Building my Patriots Big Board: Defensive Tackles

mihap said:

after reading some stuff about Vincent Valentine i thought that he would become probowler.
But then i found this article
Vincent Valentine, DL, Nebraska: 2016 NFL Draft Scouting Report

repeatedly ankle issues, and work etchic issue, again injury prone reach from BB.
Hope that i am wrong.
but after observating pats drafts from 2011, they can draft some first rounders and special team players. other are busts.

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I think he's got a fair bit of upside but he dertainly seems like a risk. Fingers crossed he's more Wilfork than Easley.

manxman2601 said:

I think he's got a fair bit of upside but he dertainly seems like a risk. Fingers crossed he's more Wilfork than Easley.

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i think the work ethic wont be problem at the beginning, later is high possibillity, but repeated ankle sprains are huge red flag for me.
And with pats conditioning stuff i am really worried. Just think about Talib, he had injuries with us and in the Denver none. And when pats fired condtioning coach i thought that they d make progress but they promote his assisant, so i guess another season of injuries for them. I know some of u will say i am overracting and the injuries arent related, but i have a bad feeling about this.

mihap said:

i think the work ethic wont be problem at the beginning, later is high possibillity, but repeated ankle sprains are huge red flag for me.
And with pats conditioning stuff i am really worried. Just think about Talib, he had injuries with us and in the Denver none. And when pats fired condtioning coach i thought that they d make progress but they promote his assisant, so i guess another season of injuries for them. I know some of u will say i am overracting and the injuries arent related, but i have a bad feeling about this.

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We shall see. I'm hoping last year was a one off. The football Gods have to be on our side this year right?

and if last year draft will not show as okay this season, then i ll declerae that BB is average drafter who can really and sucessfuly evaluate talent after they played some time in NFL. He is master for trades and FA signings.

manxman2601 said:

We shall see. I'm hoping last year was a one off. The football Gods have to be on our side this year right?

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as much as i hate giants, they are constantly one of the most injured teams in NFL last 3 years, so i guess football gods dont work right next season. We need healthy season or if the football gods wanna mess with us this year i have solution. The pats should go to light god and hire Melisandre.

mihap said:

as much as i hate giants, they are constantly one of the most injured teams in NFL last 3 years, so i guess football gods dont work right next season. We need healthy season or if the football gods wanna mess with us this year i have solution. The pats should go to light god and hire Melisandre.

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Don't want Brady to go the way of Stannis.

manxman2601 said:

Don't want Brady to go the way of Stannis.

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Melisandre left Stannis and went to the castle black, where sir davos asked her to take care of Jon, so BB&co is sir Davos and men on team are Jon Snow.

Sorry to interrupt the game of thrones discussion, but I just wanted to point out that Seattle signed Brandin Bryant as an UDFA. Very intrigued to watch his development.

reamer said:

Sorry to interrupt the game of thrones discussion, but I just wanted to point out that Seattle signed Brandin Bryant as an UDFA. Very intrigued to watch his development.

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Nice. I just posted about Bryant and Frankie Williams* in another thread before seeing this one. I don't think he could have gone anywhere better frankly. Just in terms of pure athletic upside, the Seahawks UDFA group are pretty sick. The people I follow on twitter that are Seahawks guys seem more excited by the UDFA's than the draft picks.

Frankie got signed by the Colts.