Pats take C/G Mike Elgin with Pick 247

[pats1]

Out of Iowa.

[Bobs My Uncle]

Another OL? What's that 3 this draft?

[Seymour93]

The end of Russ Hochstein?

[Pats726]

There will be lots of competition in camp...some will go through the Dante school of OLinemen

[scott99]

I would have gone with Kyle Young from Fresno State, but an OK pick. Don't know squat about Elgin, know a lot about Young.

[unoriginal]

We're bringing back the flying V.

[RxJock1120]

Since we are switching to a zone blocking scheme, I think we need an influx of young talent to have good competition, especially if some of our current linemen don't really pick up the system well.

[solman]

Originally Posted by Bobs My Uncle

Another OL? What's that 3 this draft?

If you haven't noticed, Offensive linemen got ALOT more valuable this offseason. If one of these guys becomes good enough to start, he'll be worth a third round pick or better in trade value.

[PatsWickedPissah]

Originally Posted by solman

If you haven't noticed, Offensive linemen got ALOT more valuable this offseason. If one of these guys becomes good enough to start, he'll be worth a third round pick or better in trade value.

Yah, we're really short on day 1 picks in next year's draft!