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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2025 · 58 MIN

Foxborough Fanatics: The Emerton & Merritt Era (feat. Alex Barth), Ep. 40 (Birthplace Studios)

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98.5 The Sports Hub’s Alex Barth joins Foxborough Fanatics to discuss what he learned at the NFL Scouting Combine and what he believes the Patriots will, and need, to do this free agency and draft. As of recently, wide receivers have been released, traded, and have requested to be traded, but will that matter when considering Colorado’s Travis Hunter? Reese and Nate discuss how the players available this offseason are having an effect on the value of 2026 draft picks. Here’s the rundown: (0:45) Introduction (4:43) “Since you’re doing college analogies…” -Nate (7:46) Alex Barth joins Foxborough Fanatics (24:40) Should the Patriots draft Travis Hunter at No. 4? (32:27) Is trading back in the first round a good idea? (34:16) Are 2026 draft picks becoming more valuable than 2025 draft picks? (41:51) “But with DK [Metcalf], are you willing to get rid of a first and a third, because I don’t think I am.” -Reese (45:00) “I’d rather have DK [Metcalf] over anybody you could grab in that fourth slot.” -Nate (48:20) NFL and Patriots News (51:16) Game Time: What’s That Sound? (56:17) Preview: Legal tampering period and what the NFLPA report card means for New England

98.5 The Sports Hub’s Alex Barth joins Foxborough Fanatics to discuss what he learned at the NFL Scouting Combine and what he believes the Patriots will, and need, to do this free agency and draft. As of recently, wide receivers have been released, traded, and have requested to be traded, but will that matter when considering Colorado’s Travis Hunter? Reese and Nate discuss how the players available this offseason are having an effect on the value of 2026 draft picks. Here’s the rundown: (0:45) Introduction (4:43) “Since you’re doing college analogies…” -Nate (7:46) Alex Barth joins Foxborough Fanatics (24:40) Should the Patriots draft Travis Hunter at No. 4? (32:27) Is trading back in the first round a good idea? (34:16) Are 2026 draft picks becoming more valuable than 2025 draft picks? (41:51) “But with DK [Metcalf], are you willing to get rid of a first and a third, because I don’t think I am.” -Reese (45:00) “I’d rather have DK [Metcalf] over anybody you could grab in that fourth slot.” -Nate (48:20) NFL and Patriots News (51:16) Game Time: What’s That Sound? (56:17) Preview: Legal tampering period and what the NFLPA report card means for New England

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