Gotta love how you ignore what is said and just go on some strawman rant.
Hicks is likely gone to Chicago. Especially with the funny money being thrown around. The three guys who are all but guaranteed spots are Branch, Malcolm Brown, and Easley (if he can stay healthy). The Pats also have Chris Jones (returning from injury), Kitchen, and Vellano. For ends, they have Ninkovich, Jones, and Sheard followed by Grissom, Rufus Johnson, and Flowers. Ends they might be ok, depending on how Johnson and Flowers return from their injuries.. But there is plenty of talk going around that the Patriots should trade Jones because of the ridiculous money that Vernon Olivier and Malik Jackson got.
So, I could easily see the Pats looking at DT and DE in the draft over WR.
WR isn't as much of a priority as ILB/MLB. Right now the Pats have Jonathan Freeny and Bostic now that Mayo and Fletcher have both retired.
Do the Pats have a true need at CB or TE? Pats are 4 deep at CB that people are comfortable with so taking one outside the 2-4 rounds is more likely than not. And I could easily see the Patriots taking Vitale or Gronkowski and making them an H-back. There is also AJ Derby who is recovering from injury. The Pats supposedly really liked him.
Nothing you've said changes the fact that O-line and D-line are the deepest positions in the draft. And nothing you've said changes the fact that the Pats need a development RT, an ILB/MLB, and likely a DT much more than WR.
