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View Poll Results: What position player will the Pats take in Round 1?
Your prediction: What position player will the Patriots take in the 1st round?
So what's your prediction folks? Feel free to name your guy but I thought it would be interesting to let everyone go on record and at least predict what position our #1 draft choice will be
We can then see how close we collectively come to predicting what BB and company will do.
OFFENSE
RB
WR
TE
C
OT
OG
DEFENSE
DE
DT
LB
CB/S
Note: Wait for the poll options as the board will post the message before I have a chance to enter all the positions... Looks like I'm limited to 10 choices as well so I'm going to combine CB & S as an option
For arguments sake, even though we've all heard the over-used phrase "best player available" I think I'll leave off QB as an option - write it in if you actually think we will. Likewise, as much as we need a kicker/competition for Gramatica, I can't see them using a #1 pick at K )
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Expect the unexpected... all of BB's pre-draft press conference rhetoric leads one to believe he's not inclined to pick a WR in the 1st round. That's exactly what I would expect him to do if he's seriously considering such a move.
Furthermore draft statistics say that there aren't too many starting caliber WRs in the NFL that were drafted outside of the top two rounds, which should lead one to question whether a 3rd round pick or lower used on a WR is a smart move when there are so many other value player/positions to be had in rounds 3-7.
If Santonio Holmes or Chad Jackson slide to #21 I think he'll pull the trigger, and it wouldn't surprise me if he makes a trade to move up.
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Last edited by JoeSixPat; 04-26-2006 at 11:11 AM..
Expect the unexpected... all of BB's pre-draft press conference rhetoric leads one to believe he's not inclined to pick a WR in the 1st round. That's exactly what I would expect him to do if he's seriously considering such a move.
Furthermore draft statistics say that there aren't too many starting caliber WRs in the NFL that were drafted outside of the top two rounds, which should lead one to question whether a 3rd round pick or lower used on a WR is a smart move when there are so many other value player/positions to be had in rounds 3-7.
If Santonio Holmes or Chad Jackson slide to #21 I think he'll pull the trigger, and it wouldn't surprise me if he makes a trade to move up.
i'm thinking LB, but i'm thinking about Jackson more and more.
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Expect the unexpected... all of BB's pre-draft press conference rhetoric leads one to believe he's not inclined to pick a WR in the 1st round. That's exactly what I would expect him to do if he's seriously considering such a move.
Furthermore draft statistics say that there aren't too many starting caliber WRs in the NFL that were drafted outside of the top two rounds, which should lead one to question whether a 3rd round pick or lower used on a WR is a smart move when there are so many other value player/positions to be had in rounds 3-7.
If Santonio Holmes or Chad Jackson slide to #21 I think he'll pull the trigger, and it wouldn't surprise me if he makes a trade to move up.
You got these statistics? Terrel Owens, Joe Horn, David Givens, Troy Brown for starters.
I'd have to think that such statistics are factored into BB's multi-layered ranking system, especially when statistics suggest there's a lot of LB and other position value to be found later in the draft (and how many of OUR LBs are #1 draft choices?) ... but that there is very limited potential to find #1 & #2 WRs in the later rounds.
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As is the case with running backs, if you have a need here (WR)you'd better plan on addressing it in round one or with multiple picks in the first four rounds.
Although he's our 2nd best WR right now, Troy isn't a #1 or #2 WR - though he did have a few seasons of #1 numbers.
Jackson, I feel, can oneday be a #1 WR, though I like Holmes as well... so while we certainly need a #2 WR this year if you are going to use a #1 pick I think you use it on someone that is a potential/future #1 WR, who can contribute as a #2 right away.
I know I'm a loan man on an island suggesting that we actually have a need at WR, as so many seem to believe we're well stocked there, but barring a pre-draft trade for a #2 WR I think BB makes a move that both represents value and addresses a need, at a fraction of the cost of what a #1 or #2 WR would cost in free agency.
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Last edited by JoeSixPat; 04-26-2006 at 11:52 AM..
Your prediction: What position player will the Patriots take in the 1st round?
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