Re: Pats/Titans postgame notes
BB made a comment about Meriweather when asked why he was at CB. He said, in effect, it was a combination of the team's needs and the sequence of training a young player. So he has a definite progression in mind for him.
As a lot of other people have said, Pats rookies don't necessarily shine in their first season, and that's little indication of how they'll eventually do.
In other teams based less on team defense and more on free-lancing, a rookie can make an immediate impact. On the Pats, a rookie first has to fit the system before he can make an impact. Savvy veterans, like Rodney and Tedy, can fit the system and also free-lance within it.
For that reason, I think it's unlikely a Pats rookie will ever win ROY, though they may eventually surpass players who do.