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Mine will be elation despite the fact that I love wilfork....or maybe it will be 4-3 time
what will be your reaction once we pick him with the 7th pick??
Mine will be elation despite the fact that I love wilfork....or maybe it will be 4-3 time
Based upon who is left I think you have to take Dorsey.
Based upon who is left I think you have to take Dorsey. If anything, you now have even more value on your D-Line. And a great D-line could cover up for an ok secondary. This is like my Darren McFadden question, could you pass on him and take a lesser talent? I think Dorsey's value at #7 would be too high pass up. Another thought would be that someone else would want to jump up and scoop Dorsey, so this could give the Patriots possibly more trade options then if McFadden or Ryan fell to #7. There are some lingering concerns over the health of Dorsey, most notably his knee. But, stuff like this comes out every year during the draft. The selection of Dorsey would most hint to some that they would go to a 4-3, but Belichick much rather perfers the 3-4 so I'm not totally sure you would play a 4-3 if they did in fact select Dorsey. So, I think if it comes to Dorsey falling to #7 I think you either pick him, or make a trade. Isn't there a rumor that Parcells is going to take him #1 now?
Right now, I think McFadden will fall in the draft at least to us at #7. But, when reality sets in on April 26, McFadden will not get past the Jets pick. I think there is the possibilty that Dorsey falls as well, but I think he will more then likely end up in Atlanta, unless Matt Ryan is still there, but they may still take Dorsey over him any ways. If I had to bet, I believe the most likely person to fall will be Matt Ryan, unless is has a great workout today.
I think Matt Ryan is a product of the media due to a "BORING" draft class....just like Gholston
One thing I'll say with certainty is that Belichick would never change his fundamental defensive philosophy of over 20 years overnight because of the addition of one player. The base D for this team will remain a 3-4 no matter what happens on draft day. No only are the linemen in the scheme fundamentally different, but so are the LBs. We switch to a 4-3, then we better look into replacing Vrabel too, because that guy is in no way a 4-3 OLB. He's bascially a rush backer in a 3-4, or a glorified Dend. Thomas has enough versatility to probably play anywhere on the field, but he's about the only of the current backers capable of doing that. So, let's just not realistically expect our scheme to change if Dorsey somehow falls to 7. He doesnt seem like a 3-4 lineman anyway, but he certainly wouldnt be able to hold the point anything like Vince does currently. But by adding him and an $8million contract, we may as well write off Vince once his current deal is up, because the line money would be gone. This adding Dorsey concept is a complicated one. It would pretty much be trying to add a square peg to a round hole in alot of ways. He's a 4-3 tackle. And he's probably the best player in the draft. So, I wouldnt worry too much about him falling all the way to 7 anyway.
Vrabel can play the inside and outside just like Thomas. He has a lot better first step as an edge pass rusher, something this team needs.
Vrabel can play the inside and outside just like Thomas. He has a lot better first step as an edge pass rusher, something this team needs.
If Dorsey is still on the board after pick #4, you spend the next 30 minutes trying to make a trade. I am pretty sure the Pats will probably already have a trade partner lined up prior to the draft in the case Dorsey falls.
DaBruinz, I've never agreed with you more. Dorsey at #7 is tremendous value to one of the many DT-starved teams in the league. In the unlikely event that he's available, there should plenty of suitors offering packages of picks that will help the Pats more.
what will be your reaction once we pick him with the 7th pick??
Not nearly as ridiculous as Wilfork falling to #21, and still being only the second DT taken in the draft that year. Only Harris @14 went before him.Difficult to be logical with such a ridiculous scenario.
Not nearly as ridiculous as Wilfork falling to #21, and still being only the second DT taken in the draft that year. Only Harris @14 went before him.