BelichickFan

Done 3/14. I won't post it as it's from a premium site (nfldraftscout.com) but I'll post a few notes.

Our picks :

1) DeAngelo Williams
2) Maurice Stovall
3a) Bernard Pollard, S, Purdue
3b) DeMario Minter, CB, Georgia

Other players there from this mock :

Round 1 - Eric Winston, Donte Whitner, Santonio Holmes, LenDale White, Lawrence Maroney, Chad Greenway, Richard Marshall.

Round 2 - Jonathan Scott, the TE group (Klopfenstein, Fasano, Pope), Darryl Tapp, Maurice Drew, KO Simpson.

Round 3- (first pick) Devin Hester, Mark Anderson, Jason Avant, Todd Watkins.

Round 3 - (second pick) No-one stuck out here to me.

Also he has Manny Lawson going 16th to Miami and says : "Teams are a bit all over the board on Lawson. Some think he is a top fifteen pick, others feel he'll slide into the early second round."

So Lawson could get to trade up distance for us if we so choose.

I assume I didn't post too much, consider it advertising for the site.

big mike

Yuck. No LBs at all for us? That would be very disappointing. It's definitely a bigger priority than S or CB IMO. If things fell the way the other picks did above, I'd prefer to pick Chad Greenway in round 1. Assuming the other picks stay the same, I'd then go with Maurice Drew or another RB in round 2, possibly a WR (since we wouldn't be picking Williams in round 1, I'd think that Addai might be available in round 2. I'd definitely take Chad Greenway and Joseph Addai from round 1 and 2 over Williams and Stovall).

patpatriot

1) DeAngelo Williams After his showing in the Senior Bowl, there is no doubt that this kid is a starting grade NFL #1 back. Given Corey's age, we need one as insurance.

2) Maurice Stovall If Charley gives his OK there is no denying that this is a potential fit at a big need position.

3a) Bernard Pollard, S, Purdue Survey says he can't take hard coaching. If that is not the case, he seems a natural to take over from Rodney soon.

3b) DeMario Minter, CB, Georgia Don't know much about this guy but I do know we need CB help and we like Georgia players.

Now if we could also draft day 2

4a Dobbins Schlegel Parham (ILB)
4b Wyche Havner BJohnson (OLB)
5 Schefler (TE) Manning (CB) Fifita (NT)
6 Cook (OC/OT) Sowells (OG) Kudla (DE/ILB)
7 Smith (WR/QB) Peprah (S) Marshall (WR)

I'll be very happy

Mark Morse

Rang has us taking Bobby Carpenter not Deangelo Williams.

Williams lasts late into the first round and LenDale White goes last in round 1. I must admit that Rangs projections are the most accurate I have seen to date. Most of the players I like are not within our range unless we are willing to trade up in each round.

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BelichickFan

I posted this a week ago, he updated his mock yesterday.

He now has us Carpenter and the same other three picks.

patchick

Interesting new mock from GBN today, fyi... http://www.gbnreport.com/2006projection.html

Patriots picks:

1. Manny Lawson, DE/OLB NC State
2. Kelly Jennings, CB Miami
3a. Todd Watkins, WR BYU
3b. Daniel Bullocks, DB Nebraska

Can't complain overall, though Watkins wouldn't be my choice of the available receivers (Stovall, Hass, Hagan, Avant, Jennings, Orr, Marshall were all on the board). And I like Bullocks fine, but yet another raw young safety isn't my priority here...perhaps Montavious Stanley at DT.

BelichickFan

I would take that draft any day of the week. I agree that I wouldn't make exactly the same choices but I would definitely take it.

I would probably take :

1) Lawson
2) Spencer
3a) Zemaitis or Bing
3b) Greg Jennings

in this draft.

patpatriot

If we draft an OL this high then we have to keep him on the roster. He could be a game day inactive for a year but that seems like a waste of a roster spot (like Marquis Hill). Unless he is going to start, a Guard this high better have another role (C, T, LS, ST) otherwise we are wasting one of the 4 precious years we get in the new CBA for 2nd round choices.

BelichickFan

We are in the process of losing our starting RG and out RT options are mediocre unless they're high on Kaczur. We can definitely find playing time for an OL . . . in fact I think it's one of the few positions with a starting position open.

patpatriot

I can see your reasoning. One of the issues is managing our game day roster. BB I think would prefer to bring only 8 OL to the game so they have to be able to backfill other spots or you get steve neil at OLT like in the Pittsburg game. That could get your QB killed. In fact one of the reasons to let Neil go is that he can only play Guard. Besides being a decent LT, Kazur appears to be big enough to play RT putting Gorin into the backup swing tackle role where he belongs. Whether Kazur moves well enough to be a Guard (think screen passes) is the issue.


Spencer I think played RT in college but is projected at Guard in the pros. The real problem is that he is only 2 (1?) year removed from the Dline. He needs a lot of time to develop. Unless you think he can start at Neil's spot, we are probably stuck with Hochstein at RG is Neil flies the coop.