutely should draft a left tackle with its first selection.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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