5 Patriots Making it Easy for New England to Say Goodbye in 2025

3. Demontrey Jacobs

Demontrey Jacobs is one of those players whom it should be hard for Patriots fans to be upset with. Jacobs' struggles should be more of a reflection on Eliot Wolf's disastrous mismanagement of the offensive line than a suggestion that Jacobs is underperforming. The tackle was an undrafted free agent out of Grambling State following the 2023 NFL Draft and did not appear in a game during his entire rookie season with the Denver Broncos. Jacobs has been thrust into an incredibly difficult position.

Since making his NFL debut in a Week 3 loss to the New York Jets, Jacobs has started nine of New England's next 10 games and appears to have solidified himself as the Patriots' starting right tackle – seemingly by default.

Jacobs has also been flagged for eight penalties in his nine starts this season. In an offense already struggling, the Patriots cannot afford to lose yardage on offensive penalties and get thrown off schedule.

New England's offensive unit has consistently been ranked among the NFL's worst. BothPro Football Network and Pro Football Focus recently rated the group as the worst in the entire league ahead of Week 14. The offensive line should be towards the top of Eliot Wolf's priority list in the offseason, and that roster turnover could very well cost Jacobs his job.

If Jacobs is starting on the offensive line in Week 1 in 2025, that would mean that Wolf has absolutely whiffed on addressing that unit for two straight offseasons.