Agreed I think BB will def take a wait and see aproach.. if his guy or guys are there at 22 he takes them but if they are not or if he is getting calls from .. my Jacksonville or somebody like that for Tebow.. than I would take a 1 next year.. and a 3 this year..
That would make 2 potential top 10 picks in HEAVY loaded top part of the draft.. w/ no rookie scale
That sounds about right to me. Ideal is if the Pats could:
- Get a 2011 #1, with a reasonable expectation that the #1 could turn out to be top 15
- Still have 4 picks on the first 2 days in this draft
In last years draft, I was hoping that Belichick would trade with the Panthers for their 2010 #1. They didn't have a #1 and Fox was on the hot seat. The Panthers did make the deal for the 43rd pick and that traded 2010 #1 turned out to be the 17th pick...and was close to being even higher since the Panthers improbably won their last 3. If you had the chance, would you trade Ron Brace for the 17th pick in this draft?
This year's target would have to be the Bears. May be even more of a "perfect storm" than the Panthers last year:
- No picks this year until #75
- Angelo and Smith are on a serious hot seat to deliver results this year
- A key hole at OT still remains unfilled
- May not be much left at OT by pick #75
- One of the "big 5" OT candidates should still be on the board at #22
- Their 2010 schedule involves the AFC and NFC East
So if Belichick is sitting at #22 and not liking the value, I could see trading down from #22 to #75 and picking up the Bears 2011 #1. With Cutler at QB and a relatively difficult schedule, that 2011 #1 has the potential to be better then you might think. And #75 this year is still a good spot to pick up a WR, TE or CB.