Greg Bedard: 3 up and 3 down from the Patriots offseason (so far)

Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com joined Felger and Mazz on Wednesday to discuss the latest with the New England Patriots! While on, Bedard gave his 3 up and 3 down in terms of moves made so far by the Patriots in the offseason!

But before the 3 up and 3 down, here's some info on the Patriots.....

The Patriots will select 3rd overall in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft due to finishing 4-13 in the 2023 season. The Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders will select before the Patriots.

The Patriots NFC opponents in 2024 will be the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and the Chicago Bears. The Patriots will also play the 4th place finishers from the AFC North and AFC West in 2024. The AFC North opponent will be the Cincinnati Bengals and the AFC West opponent will be the Los Angeles Chargers. The Patriots will play one more road game in 2024 than home game.

Quarterback Jacoby Brissett is reportedly coming back to the Patriots on a one-year deal. Brissett was drafted by the Patriots in 2016 and went 1-1 as a starter for the eventual Super Bowl 51 winning Patriots.

Mac Jones, who has reportedly been traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 6th round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, will end his Patriots career with an 18-24 regular season record as the starter of the Patriots from 2021-2023. Jones also went 0-1 in the playoffs.

The season opener in 2024 will be the first game for the Patriots since 1999 that Bill Belichick is not the head coach of the team. Belichick racked up a 266-121 regular season record with the Patriots and was the head coach for six Super Bowl titles.

The Patriots have brought back multiple pending free agents from the 2023 roster so far including offensive lineman Mike Onwenu, lineback Josh Uche, tight end Hunter Henry, and wide receiver Kendrick Bourne among others...

Greg Bedard: He was the one guy that I really did want to live without. I could have dealt with them losing Onwenu and Kyle Dugger and things like that, but not Hunter Henry. They needed a starting caliber tight end and you just can't find those. You can't draft those and just put them in. So, Hunter Henry gives them a really good option there.

Greg Bedard: Cutting DeVante Parker. Just a complete disaster of a term here. I can't believe Bill actually extended him. I'm hopeful that JuJu Smith-Schuster is next and they just air out that room and just start all over.

Greg Bedard: Michael Onwenu, just because he gives you a rock solid, really good Pro Bowl, All-Pro level offensive lineman at one spot going forward. David Andrews is getting up there in years, I still think he's a really good player and will give you good play, certainly this season. I thought he was great last season. My stats that I keep were almost the same, but Onwenu gives you a rock for the future.

Greg Bedard: So my least favorite thing was Josh Uche having to play this season for $3 million. Now it's good for the Patriots, and apparently he agreed with it, but I'm sorry Josh Uche should be getting a lot more money. He's a good player. He's a really good pass rusher. Those guys used to have value in this league I don't understand it.

Greg Bedard: So Mac Jones to Jacksonville. I just don't like him having to go to Jacksonville in that situation. I thought he he could compete someplace, be it Minnesota, or Denver, or what have you. I just don't like that deal for him.

Greg Bedard: Not signing Gardner Minshew. I thought he's a little bit of an upgrade over Jacoby Brissett. I thought it was worth the risk and the extra money. So I was disappointed in that.