Curran: In Patriots’ hierarchy of draft needs, receiver not at the top originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
We all see it. We alllllll see it. The NFL Draft is a little more than two weeks away. Our text chains are bloated with links to the biggest, fastest, shiftiest, most electric wideouts available.
And we all know that Thursday night, April 28, the Patriots will deliver to us a bouncing baby offensive guard. Or a savvy trade down into the second round.
It’s a rite of spring. Spend a month getting hot and bothered about a pass-catcher who’s going to change your Sunday viewing experience and then get thrown in the cold shower of value. It’s deflating.
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But this year, it’s the right thing to do. Because when you really scrutinize the Patriots’ roster, the contracts and the key positions where they’re lacking, wideout really isn’t one of them. Or at least it’s not first.
The only way the Patriots can go…