Chowder and Champions

● By Michael DeVito
The 2023 NFL draft begins Thursday evening. The New England Patriots will be hoping to better their more recent draft attempts to bolster a team that missed the playoffs in 2022 for the second time in three years. The Patriots will be on the clock with the No. 14 pick on Thursday, April 27 and all eyes in the region will be on Bill Belichick and his draft team. The team has a myriad of ways to approach this draft and unless he persists in reaching way above expectations for any premium picks (rounds one through 3) it will be hard for them to mess this one up. Yet, if past experience is any indicator, who knows?