The New England Patriots have a lot of ammo to move up from the 32nd pick in the draft but NFL insider Jay Glazer doesn't think the team will.
New England owns 12 picks in the upcoming NFL Draft, and six of those are within the top-101 picks. If the Patriots wanted to, they could trade away some of those picks with a team who wants to move back and get a player who might look like a future star in the league.
In a mailbag for The Athletic that was published Friday, Glazer was asked if he thinks that is something that the Patriots could do, and he doesn't because that isn't how the team has operated in the past.
That’s just not the Patriots’ style. The Patriots usually let treasure drop to them because they’re always looking for a different kind of player. That’s why a lot of times they will trade down for more picks. The Patriots have a different style where they have certain players that will fit their system in the Patriot Way better than they will fit other teams.
That’s why they’re able to sit there and collect these rewards. The crazy thing is, every time they pick a player who drops to them, teams go, “Ah, man. What a great pickup that is for the Patriots.” When in reality, those players have been available for the teams that picked before them.
New England has had a lot of success using this drafting style, so it would make sense that isn't something they would want to change at this point.
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