My Early Mock - 1.0
 

1a: DE: JJ Watt
1b: OT: Nate Solder

2a: CB: Aaron Williams - (We could trade down and still maybe get him)
2B: C: Rodney Hudson

3a: S: Robert Sands
3b: OLB: Mark Herzlich - has Belichick written all over him ... can rush, cover and is tough.

4: WR: Greg Little - 6'2" - 220 and likes going over the middle.

5: RB: Noel Devine - small back who could be a great return man - not sold on Tate.

I'll stick with this for now
not bothering with trades though I am certain 1 of the first 3 will be used to trade down to 2012.

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JJ Watt has Tom Condon as his agent, who the Pats haven't worked with in 7 years, since the Ben Watson contract issue. JJ is my #2 DE prospect behind Fairley (and easily ahead of Dareus), but I don't think it's overly realistic.

Herzlich seems like a worse version of Ninkovich right now. The Pats need somebody who can rush the passer, and Herzlich isn't that player.

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Yeah we say that every draft and then Bill has them drop into coverage. If he does draft an OLB I think it will be an all around type of guy vs just a rushing type. I don't think Bill will draft that player high - Herzlich is extremely smart and rarely takes false steps. If not for the cancer he could have been a top 10 pick as a junior.

Oh well ... maybe too soon to tell.

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Two DB's in the 1st three rounds....before drafting an OLB? :eek:

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Are you saying we resign Mankins and let Light go?

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No way in hell Nate Solder makes it to 1B. He might even be gone by 1A the way he's shooting up draft boards.

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The only 2 reasons he is shooting up any draft boards. One is because Mayock put him there at number 1 on his top 5. The other is it appears to be a weak left OT class. Doesn't mean there aren't any gems out there in the later rounds.

Solder didn't really do anything to help himself at the Senior Bowl and I thought his stock dropped off a little bit because of it.

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I'd be very happy with those first 2 rounds.

I don't know who to look for at OLB that would fit our mold really, so we'll probably wait till late round 2 or round 3 for an OLB conversion project.
There are not a lot of fits this year.
Maybe a guy like Beal. He's a bit short but he definitely has the bulk at 268 lbs.

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As a WVU fan, Noel Devine had a rough year this past year. However, he still has an amazing quikness, and agility to him, he is truly a weapon on the field.

He is small though, and would be in the Woodhead mold, but I think he has the "Take it to the house" ability, and would love to see him added to the Pats.

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hudson is a bad pick IMO......NT's can throw him across the stadium

herzlich is a wasted pick......KJ wright will be available at that time and stands to be as effective as anyone else who gets drafted for a 3-4 OLB.....wright already has coverage skills down and is an effective pass rusher