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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I think people dropping could be the theme of the first two, or even three, rounds. With so much depth at the top and some talented players with question marks I think waiting and seeing would be the order of the day. Imagine getting a shot at Barr in round one, or Mosely if that's your poison, or getting ASJ or Nix at the end of round or Tre Mason, Trent Murphy or Joel Bitonio somewhere in round three. I think all are possible, albeit a bit of a stretch. The potential for highly graded players to drop is going to throw everyone's mocks off this year I think.I know that we have needs that we need to address but in terms of the first round I think there is going to be a top 20 talent that drops down to #29. Whoever that is no matter the position, I think unless the Patriots can collect a ransom in a trade they should take that player in round one.
Drafting a Guard helps fill the Center need.
Bitonio could allow either Mankins or Connolly to slide to Center, even Bitonio could come in as a rookie and possibly start there.
An interior OL group of: Mankins, Connolly, Wendell/Cave, Bitonio, Kline & Cannon has a lot of depth and versatility to it (Mankins, Bitonio & Cannon can all play Tackle, for example).
He could do with adding a good 10-15lbs, though.
My big surprise in this draft is that despite all the reports, teams at the top of the first round still overdraft mediocre QB's.
Whoever takes Manziel, Brottles or Bridgewater early, is really playing with fire.
But when you consider how much rides on making the right choice of a quarterback it makes sense.
It's by far and away the biggest determinant of team success and committing yourself to a quarterback is at least a medium-term project before you find out if he really is "the guy". If you had two guys, one available in the top ten who has, say, a 60% chance of success, and another at 29 who has a 40% chance, you'd be crazy not to do whatever you can to take the first one -- the rewards of success and the penalties of failure are just so great that even first-round draft picks are small in comparison.
I see your point.
But I still think this year's QB class lacks guys that can win in the NFL. I would be petrified if I drafted any of them in the top of the first round. Just smells of desperation.
I think people dropping could be the theme of the first two, or even three, rounds. With so much depth at the top and some talented players with question marks I think waiting and seeing would be the order of the day. Imagine getting a shot at Barr in round one, or Mosely if that's your poison, or getting ASJ or Nix at the end of round or Tre Mason, Trent Murphy or Joel Bitonio somewhere in round three. I think all are possible, albeit a bit of a stretch. The potential for highly graded players to drop is going to throw everyone's mocks off this year I think.
And just on this subject of talented players dropping, there is going to be some seriously rich pickings at RB and WR later in the draft. There might not be much top talent at RB but there's fantastic depth and it would be stupid to pass up on it when you could be getting a Freeman, Gaffney, West, White etc etc on day three.
Pats take C.J.Mosley...
Keep coming back to the Pats take Fiedorowicz in round 1 now if they can't trade back.
Although Barr and Mosley aren't on my draft board they would be pretty hard to pass up at 29. I'd definitely be disappointed if they didn't pull the trigger on one.
My big surprise in this draft is that despite all the reports, teams at the top of the first round still overdraft mediocre QB's.
Whoever takes Manziel, Brottles or Bridgewater early, is really playing with fire.