2013 Wide Receiver Watch - Page 5 - New England Patriots Forums

VJCPatriot · 11-30-2012, 01:09 AM

I agree that I'd rather not use a 1st round pick on a receiver. You can get guys like Mike Wallace in the 3rd or a guy like Antonio Brown in the 6th if you have good scouting. Problem is that Pats seem to just struck out at wideout, regardless of round.

ATippett56 · 11-30-2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Big-T

Not so much draft related, but WR related.

What does everyone see the team doing this off-season out of:
A. Re-sign Welker & Edelman.
B. Re-sign Welker and draft a WR early.
C. Let Welker walk and pick up another smaller receiver (Amendola, RFA Cruz, Henderson, Jennings).
D. Another change in philosophy, letting Welker go and we see a 2007 v2 (Bowe, Wallace) and Edelman plays a more explosive home run style slot receiver.
E. Let Welker walk and sign a few cheaper FA WRs and draft a WR early (Edwards, Roby, Gibson).

Option A no doubt

D-Money · 11-30-2012, 02:39 PM

I would use a first round pick on a wr if that wr is Robert Woods, Jordan Matthews etc.It depends on who it is.

patriot.de · 12-03-2012, 04:15 PM

is there any wide receiver in college which is in reach for the pats as a legitimate deep threat fpr a mid to alte round pick?

manxman2601 · 12-03-2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by patriot.de

is there any wide receiver in college which is in reach for the pats as a legitimate deep threat fpr a mid to alte round pick?

Markus Wheaton, Stedman Bailey and Quinton Patton all have some deep threat capabilities but I on't think there's a Mike Wallace in there. Those three are more rounded receivers.

D-Money · 12-03-2012, 04:33 PM

Jordan Matthews reminds me of Larry Fitzgerald as crazy as that sounds.He is the cousin of Jerry Rice.I am surprised that people are not putting him in the first round discussion.

manxman2601 · 12-03-2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by D-Money

Jordan Matthews reminds me of Larry Fitzgerald as crazy as that sounds.He is the cousin of Jerry Rice.I am surprised that people are not putting him in the first round discussion.

Still a junior and there hasn't been a great sense he'll declare. I can't speak for others, but I haven't seen Vandy this year which is why I'm not talking about him.

patriot.de · 12-03-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by manxman2601

Markus Wheaton, Stedman Bailey and Quinton Patton all have some deep threat capabilities but I on't think there's a Mike Wallace in there. Those three are more rounded receivers.

ah thanks!

i would have to specify this. i wasn't just looking for a speedster who alsways go deep. i was looking more for a guy who is able to go deep and will do the other things too. i think your answer took it exactly!

Avenger · 12-03-2012, 11:40 PM

Wheaton is my favorite WR in the draft

***cstjohn17*** · 12-04-2012, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MrNathanDrake

#1) This is going to be the year we take a WR in the first round. Our offense has a big redzone threat in Gronk, a versatile x-factor in AHern, a great slot receiver in Welker (who is a Free Agent anyways), and a possession guy in Lloyd.

#2) What this offense is missing, and has been lacking since Moss was traded, is a speedy deep threat.

I agree about #2 but see it way down on the priority list, hopefully not with a #1 pick:
Signing Welker
Safety
CB
Offensive line
Additional dpeth every where