FredFromDartmouth
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The big question in my mind is why did the Patriots almost ignore the CB position in the draft? It is quite curious; they almost seemed to deliberately ignore quality CBs on the board when they picked. In the second, they ignored PJ Williams to get an obscure safety from Stanford. Later in the draft, Bobby McCain was available, but they traded away the pick and got a long-snapper. In the 6'th or 7'th they could have had Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, but let the Browns nab him.
Clearly the Patriots know a lot more about the draft and their own team than we do, so what happened? Tom E. Curran suggests that the Patriots are happy with the CBs on their roster. Seems unlikely, but who knows. Butler and Dennard are the only guys who are any good at coverage. Arrington and Ryan were exposed in the SB.
Maybe the Patriots had the cornerbacks undervalued compared to other teams so that, for instance, they had Bobby McCain valued as a 6 or 7 instead of the 4 (?) that he went at. Maybe the Patriots wanted a spotless off-field record thus eliminating PJ Williams. Maybe the Patriots only wanted speedsters, again eliminating PJ.
I don't know what happened and we may never know, but next season should be interesting. Is the cupboard bare or do they already have adequate CBs?
Clearly the Patriots know a lot more about the draft and their own team than we do, so what happened? Tom E. Curran suggests that the Patriots are happy with the CBs on their roster. Seems unlikely, but who knows. Butler and Dennard are the only guys who are any good at coverage. Arrington and Ryan were exposed in the SB.
Maybe the Patriots had the cornerbacks undervalued compared to other teams so that, for instance, they had Bobby McCain valued as a 6 or 7 instead of the 4 (?) that he went at. Maybe the Patriots wanted a spotless off-field record thus eliminating PJ Williams. Maybe the Patriots only wanted speedsters, again eliminating PJ.
I don't know what happened and we may never know, but next season should be interesting. Is the cupboard bare or do they already have adequate CBs?