Originally Posted by Deus Irae (Post 1804730)

They haven't come close to meeting the DE need. Also, I don't expect that any o-lineman drafted this weekend is the answer to "who can step in when Neal goes down and really hold down the fort?" for this season.

Originally Posted by mgteich (Post 1804644)

As of April 9th the patriots had many, many needs, as documented (whined about) at length. Let's see how we did.

QUARTERBACK
ROBINSON - a developmental quarterback.

WIDE RECEIVER
HOLT - a starting top level WR to stretch the field opposite Moss
PRICE - a developmental WR (to compete with Tate)
ANDERSON- size and frame upside, extremely durable (1 of only 3 with receptions in every game played in college.)

TIGHT END
GRANKOWSKI - a first round quality solution
HERNANDEZ - a second round quality solution; he is also an h-back

OFFENSIVE LINE
LARSEN - the #3 center available as a devlopmental OL; 4th rounder per dryheat44
WELCH - a developmental OT; 6th round quality per dryheat44

RUNNING BACK
Clearly, the team judged that the time is next year. We already have a young starter, three solid veterans and a developmental back.

DEFENSIVE LINE
Lewis - a very good veteran
Warren - a JAG veteran, a former #1, should be a reasonable #7 DL
Deaderick - a late round DE that dryheat44 had as a late 3rd or early 4th round talent
Weston - a Practice Squad DT
Love - thick squat frame, inside plugger.

LINEBACKER
Spikes - a GREAT ILB pick, may allow us to try Guyton outside (we also have McKenzie)
Cunningham - our young solid OLB

DEFENSIVE BACK
McCourty - We needed a corner; the value was there in the first; belichick got his man and
in effect picked up a 2011 2nd rounder by moving down in the first.
Brown - ????

PUNTER
Mesko - long hang time and the best at dropping the ball behind the 20
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BOTTOM LINE

Are you kidding???!!! We got almost evertything we wanted for Christmas. :)

We didn't get a premier pass-rusher. I take it that Belichick didn't like who was available. And we didn't get a the 4th round running back that folks wanted, even though such a player probably wouldn't have played much in 2010 (we'll take care of RB next year).

We met our needs. We ended up with 6 top 100 players (per Gosselin) and a starting punter!

Originally Posted by Patspsycho (Post 1804747)

Updated to reflect UDFA signing.

Originally Posted by Deus Irae (Post 1804730)

They haven't come close to meeting the DE need. Also, I don't expect that any o-lineman drafted this weekend is the answer to "who can step in when Neal goes down and really hold down the fort?" for this season.

Originally Posted by efin98 (Post 1804756)

You missed Kyle Love at DT and Sergio Brown at safety

Originally Posted by Deus Irae (Post 1804730)

They haven't come close to meeting the DE need. Also, I don't expect that any o-lineman drafted this weekend is the answer to "who can step in when Neal goes down and really hold down the fort?" for this season.

Originally Posted by Patspsycho (Post 1804781)

Went back and updated it, then saw your post. Do not know anything about Brown.

Originally Posted by robertweathers (Post 1804786)

Why? Because they didn't land Seymour 2.0? Lewis is functional. Warren is big enough to do something constructive.

Neal going down is a concern no question. BB would not have resigned him had he felt a replacement was on the roster.