TriplecHamp
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I am not sure if this has been posted before but if it has just link or delete or whatever. You guys probably know my view on Barwin at #23 but here is an article that agrees with me and pinpoints a guy that I would like at #23, Larry English.
Official Patriots Football Weekly Blog Blog Archive Barwin a perfect fit?
Just a quick quote...
"If I could get Barwin late in the second round or in the third, like Vrabel, I’d be all for it. But I’m not looking to take a guy who’s played one year of defense (and who’ll have to make another transition at the pro level) in the first round. I don’t think he’d be ready to add to the pass rush from day one like the Patriots could very well need.
That’s why I’d rather see Northern Illinois’ ultra-productive Larry English get the call on draft weekend. He’s proven in college action and in postseason bowl work that he can get to the quarterback. I don’t care too much about his Combine numbers or 40 time. He knows what life on the edge is like. I think he could come in and serve as a situational pass rusher as a rookie and evolve into more than that down the road. Barwin may be the hot name and his ties to Vrabel may make him a fan favorite as a potential draft pick in New England, but I’d rather have the more productive guy that Barwin is supposedly pushing down the rankings — Larry English"
I Have even gone as far to say that #34 would be fine for Barwin.Forthose who want to know why I dont want Barwin at #23, that is your answer.
Official Patriots Football Weekly Blog Blog Archive Barwin a perfect fit?
Just a quick quote...
"If I could get Barwin late in the second round or in the third, like Vrabel, I’d be all for it. But I’m not looking to take a guy who’s played one year of defense (and who’ll have to make another transition at the pro level) in the first round. I don’t think he’d be ready to add to the pass rush from day one like the Patriots could very well need.
That’s why I’d rather see Northern Illinois’ ultra-productive Larry English get the call on draft weekend. He’s proven in college action and in postseason bowl work that he can get to the quarterback. I don’t care too much about his Combine numbers or 40 time. He knows what life on the edge is like. I think he could come in and serve as a situational pass rusher as a rookie and evolve into more than that down the road. Barwin may be the hot name and his ties to Vrabel may make him a fan favorite as a potential draft pick in New England, but I’d rather have the more productive guy that Barwin is supposedly pushing down the rankings — Larry English"
I Have even gone as far to say that #34 would be fine for Barwin.Forthose who want to know why I dont want Barwin at #23, that is your answer.