Some comments on the comments:
1. It doesn't take much thought to understand that the Pats have to find more help at OG, CB, and to a lesser degree, a pass catching, more explosive RB.
2. First on everyone's list is CB. However the CB position was thin to begin with and all of the top guys had flaws and question marks and all 4 of the top guys are gone already, and the next 3 or 4 aren't going to be far behind.
3. It should be noted that recently even the top CB's have had some rough starts to their careers, even those who have been rated much higher than those who went last night. There have been top half of the first round CB's who have disappointed like Claiborne , Kilpatrick, and Milner, as just as many who took a few years to develop like Jimmie Smith So anyone who thinks that we are going to find anything more than solid rookie depth even if we could pick our personal binky is fooling themselves
4. The CB's we have already on the roster are as good a group that we've had since 2009, and I remind you we've managed to reach FOUR straight AFCCG's and only one of them had Revis on them. Between Ryan, Armstead, Dennard, and Butler Plus the added size of Fletcher and Checkwa, the Pats might not be as good as we were last season, but we might be better than the disaster most people think and better than we were the other 3 years we made it to the AFCCG
5 That being said, I join the rest in hoping for additions from the draft from the CB position. That has to come from 2 sources. First is a group from the 2nd tier of CB's that will likely be gone by the end of the 2nd round, and those we can find by thinking out of the box later on. As to the latter, I think we are more likely to find future upgrades and size at CB by looking at guys like Nick Marshall (6'2) in the 4th or Tony Lippett (6'3) after.
6. The same goes for OG. History has shown us that we may find our OG's on the roster with guys like Kline and Flemming who continue to improve, or FA's and vets like Connolly or Mathis who may be added closer to July
7 That being said we all want to add a future starting OG in this draft. We can find them in the 2nd with guys like AJ Caan, who has tons of top notch experience but a lower ceiling, or a kid like Marpet, who might end up being a perennial all pro, but might take a year or two to get there coming from Division 3. Its an interesting choice, especially since you will likely to have to give up one of our cluster of 3 to move up the 10 or so spots to get into position. Also if you move up to get a OG that might have the possibility to start, you lose any chance of getting one of the 2nd tier CB's
8. We know BB has proven he can find starting interior OLmen all over the draft, so I would think BB would value the CB as rarer. That being said, CB's are going to be over drafted this year, so just because there aren't many 2nd tier CB's available, it doesn't mean any are any good and worth the pick
9. If BB trades a pick or two, I would take it as a sign that he REALLY likes the player he is going after.
10, If he lets the 2nd day come to him, I would take it as a sign that there are no real gems to be had and you might as well keep all his picks in the cluster and hope you get lucky.
