GoWesleyan

I'm always interested in how strong a particular year's draft class is reputed to be, but I find it difficult to find site's/experts who speak to this question. 2 years ago was supposed to be great in general, I think, last year was weaker in general. Of course, it varies by position each year

A few questions I've wondered about

If Wilfork were in this year's class (coming out of college, not as he stands now with a few years under his belt) where would he go? Was he a better prospect than Branch is?

Watson: Would he be 1st TE?

Maroney?

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patchick

I think you have that reversed -- last year's class was widely regarded as exceptionally strong, whereas 2005 was quite weak. (Try Alex Smith as #1 in 2005, Matt Leinart #10 in 2006!)

Personally, I consider this year's draft pretty darned poor. Safety and OG are the notable bright spots followed by WR, but DE, DT, OLB, and TE all look decidedly weak, and the QB pool is awfully shallow. (I think CB is weak too, but I know that others here disagree.)

BelichickFan

It's very mediocre - which is why I think it's possible that we'll pull a Mankins like surprise where we take a player we really like but someone no-one is guessing.

Wilfork ? He would probably go ahead of Branch.
Watson definitely below Olsen but ahead of Miller.
Maroney would probably be a close third to Lynch.

GoWesleyan

Thanks for the correction Patschick. You are right.

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dryheat44

Oh, I think that if you threw Lynch into the draft last year, he would have gone after Maroney, DeAngelo Williams, Addai, and LenDale White.

I think Lynch as much as anybody is benefitting from a weak position class.

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BelichickFan

Could be although I didn't think last year's RB group was hugely strong and Maroney still made it to #21 - and most of us expected him to go beyond that when we were on the clock. After what we saw of Maroney I would put him up higher than Lynch, close to the top ten of this year's draft but the morning of draft day last year, I would have had him lower than that.

PATSNUTme

I don't agree. This is probably an average to slightly above average draft class.

I think that after the first 15 players it falls off a bit. But, I don't see a big difference in quantity and quality in players from the second to 6th round. If that is true, then it would make this draft class above average.

Box_O_Rocks

Mark me down alongside patchick, this is a very unimpressive draft class as I look at it from my attempt to see from a Patriots' perspective.

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Warren94

I think it's loaded with WR's. but overall average/above average in talent.

I wouldn't be surprised if we Pick Zach Miller and an OT.


but what do I know.

Box_O_Rocks

I think it's loaded with straightline WRs, the quick twitch guys are pretty scarce.

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