aabtec

This team is jelling alot better than I imagined. They young players are performing very well.

Now can you imagine 4-6 top quality draft picks to this team?

Look out Jets, last night was your version of Groundhog Day...

aabtec

goheels22002

The opportunity to build on this base of young talent is exciting to think about but the CBO is such a dark cloud hanging over everything. A lockout and work stoppage will screw so much of this up and will eat into the time that guys like Belichick & Brady have left with the Patriots. Bob Kraft seemed optimistic two weeks ago but the NFLPA is steeling the players for a work stoppage.

I prefer to focus on the here and now. I suspect that every team is battling the tendency to look ahead at what could be a real mess.

PatsFan2

There is NO WAY there should be an NFL Lockout...these Owners make waaay too much momey for something like that to happen. It's the Owners move on this one.

upstater1

You watch Cunningham out there and you begin to think that the Patriots only need ONE OLB who can rush the passer in this draft. Unless Deaderick is the future starting DE rather than a depth/backup guy, they'll also need to start grooming a TY Warren replacement like Adrien Clayborn.

That's 2 of the 6 picks right there.

After that, I'm open to WR, OL, CB.

In fact, they should have an entire draft of just WR, CB and OL after filling their needs at OLB and DE.

Lampshade

Good to see the name "aabtec" again!

The play of the young guys this year means there is the opportunity to clearly go for quality over quantity next year. I'm sure their draft philosophy won't change one iota, but they have the option if there are players they fall in love with.

Position-wise, I don't know. OLB, DE, oline depending on who stays/retires.

miamipat

Don't forget they are getting back a starting DE (Ty Warren) and CB (Leigh Bodden) back aswell next season.

aabtec

Been busiy..Iraq and Afganistan....

Patriot_in_NY

Thank you

On to your post. BB will surely play some of these forward. I'm not sure we'd have room on the roster for 5-6 more picks.

condon84

I doubt we add a lot of rookies next year. We already have a lot of young players on the team, and BB likes to balance rookies/vets, so I see us getting some key role playing vets similar to us getting Crumpler, Warren, etc., and we'll trade a good amount of our draft picks for future drafts in the upcoming offseason.

ctpatsfan1

Good to see you made it safely back, thought you were out of that business?