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I'm on board with Beatty at 34. At first I was kind of worried about him not having enough strength to play the position and thought he may put up a lousy bench press. But 27 is not too shabby which put him in the upper portion of lineman. So not only does he have some of the best feet in the draft,but he also has long arms and some strength to go with it. I would be ok with not getting him if he we were able to score Eric Wood with the first pick in the 3rd. I think he is also Patriot worthy.
He put up 30 reps at his pro day. When you consider that he had the 2nd longest arms among all OTs at the combine (after Andre Smith, who put up 19 reps at his pro day) that's really not very week. Jason Smith did 33 with shorter arms.
I have no doubt that Eric Wood is Patriot worthy. He's a solid 2nd rounder who could go anywhere from 38 (Cincinnati) to 63 (Arizona), but will probably go around in the late 40's/early 50's. I doubt he lasts to 58. I'd jump all over him if he did. In my latest mock scenario above, he was available at 45, but I felt that a 2010 1st round pick was too good to pass up. With OLB, DE and S addressed on the first day and an extra 2010 pick we would be in great position next year to target DE (with a bumper crop of 3-4 prospects coming out), SILB, and WR or RB. Ndamukong Suh, Brandon Spikes and either Marshawn Gilyard or Brandon LaFell is a nice fantasy for 2010. As good as Eric Wood is, I don't think I would pass up on a 2010 1st round pick for him. Koppen is more than adequate.