The last time the New England Patriots drafted within the top three in the NFL Draft was in 1993when they drafted Drew Bledsoe. Thirty-one years later, the Patriots find themselves near the top of the draft again and equally need a quarterback. However, New England also requires many other positions, making the third pick this year's most intriguing draft position.Having once been the model of stability, the Patriots are now somewhat unpredictable. Jerod Mayo has taken over head- coaching ...

Now that training camps have begun and preseason games are right around the corner, it's time for my 2014 fantasy sleepers. Everyone has a different definition of a sleeper. I've always been a stickler when it comes to sleepers. I believe to qualify as a sleeper, a player has to be getting drafted in the Round 10 area or beyond, on average. I know some would argue Toby Gerhart may qualify as a sleeper but he's going to get 300 carries this season. I suppose if you're calling for 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns from Gerhart, I can live with it, but it's hard to nab a guy being drafted in the first three rounds as a sleeper. I also wanted to mention again to check out Advanced Sports Logic's The Machine software . I was asked to try this product out last year and loved it, especially all the predraft and draft day features. I play in four main leagues and now use The Machine in all of them. In 15 years as a fantasy writer, this is the only software product I've ever used and the only product I've ever endorsed, so I wouldn't be recommending it to you unless I found it beneficial myself. So this miserable summer is almost over and football will be on our TV screens again very soon. Speaking of TV, I was recently pushing my 3-year-old son on our swing set in the backyard and he said to me, "Daddy, can we get a TV outside? That way we can watch TV inside and outside." It made me proud to know that I'm doing such a good job as a parent. The kid already has his priorities straight. It's sleeper time. Now on with The Fire Sale ... Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants -- I'm all in on Manning and the Giants. I see a big bounceback year from them, especially Manning. The main reason I love Manning is that old fossil Kevin Gilbride is gone. I've been a critic of Gilbride for 15 years. I know some people will argue that Gilbride has won two Super Bowls, but, in my opinion, those had little to do with him. If anything, his stale offenses and ridiculous playcalling actually held the Giants back in those years. I live in Upstate New York around many Giants fans and I know they all agree with me. Also, I listen to what players say and too many of them don't like Gilbride. I can't get into specifics about what Drew Bledsoe said about him but let's just say he's not Gilbride's biggest fan. Finally, if you want to argue he has a couple of Super Bowl rings, that's fine. Barry Switzer won a Super Bowl ring, too. Do you want him to coach your team? Gilbride's ...