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Bedard: Patriots 2026 depth chart and needs list as free agency gets closer
As a primer — and we'll get into our wishlists over the weekend — here's my snapshot of the Patriots' depth chart that includes 2025 grades for the players, and also the coming contract expirations. Then we'll identify and rank the needs, and our guess on how they will attempt to fill those spots - whether it's free agency/trade or the draft (or both).
Bedard: 2025 Patriots roster grades and rankings - Maye, Williams lead the way but roster needs more talent
Kickstarting our evaluation of the current roster by compiling our season ratings/stats and ranking the players. In the coming days, we'll give you our patented offseason depth chart, and get into our projected plans for the offseason.
Bedard's Breakdown: Playing the Patriots blame game from the Super Bowl loss to the Seahawks
Let's just get into the blame pie game. Ranking, in descending order, the eight biggest reasons why the Patriots lost the Super Bowl:
Bedard: 3 sequences to a Super Bowl loss - No hot answers, blocking issues and Maye's struggles
Breaking down the key sequences in the Patriots' Super Bowl loss to the Seahawks, mostly through video analysis, featuring: • The opening series, where Drake Maye is already struggling with his accuracy and lack of timing, and the Patriots don't have a hot answer for Devon Witherspoon's blitzes; • The two failed drives in the third quarter, trailing 12-0, with failures on 3rd and 1, and 3rd and 4; • Maye's two turnovers that seal the game.