BobDigital
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Just some thoughts.
When you pick a player in round one you are looking for a 3 things.
1) Need - Does this player fit a need position for me?
2) Good Starter - Can this player start for my team and play at a high level.
3) Impact - Can this Starting playing make a big impact.
So first off we should ask ourselves what starting spots the Patriots generally have open.
TE - We use 2 generally making this a starting spot.
C - Wendell is not even average starting level
G - Connoly is okay but can be upgraded
SS - This spot is not really claimed but it is designed within our system to have generally have a true SS and kind of have a high safety and low safety. Also we have no idea how good Ryan could be as the 2nd S in our system. If he does it as well as he plays CB or better this spot might not even be open. Also Harmon showed promise and could turn out to be a serviceable starter. Either way this spot can easily be makeshift not making it s true need.
Other needs are DT, DE, LB, WR. However we currently have starting level players for all of those. DT is a tad questionable but the depth there is pretty good regardless. And it is very possible a DT draft pick at 29 would not see starting minutes.
So when you look at the starting spots which are open for sure (TE, C, G, SS) no one really falls in our range at 29 to hit the 3 keys i posted.
TE (besides Ebron who shouldn't fall) has no prospect in that range worth taking. Same for Center. SS does but like i said that can be easily makeshift and we potentially have our starters anyway. G is a need and we could get a guy to start. However it is hard for a G to have a big impact. I do not see a guy we can take as good as Mankins which is about the worst quality guard i would want if we used a first round pick on one. Not to mention Connolly though upgradable is at least serviceable.
The point is this. No one at pick 29 truly makes sense for us to pick. There is not "Chandler Jones" when you have a clear need, a player is there that can fill it & start and make a big impact. That is really not available to us.
That is the reason you see so many different players mocked to us. Because no player in our range really makes sense. I think the Patriots know this as well. However, if that is the cause the question becomes what do we do about it?
The only player on the board that fits all 3 keys for use is Ebron - TE. Everyone else is either a key backup/rotation player or is just really good and upgrade a already decent player or is a reach (like drafting one of the Centers at 29). This does not mean I am saying we should break the bank to take Ebron. In fact I am very much against that idea. I just think it illustrates how out of play our first pick is in this draft.
When you pick a player in round one you are looking for a 3 things.
1) Need - Does this player fit a need position for me?
2) Good Starter - Can this player start for my team and play at a high level.
3) Impact - Can this Starting playing make a big impact.
So first off we should ask ourselves what starting spots the Patriots generally have open.
TE - We use 2 generally making this a starting spot.
C - Wendell is not even average starting level
G - Connoly is okay but can be upgraded
SS - This spot is not really claimed but it is designed within our system to have generally have a true SS and kind of have a high safety and low safety. Also we have no idea how good Ryan could be as the 2nd S in our system. If he does it as well as he plays CB or better this spot might not even be open. Also Harmon showed promise and could turn out to be a serviceable starter. Either way this spot can easily be makeshift not making it s true need.
Other needs are DT, DE, LB, WR. However we currently have starting level players for all of those. DT is a tad questionable but the depth there is pretty good regardless. And it is very possible a DT draft pick at 29 would not see starting minutes.
So when you look at the starting spots which are open for sure (TE, C, G, SS) no one really falls in our range at 29 to hit the 3 keys i posted.
TE (besides Ebron who shouldn't fall) has no prospect in that range worth taking. Same for Center. SS does but like i said that can be easily makeshift and we potentially have our starters anyway. G is a need and we could get a guy to start. However it is hard for a G to have a big impact. I do not see a guy we can take as good as Mankins which is about the worst quality guard i would want if we used a first round pick on one. Not to mention Connolly though upgradable is at least serviceable.
The point is this. No one at pick 29 truly makes sense for us to pick. There is not "Chandler Jones" when you have a clear need, a player is there that can fill it & start and make a big impact. That is really not available to us.
That is the reason you see so many different players mocked to us. Because no player in our range really makes sense. I think the Patriots know this as well. However, if that is the cause the question becomes what do we do about it?
The only player on the board that fits all 3 keys for use is Ebron - TE. Everyone else is either a key backup/rotation player or is just really good and upgrade a already decent player or is a reach (like drafting one of the Centers at 29). This does not mean I am saying we should break the bank to take Ebron. In fact I am very much against that idea. I just think it illustrates how out of play our first pick is in this draft.