Pats Fans

● By Steve Balestrieri
It is that time of year again. My favorite parts of the year are free agency and the NFL Draft. There are so many variables and so many different ways for things to play out. As soon as the Super Bowl and the NFL Draft Combine are over, I’m ready for winter to be over, as I’m most of you are too. I’m being a bit of a hypocrite here, as I always say, “You can’t look at the draft until free agency is nearly done.” But I think everyone is pretty excited for both this year. I hope that with the amount of cash the Patriots have in cap space this spring, they’ll be able to fill a lot of holes they have throughout the roster. Last Sunday, I pointed out the roster by position and gave my opinion on where they are in good shape and where they need some help, in some places a lot more than others. Free agency has yet to occur, so for the purpose of this first Mock Draft, I’m proceeding as if it had. Also, for this first one, I didn’t include any trades. We know there will be some, perhaps several, but enough. Let’s take a look at what we came up with.