What's up, everybody?

Welcome into the NextBats podcast.

I'm Phil Perry.

We have a fantastic episode for you today because we are kicking off our mock draft extravaganza.

Yes, mock draft 1.0 is out right now on NBCSportsBoston.com.

We've got some phenomenal stuff lined up for you in terms of draft content,

getting you from now mid-January to the spring,

where the Patriots had the number four overall pick.

And we're really starting in earnest.

Yes, we talked to Ashton Gentie last week on the next Pat's podcast. Fantastic conversation there

with the running back out of Boise State, the Heisman Trophy runner up. Catch that if you haven't

listened to it already. But the mock draft stuff is really where you feel like you're in it, right?

I know I'm not just speaking for myself in that regard.

I know many of you out there feel the same way.

So let's launch right into it, shall we?

Because again, Patriots have the number four overall pick.

It was for a time.

Supposed to be the number one overall pick.

Then they went ahead and they won that

season finale against the bills where the bills just simply did a better job of trying to lose.

So what will they do with it, though? And what's the best case scenario versus the worst

case scenario? Well, I'm going to be honest with you, folks, here and now, because I respect you in that manner.

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