I was one of the *****ers, and I'm still here, haven't gone anywhere, went to a party, so wasn't around to discuss rounds 2 and 3. And people who think those who *****, aren't Pat's fans are sorely mistaken. I've been a huge Pats fan since 1975. We ***** due to the fact that we WANT the Pats to succeed and WANT the Pats to draft great players to make the Pats champions again. And I know I know I have been negative about the Pat's drafting in the past, but it has been warrented, when you draft ONE Pro Bowl player in the last 5 years, your drafting prowess can be questioned. The record speaks for itself, BB has not drafted well these last 5 years, quite often trying to be the mad scientist by trying to outsmart the NFL, only to wind up outsmarting himself, and failing terribly in the draft. 50-60 some odd draft picks since 2004, and only ONE Pro Bowl/all star quality player, I don't think I need to prove my point anymore.
That being said, I liked what they did in day 2, though once again, the moves can be questioned. I loved the Gronk pick, but, he has injury questions, and, do the Pats ever use the TE as a weapon ? Will he be fast enough to get open ? On a team that actually throws to a TE, this guy can be a beast, but on the Pats ? Hopefully he becomes the next Ben Coates.
Jermaine Cunningham, once again, was he a reach like Mccorty ? With other more talented players who play his position still on the board, did we get good value with this pick ? I like his size/speed ratio, but that's only IF he can make that transition to OLB. I think he was a reach, and the worst pick of day 2, hopefully I'm wrong, but history has not been kind to BB with this kind of reach.
Brandon Spikes, I loved this pick. He's a tackling machine, slot him next to Mayo (if Spikes earns it), and we should be set for years at ILB. BUT, this kids 40 time is done with a freaking sun dial. He's another big IF. Oddly enough, if he had come out last year, he would have been a first round pick, but his senior year hurt him. We shall see.
Taylor Price, once again, I'm sure he's a nice kid, has decent size and speed, but were better receivers there at that time ? Yes there were. Was this a reach ? Some had him rated no higher than a 4th round pick. Most had him rated 5th to 6th round. So I'm not so high on this pick.
Now we come to trading for 2011 picks. My question is, will there even be a 2011 draft ? Will there be a 2011 season ? It's kinda risky to do with so many question marks. Is trading a 3rd round pick in a very deep draft for a 2nd round pick in a much weaker draft a smart move ? We shall see.
So there ya go, I give this draft a C rating so far. Did we address needs and holes we have, yeah, did we pick the right players for theses needs ? Hopefully the past doesn't repeat itself, BB's drafts have been terrible. Hopefully these guys pan out, but obviously I think they could have done better.
