New England Patriots: 5 players we wish were in New England

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The New England Patriots have plenty of great players on their roster, but with ESPN releasing its top 100 players, let’s take a look at some of the talent across the league that we wish were in New England.

There is no doubt that the New England Patriots have one of the most talented rosters in the NFL. There are favorites to win the Super Bowl and add another banner to Gillette Stadium this season (rightfully so).

ESPN released their top 100 players and even though there may be a few errors, (how is Tom Brady not No.1 ESPN?) it shows off some of the top talent in the NFL.

Now as much as I love my Patriots, there are definitely a few players I wish were playing in New England. So here are 5 players that I wished were playing for the Patriots

Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown shines brightly both on and off the field. He is an amazing receiver who possesses some elite speed and runs routes to perfection.

IMO Brown is the best wideout in the NFL. Last season Brown had over 100 catches, 1500 yards and had 9 touchdowns.

Year after year Brown continues to perform. Even though the wideout is 30 I don’t see him slowing down anytime soon. Just imagine the numbers that Brown would put up with Tom Brady. They may be able to break Randy Moss’s TD record.

Brown is also a great personality off the field so it would be interesting to see how he would act in New England. I don’t think he will be putting any team speeches on Instagram live.

With the Patriots wide receiving group being so weak right now it makes you wish that the Patriots had a wideout like Brown.

Jalen Ramsey

Jalen Ramsey is the best corner in the NFL and his career is just getting started. Ramsey is a shutdown corner and that is something the Patriots could use.

No offense to Stephon Gilmore, but having Ramsey on the roster would be a game changer. Last season Ramsey racked up 4 interceptions, 52 tackles and was one of the main reasons the Jacksonville Jaguars made it to the AFC Championship.

The New England Patriots have struggled in the secondary. We have had some brief periods of greatness with Malcolm Butler and Darrelle Revis, but haven’t had someone that stayed in New England since Ty Law.

Ramsey is only 23 years old and has plenty of great years ahead of him. Having Ramsey on the roster would definitely make Patriots feel better with Tom Brady getting up there in age.

Just like Brown, Ramsey loves to talk, and I don’t think that would change in New England. You can’t take away his confidence.

Having a guy like Ramsey would make the Patriots defense one of the most feared in the NFL.

Todd Gurley

The New England Patriots haven’t had the best of luck in the rushing department since LeGarrette Blount left. If the Patriots had a guy like Todd Gurley they may be able to survive Tom Brady’s eventual retirement.

Gurley is an amazing running back especially with all he has gone through. He suffered an awful ACL injury while at Georgia in college. Some players may never be the same after that injury, but Gurley has arguably come back better than ever.

Luke Kuechly

The New England Patriots already have a great linebacker in Dont’a Hightower, but you can always use some help. Luke Kuechly is a dominant linebacker who could help in coverage and stopping the run.

Now there is already a connection between Kuechly and Patriots fans. He was apart of the controversial win where Kuechly was all over Rob Gronkowski and should’ve been called for pass interference (even he admits it).

Kuechly also has ties to the area as he played college ball at BC. It would be nice to see that program pay off for the Patriots.

Kuechly is still young enough where I think he can help the Patriots out for a long time. He is only 27. That’s really young for a Patriots team that could soon be put in a retirement home.

Having Kuechly on the roster definitely would be a big addition and would improve the Patriots defense a lot.

Aaron Donald

Aaron Donald is a scary dude. The guy practices with knives and even though it was revealed they weren’t “real knives” he is still one of the scariest guys on an NFL field.

Donald seems unblockable. No one would be able to run on the Patriots if Donald was on the roster.

I don’t know why the Rams aren’t paying him he deserves all the millions. Hey Aaron we could use you here in New England feel free to come through.

Last season Donald racked up 11 sacks and forced 5 fumbles. The Patriots have been missing a guy in the middle who can clog up the run game in the middle ever since Vince Wilfork left. Donald would be an extremely athletic Wilfork clogging up the line.

As long as the Patriots would score a single touchdown, I would trust Donald and the defense to stop the offense. That’s how great he is.

There’s no problem in hoping. These players will probably never play in New England, but if they did there is no doubt they would dominate.

For now, the only way these guys will be playing in New England if you play Madden, but like Kevin Garnett said: “anything is possible.”

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