upstater1
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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.Yep, I am totally binkyless! (I don't count anybody I expect to be gone in the top half of round 1.)
A few players do give me that "Patriots feeling" -- e.g. Joel Bitonio -- but nobody makes me plot and dream.
Other than Aaron Donald, the guys who come closest to "binkydom" for me are OL Joel Bitonio (#96), LBs Christian Jones (#123) and Jordan Tripp (#116) and DBs Antone Exum (#138) and Phillip Gaines (#148).
Barring a free agency surprise at LB, I'm going to make a prediction here: the Patriots draft a smallish, athletic linebacker higher than he's "rated," passing over more heralded prospects at more talked-about positions, and the board will go nuts.
In that spirit, my new draft:
29. Ryan Shazier LB
62. Dominique Easley DT
93. Joel Bitonio OT
125. Crockett Gillmore TE
6th. Zack Kerr DT
6th. Gator Hoskins HB
7th. Dustin Vaughan QB
Mayoclinic said:My 1st pick formula is pretty quickly coming down to (a) trade up for Aaron Donald if possible, (b) take Ryan Shazier if he's available, or (c) trade back to 40 or so and take Dominique Easley. Any of those 3 guys would provide speed and disruption. Add in Christian Jones/Jordan Tripp and I want one of those 2 DTs and 1 of those 3 LBs.
Mayoclinic said:I don't think there is a TE worth taking in the 1st round other than possibly Eric Ebron, who will be long gone. But I don't think we need to, either. There is TONS of day 3 talent in this draft who can come in and IMMEDIATELY be effective - Trey Millard, Gator Hoskins, Trey Bruton, Joe Don Duncan, Richard Rodgers, Jake Murphy. Maybe even take a flyer on Colt Lyerla (very unlikely), or a TE conversion of Larry Webster or Logan Thomas.
Works for me