BPF

Still some very good players left on the board:
Brandon Siler, LB FLORIDA
Antonio Pittman, RB OHIO ST
Aundrae Allison, WR E CAROLINA
Desmond Bishop, LB CALIFORNIA
Ben Patrick, TE DELAWARE
Zak Deossie, LB BROWN
Brian Robison, LB/DE TEXAS
Fred Bennett, CB S CAROLINA
John Wendling, S WYOMING
Josh Beekman, OG BC
Tanard Jackson, CB/S SYRACUSE
Michael Bush, RB LOUISVILLE
Josh Gattis, S W FOREST
Jay Moore, LB/DE NEBRASKA
Tim Shaw, LB PENN STATE
Doug Free, OT N ILLINOIS
Anthony Arline, CB/S BAYLOR
Allen Barbre, OT MISSOURI SO
Scott Chandler, TE IOWA
Darius Walker, RB NOTRE DAME

scott99

Who cares, this draft has become a complete failure, regardless of who we pick with our four 6th rounders and 2 7th rounders. Big deal. If we get Bush and Siler in the 4th round, I may wake up from my Belichick induced coma. Most likely both 4th rounders get traded for 5th rounders this year (we only have 1) and a 4th rounder next year.

DaBruinz

I definitely wouldn't mind seeing Wendling, Moore, Robison, DeOssie, or Barbre in a Pats uniform. Same with Gattis.

No thanks on Jackson because of his drug issues.

BPF

Day 2 is where teams are build my friend. Of course we all know Brady was a 6th Rd pick, Asante was a 4th, Jarvis Green was as well.

scott99

And how many of our 4th and 6th rounders have succeeded since or before those picks. How many of those are Pro Bowl players beside Brady ? Brady is a freak of nature, not many 6th rounders become Hall of Famers. None of us, including the Pats braintrust could have seen what Brady has become. I guarantee that no LB's will be drafted. Probably a boatload of TE's OL & DL, and maybe a punter. We get a mulligan for this draft due to the FA signings.

TealSox

Considering the Patriots activity in the free agent market, I'll buy a quiet draft in 2007 with extra 2008 picks. It was my impression that the 2007 draft class was lacking talent and while there are names that were passed on, patience may pay dividends.

The hardest part of being a Patriot fan right now is that we anticipated more than one pick on first day. At least some of you got the player you wanted in Meriweather. I don't even like Meriweather, but I hope he pans out.

BPF

Here are some second day HOF players:
Fourth Round
Year Player Overall Pos. Team
1949 Norm Van Brocklin 37 QB Los Angeles Rams (Also drafted in 11th round -78th overall- in 1949 AAFC draft by the Chicago Hornets.)
1957 Sonny Jurgensen 43 QB Philadelphia Eagles
1969 Charlie Joiner 93 WR Houston Oilers
1974 John Stallworth 82 WR Pittsburgh Steelers
1976 Harry Carson 105 LB New York Giants
1976 Steve Largent 117 WR Houston Oilers

Fifth Round
Year Player Overall Pos. Team
1944 Bob Waterfield 42 QB Cleveland Rams
1945 Pete Pihos 41 E Philadelphia Eagles
1953 Stan Jones 54 G-DT Chicago Bears
1957 Henry Jordan 52 DT Cleveland Browns
1974 Mike Webster 125 C Pittsburgh Steelers

Sixth Round
Year Player Overall Pos. Team
1951 Jack Christiansen 69 DB Detroit Lions

Seventh Round
Year Player Overall Pos. Team
1953 Jim Ringo 79 C Green Bay Packers
1953 Joe Schmidt 85 LB Detroit Lions
1957 Gene Hickerson 78 G Cleveland Browns
1958 Bobby Mitchell 84 HB Cleveland Browns
1960 Larry Wilson 74 DB St. Louis Cardinals
1963 AFL Bobby Bell 56 LB Dallas Texans
1967 Rayfield Wright 182 T Dallas Cowboys

