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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.In answer to the question, "how do you all see our FA losses impacting our draft," I can only speak to today's status with numerous changes coming in the weeks ahead.bosfan said:Think it is obvious now that we will be using all (or most) of our picks in order to restock the team which we should be able to do rather nicely. Trading down probably still in order but doubt we will lose any high picks to trade up.
I could see TE on day 2, but not day 1. Too many other needs that rank higher.DaBruinz said:I think that we will see the Pats focus on OLB/DE early (something that I had mentioned as a distinct possibility back in January and February). I think that WR will be had in the 2nd or 3rd round and again in the 5th round. I also think that we will see TE as a pick unless the Pats can convince someone like Aaron Shea to come in and be the 3rd TE.
That's somewhat of a contradiction. The phrase "Best value" tends to mean the best player at that draft position, independent of team need. Generally people feel that teams draft either based on best player/value, or based on team needs (which means taking the best players they can get that suit their needs, rather than just the best overall player at each draft pick).Its going to be about best value available at every pick. And that Value is going to be based on numerous things, including, but not limited to, team need, player's tangibles, player's intangibles.
Sure, that would be nice - but it's highly doubtful that Addai slips even to our pick in the second round (53?), no way he goes into the third, short of some calamitous injury between now and the draft. R Marshall is also pretty unlikely to make it to our 2nd round pick.jct said:Excellent analysis last 2 posters.
Personally at this point I'd like to see:
1) LB C Greenway
2) CB R Marshall
3) RB Addai
3) WR Avant
big mike said:Sure, that would be nice - but it's highly doubtful that Addai slips even to our pick in the second round (53?), no way he goes into the third, short of some calamitous injury between now and the draft. R Marshall is also pretty unlikely to make it to our 2nd round pick.
I'd like to see LB, RB, WR, and CB with the first four picks too - just don't think it's realistic to expect Addai to be available there, or Marshall in the 2nd. I don't think Greenway is the right fit in NE either - I'd prefer Manny Lawson (if he slips) or Bobby Carpenter (might be able to trade down a bit and still get him, which could let us move up in round 2 to take a stab at Addai).
Very Low......InBillITrust said:BTW, what do you think are the odds that the Pats will draft a kicker?