The Best receiver Belichick has ever drafted is Julian Edelman, so I think its safe to say he sucks ass when it comes to evaluating WRs. The Patriots always sign a bunch of veteran guys each year to compete with the guys they draft, and the guys they draft always suck. Their approach to the WR position is to throw a bunch of shit at the wall and see what sticks.Wayne was an old spicy monster for lucks rookie season. He's already used up his veteran juju magic. For a team that runs 3-4 wr sets and with two of them locked down he's gonna have to compete with younger players for attention. Especially when his skill set is overlapped by almost every other Patriots reciever (the chik drafts for route running capability and intelligence). He will not be on the field as a primary reciever especially since he'll be too old to run in a hurry up offense. If he even makes the team which I'm still skeptical of, he will not be a major contributor in any capacity.
As for Wayne, es 100% making the team based on his contract
Reggie Wayne contract: $450SB, $1.1M base salary Per game roster bonuses: $750k total 55 recs - $250K 65 recs - $500k Maximum value: $2.8M
Based on the money, the patriots view him as a guy that can contribute. We'll see just how much.