#60 pick over the last 7 years

[marcus]

2006 Maurice Drew, RB UCLA
2005 Kelvin Hayden, CB Illinois
2004 Courtney Watson MLB Notre Dame
2003 Tyrone Calico, WR Tenessee
2002 Anton Paleopi DE Nevada Las Vegas
2001 Andre Dyson CB UTAH
2000 Brad Meester C Northern Iowa


Overall... a crap shoot. Other than Drew, either busts or serviceable players.
If you can get a KNOWN quantity like WElker...who will be able to contribute immediately and is only 25 seems like a shrewd move on a percentage wise basis...espeecially if SP and BB think he is a good fit.

Hopefully Miami will not match

 

[bosfan]

Welker is a known commodity with multiple skills that hopefully will be more valuable to us than Miami. We are at our peak and Fins are trying to find themselves - here's hoping they want the 2nd for rebuilding purposes.

 

[Fencer]

If you look at the WHOLE second round, the Pats have in the BB era drafted:

1 solid starter who's been a Pro Bowl alternate once
1 Super Bowl MVP who's never approached a Pro Bowl
1 good young starter who's steadily regressed
1 injury bust
2 healthy busts
1 who it's too early to judge

The two best picks of that group were made at #48 and #64.

(Or did Deion come in one of those funky years when Houston had extra mid-round picks?)

 

[ChoWZa]

Ah yes.. I know him.
2005 Kelvin Hayden, CB Illinois

The cheater from the Colts.

 

[Real World]

The Welker deal is a no brainer for the 60th pick. Especially when you already have two #1's. I hope Miami doesn't match. Welker is a real Patriots type player.

 

[Sean Pa Patriot]

When you put it like this , its a no brainer for Welker..

 

[37Harrison]

Welker is a known commodity with multiple skills that hopefully will be more valuable to us than Miami. We are at our peak and Fins are trying to find themselves - here's hoping they want the 2nd for rebuilding purposes.

Well if the Phins FO listened to their fans, he would already be at the airport bags packed and driven there by the fans. They want this to happen so they can get our 2nd round pick. They like Welker but feel like they will be getting the better of the deal with our 2nd round pick.

 

[Welker83]

Well if the Phins FO listened to their fans, he would already be at the airport bags packed and driven there by the fans. They want this to happen so they can get our 2nd round pick. They like Welker but feel like they will be getting the better of the deal with our 2nd round pick.

Pretty much. Welker is a HUGE fan favorite but a 2nd round pick is just too much to pass over.

Also it's long been rumored him and Chambers cannot play on the same team together. Chambers is only any good in the slot and welker only plays slot, so there is a log jam at the position.

 

[Hawg 73]

As long as the contract makes sense financially I would give up a second round pick for a 25 yo WR who will start and can catch 70 passes (or more) a year!

 

[jcdavey]

2006 Maurice Drew, RB UCLA
2005 Kelvin Hayden, CB Illinois
2004 Courtney Watson MLB Notre Dame
2003 Tyrone Calico, WR Tenessee
2002 Anton Paleopi DE Nevada Las Vegas
2001 Andre Dyson CB UTAH
2000 Brad Meester C Northern Iowa


Overall... a crap shoot. Other than Drew, either busts or serviceable players.
If you can get a KNOWN quantity like WElker...who will be able to contribute immediately and is only 25 seems like a shrewd move on a percentage wise basis...espeecially if SP and BB think he is a good fit.

Hopefully Miami will not match

the entire draft is pretty much a crapshoot

we got antonio gates and kris dielman as UDFA (same thing welker is)

 

[jcdavey]

i just realized it's kind of ironic, cam cameron is going to lose wes welker for the 2nd time in 4 years haha

 

[Gon_Trevil]

If you look at the WHOLE second round, the Pats have in the BB era drafted:

1 solid starter who's been a Pro Bowl alternate once
1 Super Bowl MVP who's never approached a Pro Bowl
1 good young starter who's steadily regressed
1 injury bust
2 healthy busts
1 who it's too early to judge

The two best picks of that group were made at #48 and #64.

(Or did Deion come in one of those funky years when Houston had extra mid-round picks?)

Matt Light
Deon Branch
Eugene Wilson
????
Marquise Hill and Bethel Johnson
Chad Jackson

Hmmm. Who did I miss?

 

[borisman]

Just to take it one step further, these are the picks at 59 & 61.

2005:
59. J. Babineaux
61. Vincent Jackson

2004:
59. Sean Jones
61. Kris Wilson

2003:
59. Alonzo Jackson
61. LJ Smith

2002:
59. Sheldon Brown
61. Antwan Randle-El

2001:
59. M. Tuiasosopo
61. Shaun Rogers

Like my mama said, the draft is like a box of chocolates.