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We had 4 top draft picks last year, and drafted 4 day 1 players. Yes, we moved around, but only a net total of 11 picks (back 18 from 23 to 41, up 7 from 47 to 40), while picking up 2 3rd round picks.
I wouldn't be surprised to see us move around this year, but I think it's quite possible that we use all 4 picks in 2010. It's a very deep draft, and we already have 3 2011 picks in the first 2 rounds. Given how deep the draft is, BB may just chose to take the values that come to him.
I don't think we can draw any conclusions about what is "likely" at this time.
This is a fine draft with great value in the 25-65 sweet spot that Belichick seems to like. But then so was 2009 and we traded forward from 2009, twice.
Given how deep the draft is, BB may just chose to take the values that come to him.
If the Patriots did not stand to lose any starters to free agency,
it would seem quite reasonable to do what mgteich suggests. The
trouble is that the Patriots could lose Bodden, Mankins, Neal,
Watson, and Wilfork to free agency. I'm sure that Wilfork will be
franchised and Mankins tendered as an RFA but there is no guarantee
they will be back with the team. If you were the Colts, wouldn't you
give up a late 1st and 3rd pick for Mankins? The Patriots may not
have enough early picks to fill all the holes.
There are 2 good points but imo
BB will NOT take 4 players in the first 2 rounds.
We need to draft some solid players this year and future picks won't help Brady and Co for another year. Brady will only be with us so long and I hope I am wrong next draft.
The next time he does that will be the first: not once in the years he's been running the Patriots draft have the Pats stood still through the first two rounds.
FWIW, BB once explained Jimmy Johnson's advice to him in the draft: have a list of 25 or so guys, across all rounds, that you want to get, and then work the board so you can grab as many of them as possible. [In other words, it's likely that the Patriots had already decided they wanted to grab Edelman and/or Richard in the 7th round if they had those picks available.]
Does this mean 25 guys per round??
Or was it meant to mean 25 guys from the whole draft??
As I remember from Patriot Reign (don't have it in front of me), it was 20 to 25 guys for the entire draft. So my guess is that going into the 1st round, there are 4 or 5 guys the Pats think are good value, 4 or 5 guys in the 2nd round etc.
Burgess actually has been playing decent lately.It is kind of strange/funny/frustrating how BB the draft master is so adept at moving around the board and securing extra picks, that BB the GM wastes on guys like Burgess and spygate.
It does seem like NFL team turnover is spiraling out of control. Soon something like 25% of a roster could turn over yearly. That is ridiculous, but that is today's NFL.