Here are some solid Pats drafted in Rd's 4-7:
Rd 4
2006 21 118 Stephen Gostkowski K Memphis
2005 32 133 James Sanders DB Fresno State
2003 23 120 Asante Samuel DB Central Florida
2002 28 126 Jarvis Green DE Louisiana State
1995 14 112 Dave Wohlabaugh C Syracuse
1993 26 110 Corwin Brown DB Michigan
1989 12 96 Maurice Hurst DB Southern
1989 16 100 Michael Timpson WR Penn State
1988 5 87 Tim Goad DT North Carolina
1988 15 97 Sammy Martin WR Louisiana State
1987 14 98 Rich Gannon QB Delaware
1983 17 101 Johnny Rembert LB Clemson
1981 19 102 Don Blackmon LB Tulsa

Rd 5
2006 3 136 Ryan O'Callaghan G California
2003 29 164 Dan Koppen C Boston College
1992 4 116 Dwayne Sabb LB New Hampshire
1991 1 112 Jon Vaughn RB Michigan
1991 13 124 Ben Coates TE Livingstone College
1987 1 113 Danny Villa T Arizona State
1984 12 124 Paul Fairchild G Kansas
1982 1 112 Fred Marion DB Miami (FL)
1975 12 116 Steve Grogan QB Kansas State
1974 8 112 Andy Johnson RB Georgia

Rd 6
2000 33 199 Tom Brady QB Michigan
1994 7 168 Max Lane T Navy
1984 11 151 Ernest Gibson DB Furman
1981 19 157 Ron Wooten G North Carolina

Rd 7
2006 21 229 Willie Andrews DB Baylor
2005 16 230 Matt Cassel QB USC
2003 25 239 Tully Banta-Cain DE California
2002 33 244 David Givens WR Notre Dame
2000 33 239 Patrick Pass RB Georgia
1999 35 241 Sean Morey WR Brown
1994 28 222 Marty Moore LB Kentucky
1986 26 192 Brent Williams DE Toledo
1983 19 187 Craig James RB Southern Methodist

There have been other players as well drafted later like Troy Brown, Sam Gash, Ronnie Lippett, Lin Dawson and Mosi Tatupu in the 8th and Nick Buoniconti in the 13th.

There are so many 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Rounders that have had great careers in the NFL that we would be here all day going through them. Antoine Bethea and Cato June were recent 6th Rd picks and Marques Colston a 7th. Denver's Terrell Davis was a 6th Rounder, Miami's Zach Thomas a 5th....the list goes on and on.
You can check for yourself: http://www.drafthistory.com/rounds/round_4.html

FreeTedWilliams

Go take a look at the Pats roster, off hand I count at least 45 roster spots aready taken. BB/SP know what they are doing, the know that the Pats are not going to get any comp picks next year, so they have already taken care of that, do you have any doubt that the SF pick next year is going to be significantly lower than 28? The 3rd from Oakland is basically a 2nd round comp pick for next year.

Plus I love having two other teams to root against all next year, it gives you three games a weekend to watch!!

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JDSal45

Wow, there are no words. Find a new hobby. Football isn't your thing, bud.

Since you asked, on the AFC Pro Bowl Roster last year:

Brian Waters was an undrafted free agent;
Jeff Saturday was an undrafted free agent;
Antonio Gates was an undrafted free agent;
Willie Parker was an undrafted free agent;
Lorenzo Neal was a 4th round pick;
Adalius Thomas was a 6th round pick;
Zach Thomas was a 5th round pick;
Bart Scott was an undrafted free agent;
Kasim Osgood was an unrafted free agent;


On the NFC Pro Bowl roster last year:

Donald Driver was a 7th round pick;
Matt Birk was a 6th round pick;
Marc Bulger was a 6th round pick;
Tony Romo was an undrafted free agent;
Mack Strong was an undrafted free agent;
Aaron Kampman was a 5th round pick;
Antonio Pierce was an undrafted free agent;
Brendon Ayanbadejo was an undrafted free agent

You'll love the draft next year and then you can click off your favorite flavors that day and pretend to know something about it. Just be patient, wait a year to act like you have a clue. Its not the end of the world.

J D Sal

Crowpointer

Adalius Thomas was a 6th rounder

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