mgteich

It takes a year to develop a NT, so the team needs to judge whether we have a potential one on the team or whether our 2011 NT needs to drafted in 2010. If that is the case, I could see using our first or high second as Belichick has done before three times for a starting defensive lineman.

If Mt Cody is a starting NT in this league, wouldn't Belichick be strongly tempted to draft him early?

ctpatsfan77

Why do you think, at this moment, that the Pats need to get another NT?

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slash83

Shouldnt be high considering they have the best NT in football, especially when the ball is in their court when it comes to his contract.

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ctpatsfan77

The ball's in their court, but a desperate team could make an offer the Patriots couldn't match. That said, I'm still not sure what argument mg's trying to make here.

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mgteich

A) We have a NT that we can force to play for the 2010 season, as I assume we will.
B) We need to develop a NT for the 2011 season.
C) If a NT needs a year to develop, we need to draft that NT in the 2010 draft unless we think Brace or someone on the team is Wilfork's replacement.
D) It makes no sense to wait until Wilfork is gone to find a replacement aht won't be ready for a year.

Now, I ask again, how important is it to draft a NT?


To be much more blunt, if Wilfork has been franchised, and we don't think that Brace is the answer, I think that we would would consider Mt. Cody with our first or second draft choice.

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ctpatsfan77

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It's not an either/or: the Pats can franchise Wilfork and still have time to reach a new contract (as AV did the first time he was franchised).

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mgteich

I agree, but if there is no agreement by Draft Day, it would be xtremely risky for the patriots to just hope that they will sign Wilfork and pass on a starting NT in the draft.

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Marqui

Not really. They could always just pay him what he wants and kill their salary structure.

ctpatsfan77

Then what was the point of taking Brace, Pryor, and Richard this year?

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mayoclinic

Let's pull a Matt Millen and take an NT every year in the hopes that one will eventually work out.

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