Patriots VP of Player Personnel, shown addressig the media at last year's NFL Scouting Combine, did the same thing again Wednesday in Indianapolis. (AP photo)

A day after New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel talked at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis about what needs to be done to improve the team, Patriots Vice President of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf said that the final call on personnel moves is ultimately his.

“Listening to Coach Vrabel, there’s not a lot of GMs or people in my position in this business that are going to force players on a coaching staff. Certainly the best decisions are made together,” Wolf said at the Combine on Wednesday.

“…Ultimately it’s my final say, but again, Mike and I, Mike said it yesterday, Mike wouldn’t have taken this job – and this is something we talked about in the interview process – Mike wouldn’t have taken this job if we weren’t comfortable with each other. There’s not going to be Mike’s guys, or Eliot’s guys. They’re going to be Patriots guys. We’re excited to share the vision to work together to improve the roster.”

After the combine, Wolf and Vrabel will have to dig into free agency. Wolf took the blame for a poor Patriots showing in free agency.

“We have to do what’s necessary,” he said. “Last year we didn’t do enough of what was necessary. This year, we have to do what’s necessary to improve the team.

“We took some swings. Ultimately taking swings isn’t good enough, we were 4-13. We have to have results. We took some swings at some of those guys and came up short. That’s not an excuse, that’s just what happened. We need to continue to improve the roster, whether they’re weapons, whether it’s the line, whether it’s the defense, just in all phases. … We’re going to do what we have to do.”

Wolf added “We need to improve the roster. It’s not where we need it to be, I think everyone’s aware of that. And whether that means aggression, or having a plan, or being able to pivot off this is No. 1, this is No. 2, this is No.3, just being able to pivot when something doesn’t go as expected.

“It’s about keeping your options open, whether it’s free agency, trade, draft.”

Speaking of the draft, Wolf said that this year’s draft “is probably a little meatier in the middle than it is at the top in a lot of ways. … There are some players that are through the rounds that can help us.”

And he’s hoping to see more help from last year’s underperforming draft class.

“Sometimes rookies aren’t ready to go,” Wolf said. “Again it’s not a guarantee but we’re hoping they continue working to be productive players for our team.”

Wolf said the Patriots were willing to talk to anyone about the No. 4 pick in this years draft, moving up, down, or staying put. Basically, doing “whatever will make the team better.”

Wolf also said last year info on free agents, etc., “wasn’t as thorough as it needed to be.” That should be different this year, he said.

“We have a tremendous opportunity with this coaching staff,” Wolf said. “A lot of these guys have been other places. They’re familiar with these guys, and just having that familiarity with players is going to be an advantage for us moving forward.”

All in all, Wolf expects a lot of factors will help the Patriots do better in free agency.

“There’s only so many elite free agents,” Wolf said. “We feel we’re a more attractive destination this year than we were last year. And we’re excited to fill the roster out, get the depth and get to where we need to be so we can use that pick on the best player available.”

Many feel that could be Colorado’s Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, who was two-way player as a receiver and cornerback.

“Travis Hunter’s a tremendous prospect, as a number of these guys are,” Wolf said. “He’s obviously been very unique, won the Heisman Trophy playing both ways. He’s really unique and instinctive at both positions. I think there’s a scenario where he’s probably going to major in one, and minor in the other. But I think there’s a scenario where he can play both ways.”