Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 3m
Surprise, surprise: Patriots cut CB Ras-I Dowling.
It is my opinion that Ras-I Dowling is the worst pick of the Belichick era, look at the names that were taken after him that would have had value to use or to other teams, which would return compensation:
Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia
Andy Dalton, QB, TCU
Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada
Jabaal Sheard, DL, Pittsburgh
Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA
Bruce Carter, LB, North Carolina
Brooks Reed, DL, Arizona
Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame
Rahim Moore, FS, UCLA
Orlando Franklin, OL, Miami
Stefen Wisniewski, OL, Penn St.
Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland
Greg Little, WR, North Carolina
Marcus Gilbert, OL, Florida
Randall Cobb, WR, Kentucky
Justin Houston, LB, Georgia
DeMarco Murray, RB, Oklahoma
Jurrell Casey, DL, USC
K.J. Wright, LB, Mississippi Sy.
Sam Acho, OLB, Texas
Cecil Shorts, WR, Mount Union
Kendall Hunter, RB, Oklahoma St.
Richard Sherman, DB, Stanford
Pernell McPhee, DL, Mississippi St.
The players in bold were taken in the 2nd round and have all been major contributors for their respective teams, there are also some notable names from later rounds listed. Now obviously it is easy for me to sit at my desk and pass judgment in hindsight and at this point it doesn’t much matter, we’ve moved on as team, but it would have been nice to see something good come of that pick, I remember myself and most were very excited to hold the first pick of the second round, it is a shame this is how it played out.