Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf said recently that the team will not be drafting for need with the No. 4 pick in April, but there's not much question about what their biggest need is at this point in the calendar.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel touched on a number of topics as he held court with reporters from the AFC Coaches Breakfast at the NFL Annual Meetings on Monday.

The Patriots, 8-26 the last two years, seem to have given Vrabel wide latitude to revamp the roster as he deems fit. That means spending $190 million guaranteed and adding seven starters in free agency, as the Patriots have done since March 12. And finding new leaders in the locker room.