***THE OFFICIAL 2015 NFL Rounds 4-7draft thread ***

Apparently Wells had an excellent pro day.

TBR said:

Linebacker who ran an unofficial 4.33. Official is 4.44

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That's fast

JayNM said:

Man, not one CB drafted.

I will say it again: The coaching staff must be extremely high on Butler, Ryan, et all

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If a CB wasn't taken early there is no need to add depth guys, we have plenty.

A mediocre coverage unit is masked by a strong front 7 which we've made plenty of effort to improve drastically.

manxman2601 said:

Never heard of him.

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Nor has NFL.com: http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/matthew-wells?id=2553443

Patriot Missile said:

Go figure, a 222 pd dime linebacker.

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Note to self. He is the next converted LB that translates to Cam Chancellor.

Skree said:

That's fast

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He's only 222 lbs. Tweener type guy.

scott99 said:

Ben Volin tweet, required to serve FIVE YEARS

@BenVolin: Cardona is required to serve 5 years in Navy and is set to be commissioned this month. We'll see if he can get a waiver to play football now

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It's 5 years in total.. However, it can be delayed with special dispensation.

I'll take Gosselin over Volin any day when it comes to having the right info..

Bill, that's the wrong Wells. He doesn't have the report.

Any relation to Ted Wells?

There's some speculation he could move to safety.

Experts looking for/expecting the Patriots to draft corners early and often were a bit off.

Looks like Malcolm Butler, Logan Ryan and Alfonzo Dennard will be competing for the two outside starting positions, with Kyle Arrington as the slot corner.

After that it is Bradley Fletcher, Robert McClain, Justin Green, Dax Swanson and Chimdi Chekwa at cornerback. Hopefully everyone can continue to improve, and stay healthy.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if the Pats double down at corner in the 2016 draft, similar to the focus on the offensive line this year.

Fixed

JayNM said:

Man, not one CB drafted.

I will say it again: The coaching staff must be extremely high on Butler, Ryan, et all

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JayNM said:

Man, not one CB drafted.

I will say it again: The coaching staff must be extremely high on Butler, Ryan, et all

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Shallow CB group this year. They don't need a Ryan/Butler/Dennard/Fletcher replacement. They need a Ryan/Butler/Dennard/Fletcher upgrade.

Gronkowski123 said:

matthew wells.

never heard of this guy

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I'm not sure even matthew wells has heard of matthew wells

Is this guy a SS project?

scott99 said:

Funniest pick in the BB era (error ?) lol. He didn't like anybody at 147 (there was still some decent guys there), so he trades down to draft a long snapper who can't play for 2 years. Question, has ANYONE, EVER drafted a long snapper ? I can't remember it EVER being done. Next pick will be a place kick holder.

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We did before. There were lots, look it up.

TBR said:

Linebacker who ran an unofficial 4.33. Official is 4.44

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Maybe he can play corner ? But seriously that's freakishly fast for a LB, even for a safety.

scott99 said:

Ben Volin tweet, required to serve FIVE YEARS

@BenVolin: Cardona is required to serve 5 years in Navy and is set to be commissioned this month. We'll see if he can get a waiver to play football now

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He's "required" to serve 5 (everyone who goes to the Naval Academy is) but can apply to leave after 2 if he's on the Patriots roster.

Draft scout has him OLB/SS

Pro day ran a 4.43