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BillBelichickFan79

I'd love to see this guy taken in the first round. Ship Light out for a 3rd. Vollmer and Bulaga at LT and RT respectively, kick Kaczur in to RG and retain Mankins at LG.

MaineMan

Hardman - 6'6", 305#, proj. 5.19 - got compliments from multiple sources for his solid play at guard in TvN. Might be a nice late-round pickup.

Box_O_Rocks

Four year starter, RG & LT, his TvN week went well from all reports. I like him as a late round 4-5 position player who is PSquad eligible.

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MaineMan

I'd go for Saffold in the 2nd or 3rd (using one of the picks we're likely to get for a Franchised-and-uphappy Wilfork). Retain Light until we see how Saffold will work out. If he meets fairly high expectations in camp, then trade Light (and maybe a 2011 pick) to GB for Kampmann.

Box_O_Rocks

There is no need to trade Light for Kampman, NE just needs to have the most attractive Free Agency offer.

I concur that using a first round pick on Bulaga is unnecessary. Saffold is one of many college tackles whom NE might draft in later rounds who are nearly as good as Bulaga; Saffold's description reads remarkably like Mankins' and Kaczur's in terms of his grasp of technique, athleticism, power, and nasty disposition on the field. In short he's Scarnecchia material and not the only kid in later rounds whom Dante might like for his Big Man Dancing Academy.

Assuming Mankins is retained with an RFA tender:
--- LT - Light/Vollmer/Kaczur/LeVoir/Bussey - depth: Excellent.
--- LG - Mankins/Connolly/Wendell/Orhnberger/Bussey/Light/Kaczur - depth: Excellent.
--- C - Koppen/Connolly/Wendell/Orhnberger - depth: Excellent.
--- RG - Open/Connolly/Wendell/Orhnberger/Bussey/Kaczur/LeVoir - starter: Unidentified - depth: Excellent.
--- RT - Kaczur/Vollmer/LeVoir/Bussey - starter: Competitive - depth: Excellent.
--- And this is before any veterans signings or draft selections to create camp competition.

As of 12 Feb, NE's first round selection might better be directed at critical need areas such as Defensive Line, Outside Linebacker, or Wide Receiver.

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SanAngeloState

That would be great if we could get a decent pick for Light, his best days are behind him, methinks.

They've been decent getting OL in the draft, hopefully they can get a good center to take over for Koppen soon too.

Ochmed Jones

What is BB looking for in an OT?

Athletic, smart, mobile and big. (Not big like sloppy fat guys. Leave them for Dallas)
Natural knee bender. No waist benders allowed.
Excellent slide and mirror with a good punch.
Flat back run blockers.
Zone blocking experience preferred NOT required.


There are quite a few good OT's in this year's draft. A couple of them, like Okrung for instance, will be gone by the time we draft. However I think BB can get a quality OT a little later in the draft (4th, 5th or 6th round) that could develop into an excellent starting OT in a year or two.