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***Patjew*** · 04-26-2009, 11:55 PM

Probably a (very) dumb question, but is there any reason whatsoever that the Pats would pick Brace then Butler rather than vice versa w/their back to back picks? There's no salary implication, is there? Maybe just alphabetical?

SeanBruschi54 · 04-26-2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Patjew

Probably a (very) dumb question, but is there any reason whatsoever that the Pats would pick Brace then Butler rather than vice versa w/their back to back picks? There's no salary implication, is there? Maybe just alphabetical?

They had to pick somebody first?

LOL i mean does it matter at that point?

Fencer · 04-27-2009, 12:02 AM

I'd leave that call up to the salary negotiation expert -- Reese?

Or flip a coin.

***Patjew*** · 04-27-2009, 12:03 AM

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They had to pick somebody first?

LOL i mean does it matter at that point?

I guess that's exactly my question - does it matter? I'm guessing "no" but I wasn't sure if there was some salary level difference for those 2 positions.

SeanBruschi54 · 04-27-2009, 12:07 AM

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I guess that's exactly my question - does it matter? I'm guessing "no" but I wasn't sure if there was some salary level difference for those 2 positions.

O im sorry i forgot. One parking spot closer, a free beverage (non-alcoholic), and a coupon to go halfs with another player on a pizza.

***jmt57*** · 04-27-2009, 12:07 AM

I'm pretty sure alphabetical order did not enter the decision making process. . . though I do agree, I would have thought Butler would have been drafted prior to Brace. My best guess is that they either had Brace rated higher on the Pats board (perhaps planning ahead to 2010) - as opposed to an NFL board - and then were pleasantly surprised to see Butler still available, and snapped him up later.

skri65 · 04-27-2009, 12:09 AM

I imagine Brace was probably more important to them. It would have been possible for them to pick Brace and then entertain offers for their second pick (when they drafted Butler). They could have picked Brace and then traded their next pick, so they must have valued Brace slightly more than Butler.

***Patjew*** · 04-27-2009, 12:16 AM

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I imagine Brace was probably more important to them. It would have been possible for them to pick Brace and then entertain offers for their second pick (when they drafted Butler). They could have picked Brace and then traded their next pick, so they must have valued Brace slightly more than Butler.

That actually makes sense and I had not thought of it. Thanks.

***Patjew*** · 04-27-2009, 12:17 AM

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I'm pretty sure alphabetical order did not enter the decision making process. . . though I do agree, I would have thought Butler would have been drafted prior to Brace. My best guess is that they either had Brace rated higher on the Pats board (perhaps planning ahead to 2010) - as opposed to an NFL board - and then were pleasantly surprised to see Butler still available, and snapped him up later.

The picks were back-to-back.

***Patjew*** · 04-27-2009, 12:18 AM

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O im sorry i forgot. One parking spot closer, a free beverage (non-alcoholic), and a coupon to go halfs with another player on a pizza.

I hope that other player isn't Wilfork or they'll be fighting for a piece of crust.