The New England Patriots retained one of their own receivers in Kendrick Bourne, signed an external free agent in K.J. Osborn and drafted a pair of physically-gifted wideouts in second-rounder Ja'Lynn Polk and fourth-rounder Javon Baker.

It's not that New England doesn't have players at the position -- they have a plenty.

But would the Patriots have benefited from signing veteran Tyler Boyd? Boyd, who reportedly agreed to terms with the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday, earned a modest one-year, $4.5 million contract.

During the latest episode of NESN's "Foxboro Rush" podcast, co-hosts George Balekji and Travis Thomas agreed that New England still could have added more competition to the room.

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You can check out the segment at the 26-minute mark in the "Foxboro Rush" YouTube video embedded above.

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