TheGodInAGreyHoodie

Keep in mind the quality level of the Pats. Most of our backups would start on other teams and so the 54th man is often much better than what other teams have. On the Bills board they had a thread about which Bills player could start for the Pats. They came up with two - Lynch and their punter. The consensus was Evans would see considerable time but could not win a starting role.

Fencer

It's not obvious he would have re-signed with the Pats anyway, given how buried he was on the depth chart.

Jimke

The problem is that the list may also include Asante Samuels and

Randall Gay next year. Our replacements will be Tim Mixon, Antwan

Spann, and Mike Richardson.

Rob0729

The sad thing is that I wouldn't be surprised if Brown is starting for the Jets by the end of the season. Their d-line has to be one of the worst in the league, if not the worst.

primetime

I'd start Schobel. At OLB. Well, not really, but he's a special player.

Donte Whitner might start over Sanders or Harrison, too.

Lynch is questionable. Moorman in a second.

MetalBleachers

Didn't they have four picks in the 6th-7th rounds? I'm sure they tried to trade a few of those but couldn't make any deals.

This draft didn't work out (beyond the Moss and Welker trades, which is saying something ). With hindsight, two things to consider doing over:
1. Keep Justin Rogers, cut Chad Brown
2. David Harris over Meriweather
I'm willing to hear arguments for/against. Any others?

cstjohn17

The Patriots don't make mistakes in drafts, this was part of BB's plan to seed the enemy teams (Colts, Cowboys, Jets) with a series of under performers. I repeat no mistakes have or will ever be made.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie

Two points:

1) BB overall does a great job drafting, but nobody is perfect. This line of logic is a lot like the sky is falling because the Eagles didn't allow the Pats to run up the score.

2) It is getting harder and harder for BB to make trades, because every time anyone trades with BB a year later that person is ridiculed for how stupid the trade was b/c the player who came to the Pats is now breaking records and the former Pat is now washed up.

primetime

I can agree with the second one, based on what Harris would add to the team right now. But Rogers? What, exactly, has Rogers done that makes you think he would be an upgrade over Chad Brown? Rogers played DE in college and has never played LB in the pros, Brown is a former All-Pro OLB in a 3-4. Yes, he's well into his dog days, but there's a certain savvy you can't teach.

JoeSixPat

Hey look at it this way - by having the Jets grab him they kept him from the 49ers, and as long as we hold their draft pick I don't want them doing anything to get better.

And they kept him from the Ravens, who aren't TOO transparent in their motivations in getting Brown

The Jets are still the Jets - that is they still suck.

So while I'd prefer no one signed him, I'd take the Jets over the Ravens and 49ers.

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