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Can I just say that I find it funny that some of the "newer" Boston media are fawning all over their pre-draft sources as if ANY rumor between the Combine and Draft is some kind of rock solid evidence.
The latest is Doug Kyed and his pieces on Michael Sam and the Patriots looking to move up to draft a WR. The piece on moving up to draft a wide receiver totally ignores the fact that the Pats just dropped a bunch of money on Edelman ($6M) , Amendola ($10M), and Lafell ($3M)as well as draft stock in Dobson and Boyce. And that is just in the last YEAR. Think about that. he's invested nearly $20M in the postion and he's going to invest MORE? When the Pats have major issues at DT, OC, and RG and less major ones at LB, and DE?
As for Michael Sam, the Patriots aren't adding a slow-footed OLB who lacks agility when they need faster OLBs with agility who can cover TEs/RBs.
If Kyed had read any of the books by Michael Holley or followed the NFL with any sort of conviction prior to becoming a reporter himself, he'd know that 99.9% of the rumors between the Combine and the Draft are BS and have no foundation in reality. And certainly not trade rumors unless it's within a week or so of the draft and there's a shake-up because one prospect has made some sort of public declaration about his intents..
The latest is Doug Kyed and his pieces on Michael Sam and the Patriots looking to move up to draft a WR. The piece on moving up to draft a wide receiver totally ignores the fact that the Pats just dropped a bunch of money on Edelman ($6M) , Amendola ($10M), and Lafell ($3M)as well as draft stock in Dobson and Boyce. And that is just in the last YEAR. Think about that. he's invested nearly $20M in the postion and he's going to invest MORE? When the Pats have major issues at DT, OC, and RG and less major ones at LB, and DE?
As for Michael Sam, the Patriots aren't adding a slow-footed OLB who lacks agility when they need faster OLBs with agility who can cover TEs/RBs.
If Kyed had read any of the books by Michael Holley or followed the NFL with any sort of conviction prior to becoming a reporter himself, he'd know that 99.9% of the rumors between the Combine and the Draft are BS and have no foundation in reality. And certainly not trade rumors unless it's within a week or so of the draft and there's a shake-up because one prospect has made some sort of public declaration about his intents..