DB15

It seems that we just cant get any younger here. Obviously its due to the extreme complexity of the system, I just find it very frustrating, I can only imagine how the coaching staff must feel.

Drafting LB's seems like a crap shoot for us, its almost as if its better if a player spends 3 or 4 years on another team to get the basics of the game under their belt and then comes to the pats. As we all know that’s not the way it works around here, or anywhere for that matter. The only real example of the pats developing any sort of a success story is TBC, and even he has yet to show anything of any importance when it really matters (not preseason) I may be mistaken but im pretty sure he spent 3 years on the pine learning/growing/developing and only now is coming on.

Is it fair to say that to draft a LB high is almost a waste?

Thoughts?

zippo59

At the same time you can say the Pats have yet to put the time and investment in to develop young LB's.

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DB15

but is there a reason for that?

zippo59

Cuz it's a big investment. Maybe they don't want to put the present on hold for a future payoff. They want success now, not to wait on a player to come around in a few years. I have no idea if this is true but it's a guess.

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patsfan55

weve done it with dline: sey, warren, wilfork, hill, green
weve done it with oline: light, kaczur, koppen, ocallaghan, mankins, neal
weve done it with wrs: branch, givens, bethel
weve done it with qbs: brady, cassell
weve done it with dbs: assante, geno, hobbs, sanders, g scott
weve done it with rbs: maroney

so now we must do it with lbs
all these guys were early to mid round draft picks
we must draft some stud lbs to groom
our lbs are gettin way too old and we must do it soon

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zippo59

I think LB is the heardest player to groom on the defense, and possibly on the whole team, in this situation and scheme. There just seems to be something different about developing LB's than other positions on this team.

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patsfan13

This year may be the one where we do get younger at LB. TBC looks like he is ready to strp up, Alexander has made progress and will be on the roster IMO, is a year behind TBC. I will not be suprised if Wood and Mincey stick and play ST and become developmental LB's. That would be 4 relatively young LB's with an upside.

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363839

Let's see how AJ Hawk does with the Packers

363839

First off, Brady was a 6th rounder. only the seventh round is left.
O'Callahan and Cassell were mid to late round picks and they haven't proven anything in reg season, yet. Not that they won't.

363839

Oh. I believe Neal was undrafted.
And Bethel is not a success.