Crazy Patriot Guy
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I've been reading reports that say the Pats have learned their lesson a bit by passing on Clay back in 2009 and that they're probably more willing to take a risk on a player that doesn't exactly fit what they're looking for from a physical standpoint.
Clearly the Pats are not going to simply ignore the height and weight of a prospect and only look at their production. Anyone they draft will have been scouted very well. But with the 1st round being so good for the Patriots, (even the "busts" made contributions in their time here) I'm afraid of the Pats picking someone up that turns out to truly not be right for the team.
It reminds me of something Mike Leach said a few years back when he was still at Texas Tech. Ever since Welker was there, he was constantly having high school coaches call him saying they had the next Wes Welker. Leach said occasionally they would turn out to be good players but the majority of them were just short, slow, small WRs.
Again, I know how smart the Pats are. I just don't want them to make a mistake in the 1st round considering what it's produced for us, and I don't want Clay Matthews to be the reason they miss.
Clearly the Pats are not going to simply ignore the height and weight of a prospect and only look at their production. Anyone they draft will have been scouted very well. But with the 1st round being so good for the Patriots, (even the "busts" made contributions in their time here) I'm afraid of the Pats picking someone up that turns out to truly not be right for the team.
It reminds me of something Mike Leach said a few years back when he was still at Texas Tech. Ever since Welker was there, he was constantly having high school coaches call him saying they had the next Wes Welker. Leach said occasionally they would turn out to be good players but the majority of them were just short, slow, small WRs.
Again, I know how smart the Pats are. I just don't want them to make a mistake in the 1st round considering what it's produced for us, and I don't want Clay Matthews to be the reason they miss.