Welcome Alfonzo Dennard

Remember folks that Fonzie is not going to be on an island against tall WRs; instead he will be playing the slot roughing up smurfs. This is where you need quick rather than fast corners. The Patriots really need help in the slot and he fits the bill.

Of course this means he will be practicing against Wes Welker. Welcome to the NFL rook! I seem to remember McCourty having the same wake up call in camp lining up against Randy Moss. Hopefully The Fonz answers the call.

This is a great pick...low risk, high reward...awesome pick.

State said:

Google "opportunity cost."

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And then pretend you know what that opportunity cost was?

people have to stop saying the Tavon Wilson pick was bad, especially without him ever playing a snap in this league. of course the pats could have traded down but maybe BB couldn't find a trading partner at the time. He had to make a snap decision, with only one other pick left in the draft AT THE TIME. he had to decide basically, do we take him way early or let San Diego or Atlanta or other teams take him in the later rounds when we don't even have a draft pick? Apparently the coaching staff watched a lot of film on this kid, so there is something in him that they liked and we just have to see.

Rob0729 said:

I don't know if this was posted, but NFL.com gives Dennard a first round grade:

Alfonzo Dennard Draft Profile

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I think he gets a first degree grade as in:

"New England Patriot Alfonzo Dennard was sentenced to three years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary for first degree assault on a Lincoln NE police officer today..."

Yikes!

TommyBrady12 said:

people have to stop saying the Tavon Wilson pick was bad, especially without him ever playing a snap in this league. of course the pats could have traded down but maybe BB couldn't find a trading partner at the time. He had to make a snap decision, with only one other pick left in the draft AT THE TIME. he had to decide basically, do we take him way early or let San Diego or Atlanta or other teams take him in the later rounds when we don't even have a draft pick? Apparently the coaching staff watched a lot of film on this kid, so there is something in him that they liked and we just have to see.

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I personally don't believe it was a snap decision if you take into account that the Patriots had all night to decide what to do with their 1st pick on Friday. BB is meticulous with his planning and I suspect they would have prepared for the scenario that they could not find a trading partner. I agree that it feels as if BB had no qualms about picking Tavon Wilson and obviously sees something in him that many people sitting at home don't. I will defer to his judgement for now. The Patriots must think highly of their Big Ten scouts.

The Patriots think highly of THEIR scouting staff...Big Ten scouts have nothinbg to do with this pick...

Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio and director of college scouting Jon Robinson -- along with another club -- worked him out privately.

The Patriots worked him out...the Patriots DID their homework...the Patriots looked at all the safety talent in this draft and determined, through meticulous study and using THEIR metrics, that THIS player is the type of safety they wanted in this draft.

All these bullcrap reactions by thunderstruck stuffed shirt blowhards is just that....bullcrap.

Joker said:

The Patriots think highly of THEIR scouting staff...Big Ten scouts have nothinbg to do with this pick...

Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio and director of college scouting Jon Robinson -- along with another club -- worked him out privately.

The Patriots worked him out...the Patriots DID their homework...the Patriots looked at all the safety talent in this draft and determined, through meticulous study and using THEIR metrics, that THIS player is the type of safety they wanted in this draft.

All these bullcrap reactions by thunderstruck stuffed shirt blowhards is just that....bullcrap.

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It was actually a reference to the fact the Pats drafted 4 guys from that conference. The fact that Caserio and Robinson worked Wilson out means they must have got good info from their scouts. Either way, they liked the player enough to take him with pick #48.

I'm sure there are a few teams that are pissed NE used a 7 on a player they thought they could steal as an UDFA....kinda like how the Dolphins supposedly got cute and missed out on Mallet.

Joker said:

The Patriots think highly of THEIR scouting staff...Big Ten scouts have nothinbg to do with this pick...

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Each team has area scouts, the pats have scouts that they assign to look at Big Ten prospects.

goheels22002 said:

I think he gets a first degree grade as in:

"New England Patriot Alfonzo Dennard was sentenced to three years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary for first degree assault on a Lincoln NE police officer today..."

Yikes!

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Odds are he will plead to a lesser charge with no jail time. I can't say I am not concerned about this and I don't like having players with severe character issues like violent crimes, but this seems like a drunken isolated incident. I am going to be cautiously optimistic that it is.

Avenger said:

Each team has area scouts, the pats have scouts that they assign to look at Big Ten prospects.

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And in the Big ten, they have 5 insider scouts.
2 at Ohio State (Meyer, Vrabel)
1 at Penn State (our BoB)
2 at Iowa (Frentz and son)

Irish Hooligan said:

Best value of the entire draft by far, imho.

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That depends on the prison sentence, and whether he can pass the team physical (negative for rabies)

Rob0729 said:

Odds are he will plead to a lesser charge with no jail time. I can't say I am not concerned about this and I don't like having players with severe character issues like violent crimes, but this seems like a drunken isolated incident. I am going to be cautiously optimistic that it is.

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Was he drunk in the Capital One Bowl when he got ejected for punching the WR from South Carolina?

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Was he drunk in the Capital One Bowl when he got ejected for punching the WR from South Carolina?

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BOTH got ejected. Get your facts together first, and it was Jeffrey who was the instigator.

Listening to Fred Toucher today on Dennard is funny. He is so upset people are saying this a good pick because he could "spend five years in jail", but his Jets drafted a guy in the third round last year who might go to jail or be deported because he literally beat a guy to a bloody pulp.

The ‘D’ picks make me feel elation
Bill deserves a standing ovation
And a first round DB
From round seven we’ll see
As soon as he gets on probation!

According to my little bird, Pats dug deep into the seriousness of the charges and got word that it won't be as serious as originally thought. Cop's face just got caught in front of some wild swings. Go Huskers

I hope he flies straighter.

Since I want him to play football and I am not hiring him to run a cub scout troop, the anger issue is not a great concern, as long as he seriously addresses it. I don't want a Ron Artest time bomb on the team, but Ron-Ron was a time bomb because he refused to address his fully diagnosed issues and didn't take his meds. Not sure AD even has issues like that, at least on a regular basis. I trust that our staff will be on top of it. A beastly attitude from a corner can be a great asset, if well-channeled and not drawing flags.

DonBlackmon55 said:

BOTH got ejected. Get your facts together first, and it was Jeffrey who was the instigator.

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Yeah, but it was only Dennard who threw the punch.

I remember watching that bowl game and I was surprised Jeffery got tossed. I've seen lots of shoving after the whistle before with no ejections.