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He has Jones going at 20, and Hightower at 26 (nearly their original spots).
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20. Tennessee Titans (Original Pick: Kendall Wright, WR) Re-do Pick: Chandler Jones, DE. The Titans still don't have a feared pass rusher in their defensive front seven, with defensive end Derrick Morgan's 6.5 sacks leading the team this season. Jones had six sacks as a rookie in New England, and although he didn't finish the season as strongly as he started it, he showed enough ability to get to the quarterback to make the Patriots believe they took a promising young play-maker at No. 21 last April.
21. New England Patriots (Original Pick: Chandler Jones, DE) Re-do Pick: Stephon Gilmore, CB. With Jones coming off the board right before their pick, the Patriots would be wise to turn to their issues in pass coverage, which have defied permanent fixing in recent years. Gilmore wasn't as good as advertised in 2012, but he'd be a no-brainer in this slot, given where the Patriots' needs are. If New England liked Quinton Coples as a 3-4 outside linebacker, he'd be an easy replacement for the Jones pick.
25. New England Patriots (Original Pick: Dont'a Hightower, LB) Re-do Pick: Michael Brockers, DT. Hightower did fine as a rookie, but the Patriots lacked any semblance of pass rush from their defensive interior. Brockers was a beast in some games, and he'd give New England the disruptive thrust at defensive tackle that it's probably looking for in the 2013 draft.
26. Houston Texans (Original Pick: Whitney Mercilus, LB) Re-do Pick: Dont'a Hightower, LB. Without the injured Brian Cushing, the Texans for a good bit of the season had to rely on the likes of Bradie James and Barrett Ruud at inside linebacker. Mercilus had his moments of impact at outside linebacker, but the greater need was inside, and that's where Hightower would have fit like a glove.
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I'm happy with the picks they made for sure. Although I still think 1 of our top 3 picks (or an FA like Desmond Bryant) needs to go towards interior pass rushing. Against good offensive lines it's been non-existent since Seymour was traded. Brockers would have been a big help in that area. I'd personally like to see Datone Jones, someone who can rush outside in base and inside in sub packages alongside Armstead (hopefully).
If we can't bring back Talib, I think another pick needs to go towards a press CB. Thought the secondary looked markedly better with just that one addition, and increasing the pressure up the middle will make them look even better, as well as helping out C. Jones and Hightower when they rush.
It's getting tougher and tougher for a fan to filter out the idiots in today's world. It's too bad after a certain point, writers don't really have to work for it once they become successful. They can write whatever they want and just throw it out there and hope it sticks. Would it of hurt to do a little research Don? Of course not, I forgot, your the senior editor.
It's getting tougher and tougher for a fan to filter out the idiots in today's world. It's too bad after a certain point, writers don't really have to work for it once they become successful. They can write whatever they want and just throw it out there and hope it sticks. Would it of hurt to do a little research Don? Of course not, I forgot, your the senior editor.
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by the end of the season, wasn't 7th rounder dennard better than gilmore?
Pretty much. About the only part of that AFCCG that I actually enjoyed was watching Dennard brutalize Torrey Smith. Too bad we didn't have anybody that could do that to Boldin once Talib hobbled off.
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