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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Probably a (very) dumb question, but is there any reason whatsoever that the Pats would pick Brace then Butler rather than vice versa w/their back to back picks? There's no salary implication, is there? Maybe just alphabetical?
They had to pick somebody first?
LOL i mean does it matter at that point?
I guess that's exactly my question - does it matter? I'm guessing "no" but I wasn't sure if there was some salary level difference for those 2 positions.
I imagine Brace was probably more important to them. It would have been possible for them to pick Brace and then entertain offers for their second pick (when they drafted Butler). They could have picked Brace and then traded their next pick, so they must have valued Brace slightly more than Butler.
I'm pretty sure alphabetical order did not enter the decision making process. . . though I do agree, I would have thought Butler would have been drafted prior to Brace. My best guess is that they either had Brace rated higher on the Pats board (perhaps planning ahead to 2010) - as opposed to an NFL board - and then were pleasantly surprised to see Butler still available, and snapped him up later.
O im sorry i forgot. One parking spot closer, a free beverage (non-alcoholic), and a coupon to go halfs with another player on a pizza.
I imagine Brace was probably more important to them. It would have been possible for them to pick Brace and then entertain offers for their second pick (when they drafted Butler). They could have picked Brace and then traded their next pick, so they must have valued Brace slightly more than Butler.
Miami and Denver bot badly needed a NT.
You don't waste a pick because other teams want a guy. Denver and Miami may have influenced where they picked him, but they (the Pats)clearly felt he was borderline 1st talent.
The Pats wanted Brace and knew he wouldn't last to their spot at 47. So they traded up for him. What is the issue?