cstjohn17

I had really high hopes for this offseason, the Patriots were loaded with draft picks and cap space. Some additional youth and depth and a difference maker on defense in the front seven and this team was ready to roll.

Instead they went in the opposite direction, adding offensive draft picks and a bunch of old retreads on defense.

Not only did they take a huge gamble this year but they set back the overall rebuilding process.

Very disappointing.

reflexblue

Gotta agree on all of it, the highlighted part is especially sad. I can't stand the thought of taking more DB's. Many a draft pick was used on this position over the last few years, only to be cut later.

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PassMeABruschi

what we should do is trade Brady, and start Hoyer.

Wilfork#75

Is it too late to suck for Luck?

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Sivy

These threads are ok but moss threads aren't?

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Wilfork#75

Its especially sad when we look back at that first preseason game when everything looked so promising. The chance of moving to an attacking, aggressive 4-3 defence with a dominating D-line. Unfortunately we kept the same scheme with a different front, and similar results to previous years. This season definitely isn't over yet, but there are obviously some things that really need to be addressed in the offseason.

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BradyManny

There isn't a move that they made that I wasn't excited about, so it's hard for me to question anything they did now. Is it disappointing? Sure. But all the moves were understandable and made sense.

jmt57

The lockout, having free agency take place after the draft, free agency taking place during training camp, and free agency taking place within just a couple days of finding out what the cap was all wreaked havoc on any offseason plans. Other than Mathias Kiwanuka and Ray Edwards, I can't recall any free agents on defense that the Pats in hindsight possibly should have made a bigger push to sign.

However, it was both disappointing and confusing that the Pats did not acquire one (if not two) of several players on defense in the draft, such as Ryan Kerrigan (yes, I realize he was taken before the Pats first 1st round pick), Adrian Clayborn, Cameron Jordan, Jabaal Sheard, Brooks Reed, etc. And while I can completely understand the need to draft a running back, using two picks in the first three rounds and in the top 75 overall on that position certainly deserves questioning.

Wilfork#75

After some time to cool down after the draft I came to like a lot of the Pats picks from the draft, even Mallet, but that is one that I can't and never will be able to understand. You can talk about drafting for value and taking the best guy available and all that stuff but it is all garbage. You draft to make you team better, and a 3rd and 4th RB doesn't do that. I like both guys individually, but back to back in the 2nd and 3rd, to me is idiotic. Especially with the way the Pats use RB's.

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reflexblue

I was Shocked, that the team didn't take an OLB or DE when this was a great year for D-lineman. Especially since the team hasn't had a pass rush in years, it was a real area of need.

Afterwards i like the Solder pick but trading the second 1st rounder to a team (NO) that could end up in the same place in the draft i couldn't understand, there were still a number of quality D Lineman still on the board.

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