Belichick's Midget Army

Brockers is a wild-card: huge, disruptive, but he only played for one full season alongside other huge, disruptive players.

Hightower is a beast, but I think getting a pure pass rusher is a higher necessity. Depth is important, and the ILB position isn't one in which the team is lacking. That said, I guess you can move him around. Which is a pitty, because he's a great sideline-to-sideline tackler and very good in coverage.

Now, it's IMPOSSIBLE both of them will be available by the time the Pats pick. Especially since Brockers is being hyped like hell. I see

rookBoston

I think Brockers will be a perennial All Pro. He wont last to our pick.

But, I think Hightower is not a legit first rounder. I think he'll run slow, but more to the point on film he looks stiff in space. I would maybe contemplate him in the mid-late 2nd.

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NewFeep

My thoughts exactly....... which means BB trades down from 27 and takes a CB, then trades down again from 31 0r 32 for a 1st next and someones 3rd rounder this year......

Alas, it IS nice to dream of a beastly new front D-line though.....