Speculation: Pats' possible interest in Boldin

[cmasspatsfan]

Well, he's recovering from injury. Ideally, I'd like to see a vet like the one's I've already mentioned picked up so we can slide Tate into the slot to trade downs with one of Edelman or Welker (should Welker still not be 100%). IMO, we can get a freak at the WR position with our 2011 pick (either one of A.J. Green or Julio Jones).

I agree with that, be nice to pick up another stud for future years. Its going to be an interesting off season thats for sure.

 

[muzz]

How about Julian Edleman with 37 and he wasn't even a wide receiver coming out. Im not saying we need to thrust one right into the number 3 receiver slot but we should draft one preferably in the second round whom we can groom into a number one type. Look at what the Giants did with Nicks, they didnt just throw him into the fire but towards the end of the season I think he was the number 3 or 4 and he was contributing nicely.

Pretty sure Nicks was the #2 at the end of the year, he was on the field 3 downs. Manningham was dinged and it looked like he was demoted to #3, I think there was even some news about it.

 

[upstater1]

I don't like ANY of the receivers available in free agency, and I'm talking about the free ones (not the guys like Jackson where we don't stand a chance).

I am definitely drafting a pass rush guy or an ILB with my first pick. The only question is, are any players at #22 worth the pick. Rolando McClain is worth it, but he's not dropping that low, but if he gets to the late teens, I consider trading up. (This assumes we don't sign someone like Karlos Dansby, which--if we did sign Dansby--would totally free up our draft day to fill a lot of holes).

Most of the other other pass rushers, Dunlap, Sapp, Coleman, Griffen, Hughes, Wooton, Hardy, Graham, Selvie, Jean-Francois, etc. will be available in the top to mid part of the second round.

So will ILB Brandon Spikes.

So, if I can't grab McClain, I trade down a bit for an early second and a late 2nd or early 3rd rounder.

I look into possible trading our next year's number 1 or number 2 to move into the 2nd or 3rd round (this draft is going to be so much stronger than next year's because of all the juniors coming out) since we have the Raiders pick at the top, which will allow us to take a stud and/or trade down to fill needs.

This gives me 6 total picks in the first 3 rounds instead of 4. I look into trading Adalius Thomas for a 4th (at $5 million, he's worth it to some other team).

That would give me 8 picks in the first 4 rounds.

I could end up with these players:

2nd: ILB Brandon Spikes
2nd: DE/OLB Greg Hardy or Carlos Dunlap
2nd: WR Arrelious Benn
2nd: OLB Eric Norwood
3rd: OG Vladimir Ducasse (keep the New England boy home, plus he's a Haiti kid, AND he contributes to the internationalization of our OL)
3rd: WR Mardy Gilyard (I think this kid is going to be a real player in the NFL)
4th: more OL or more DE/OLB such as DE Antonio Coleman
4th: more OL or more DE/OLB such as C Matt Tennant
5th: WR/KR/Specialist Jacoby Ford