and Hey everybody welcome to another episode of Purple Decider, Matthew Collar here and look who it is!

Chad Graf of the Athletic, our old friend from the Vikings Beat, now covering the New England Patriots. He went there to cover championships. He went there to

cover deep playoff runs and parades and he arrived and it all fell apart and turned into complete

garbage and now the Patriots are drafting

high is that a good summary of your life in New England jet? I think that's a fair

summary there were a bunch of even this year Patriots writers being like wait I can't figure out like what are the

tie-breakers for the draft order is there a website that keeps track of us like guys I

hate to break it to you I know how to do this follow me. Here's the website that you go to to find the draft order.

I know this is something that you didn't have to worry about for 20 years, but welcome to the new reality.

The Patriots are like every other team now and off we go with a four and

13 season and the number three pick. Shout out to Tankathon always super helpful for us to figure out the draft order. Well let's not beat around the bush here.

Can the Vikings trade up to number three? What is your feeling on whether they will

draft a quarterback or trade number three to the Vikings that allow the Vikings

to draft Drake May and make everybody happy. It's definitely possible, but it would take a lot, as I guess what I would say. The Patriots

really want a quarterback at number three. They know the value of having a

quarterback on a rookie deal. There are so many reasons that you should just suck it up and take a quarterback and if Jane Daniels,

Drake May, whoever it is, if it doesn't work out, you know, you begin again in three years.

Basically what happened with Mac Jones. Mac Jones didn't work out and now they're beginning again three years later. I think it's been difficult for Patriots fans and even people within the organization to realize, oh my God, this is what you have to do when you don't have the best quarterback who's ever lived.

Like, this is humbling.

But at the same time, so while I think even all the way up to the crafts would love to have a quarterback on a rookie deal,

try to build around that person, and if you hit it right,

you're set up for 10 years.

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