The talk of the quarterback position the past few weeks has centered around
Tom Savageof Pittsburgh. So what’s the inside story? Ever since the combine I’ve known the
New England Patriots have been incredibly high on Savage and will consider using a pick to acquire the signal caller during the draft. Some in the organization are now referring to Savage as “Tom #2”, with Tom #1 of course being Tom Brady. I’m told Savage impressed the franchise during combine interviews, especially when former Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano was on hand. Evidently Savage took responsibility for the 2011 situation when he left the Rutgers football program, which was then headed by Schiano. Both the Patriots and Schiano were impressed by Savage’s maturity in discussing his departure. Teams who’ve studied tape on Savage from last season broke it into halves and feel the second half of the campaign, when the signal caller lessened his mistakes and improved his accuracy, is the next level prospect they can build upon.
The
New England Patriots have been closely inspecting tight ends in the lead up to the draft and a namefans of the team should keep an eye on is
Richard Rodgers. The Cal tight end has worked out for the Patriots,
Atlanta Falcons and
Oakland Raiders. Teams are using Rodgers father, Carolina Panthers special teams coordinator Richard Rodgers Sr., as a source of information on the tight end prospect.