Brady to Brown

Mike Reiss has listed the following positions in order of (importance - need) for the Patriots going forward. Do you agree with him?

1/ LB
2/ CB
3/ WR
4/ S
5/ RB
6/ P
7/TE's
8/ OL
9/ DL

unoriginal

With all the punters we have, I'd slide that position down the list past TE, as Graham is bound to be a tougher signing than, say, Sauerbrun. We got good production from two punters last year, Sauerbrun and Miller.

RB and OL are where they are because, while we might not have that Pro Bowl player (Matt Light notwithstanding), they are deep, deep, deep as rosters allow, and most everybody's under contract or badly wants to come back (Evans).

S I can understand being a lower "need" than WR since we have all those players on IR, even if at the end we were better off at WR than S. And you can never have too many young corners on a team. The last three years have demonstrated that admirably.

sieglo

I actually agree with Reiss 100% straight down the line.

spacecrime

Me, too. If I made any change, it would be to swap W and S. But then, I'm assuming Chad will come through so for today, I guess out WR up front.

I think LB and CB ae such big needs, I would leave them #1 and #2 even if we signed A Thomas and A Samuel prior to the draft.

I also agree with Reiss who says in his piece the Pats will be looking for a young DL to develop as Hill as done squat for the last three years. That will likely be a serendipitious value pick, though, should someone promising slip to them (This last thought is mine not Reiss's)

mgteich

He must be thinking that Graham will re-sign.

PATRIOT64

Ill put WR over CB in terms of importance - We have held up well in the past few years with Joe Shmoes out there and they played pretty decent - WR is an area where Tom needs better talent,IMO Caldwell and Gaffney are in and out 2nd and 3rd string receivers,regardless of how they played last year.

No way Tom can do another year without a game breaker WR,It would be very tough especially considering our division may be one of the best next year-All four teams should have at least 7 wins.

Maybe a rookie might not be the game breaker we need,maybe we get someone in FA but you never know who the next Colston will be this year,If there is one that is

patsox23

I agree with Reiss.

RayClay

I would put safety before WR. After that, BPA. Or value or whatever we don't really have "needs" after that.

Punter? I think we have 2 good ones and young competition.

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AirForcePatFan

Riess's order:

1/ LB
2/ CB
3/ WR
4/ S
5/ RB
6/ P
7/TE's
8/ OL
9/ DL

My order:
1) ILB
2) S
3) CB
4) WR
5) OL
6) DL
7) TE
8) OLB
9) RB

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Mike the Brit

I think that Josh Miller is just fine -- yes, he got injured and we had to scratch around a bit, but so what? -- and I'd by happy to see the Patriots draft a developmental quarterback in the later rounds (I don't think that they should need a Vinny/Jim Miller/Doug Flutie if Matt Cassel is really coming on as we all hope so there is room for a young third quarterback). Otherwise, I'm with Reiss.

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