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Patrick Willis
Reggie Nelson
Willis or Landry yes.
not Nelson
Nelson is a top 25 pick..hes not that far from our pick really. mock drafts have him going higher but analyst and draft guys like Kiper, Mayock have Nelson in 20-28
At first I wasn't going to include Nelson but most drafts have him going at around 15 and the Pats have already expressed interest in him.
Boy, I think they'd move up for Adams if he slid past 10.
I don't believe that a SAFETY is worth 2 1st round picks AND another pick. And that is probably what it would take to get Landry unless he slides outside of the top 10.
Honestly, Landry is one of the players who I think has the potential to be a bust. Or, at the very least, only mediocre, in this league. He's been all over the 1st round draft boards. Even in October, most people were talking about him as a top 25 player, not a Top 10. Now, all of a sudden, he's a top 10 player? I don't buy it.
Honestly, I can't see the Patriots trading up for ANY of the three players mentioned.
I don't believe that a SAFETY is worth 2 1st round picks AND another pick. And that is probably what it would take to get Landry unless he slides outside of the top 10. I don't see that happening though.
Landry would have to slide to 16 to even consider taking him, but, again, I don't believe he's worth 2 1st round picks.
Honestly, Landry is one of the players who I think has the potential to be a bust. Or, at the very least, only mediocre, in this league. He's been all over the 1st round draft boards. Even in October, most people were talking about him as a top 25 player, not a Top 10. Now, all of a sudden, he's a top 10 player? I don't buy it.
Not to denegrate the guy, but in this day and age, wouldn't this raise some red flags?The reason is because he has bulked up from 205 - 225lbs of PURE Muscle, and did not lose any speed in the process (he actually got faster). The early knock on him, was that he needed to add more mass to his frame. I dont think anyone expected him to show up to the combine THAT NFL ready (Physically).
While I know combine performances dont really mean much in allot of instances; Landry's did. Just his Physical transformation was impressive enough to erase allot of the negetives... then he went through the drills and just blew the doors off.
I'm biased, but he wasn't even one of the two best defensive players in the SEC this year. I don't understand why he's suddenly head and shoulders above everyone else in the draft. Is he very good? Yes. Will he be a good pro? Probably. Is he the next Ronnie Lott? I'd be surprised.This kid is the best Defensive player in the draft IMO. And it is not really close.
Not to denegrate the guy, but in this day and age, wouldn't this raise some red flags?
I'm biased, but he wasn't even one of the two best defensive players in the SEC this year. I don't understand why he's suddenly head and shoulders above everyone else in the draft. Is he very good? Yes. Will he be a good pro? Probably. Is he the next Ronnie Lott? I'd be surprised.
While Adams is intriguing I don't see Belichick trading two #1s (and maybe more would be needed) for a guy who would be changing positions. I think the biggest trade up we would see would be 4-6 spots but that's about it.
A trade into the top 15 is particularly attractive, since these players can be signed to six year contracts. Pick 15 is a lot more valuable to the patriots than Pick 16. As indicated in other posts, if we trade both firsts for an 11-15 pick, we would get a Day One pick back, hopefully a second. We would still have the SAME number of Day One draft picks. In the end, we would have a pick in each of the first four rounds. That would be fine with me, if bb needed to move up to get his targeted player for six years.
For the record, the cutoff is actually after pick 16 (1-16 v. 17-32).