The Official Patriot Day 1 draft thread.

[supafly]

Hmm. Been talks about Cowboys wanting Barron, will he fall to the pats now? Might be easier to trade up for him.

I'm guessing that he was actually picked at #7 right after you posted this, since your posting is at 8:42pm.

 

[Jangles]

Omg we traded up

omg

 

[BigMike]

SHOCKA!!!! Love it

 

[Urgent]

We NEVER trade up!

Chandler Jones?
Whitney Mercilus?

Could be exciting!

 

[MP-Logick]

We traded up and drafted a pass rusher

Hell has frozen over

 

[Urgent]

If it's Chandler Jones, our first young athletic pass rusher since McGinest.

If they think he is the solution, I am excited.

Been waiting a decade or more for a young edge rusher.

 

[Spergon Wynn]

Didn't like Jones until the 2nd but I certainly won't complain about that! BB must definitely have seen something with this guy.

 

[DaBruinz]

Interesting that Chandler Jones was a guy i mentioned not too long as a potential Pats pick during the Board Draft game..

BB clearly thinks that Jones can be the Elephant we haven't had since McGinest was let go..

 

[Tunescribe]

How is his knee? What kind of knee injury was it?

 

[THELAWFIRM226]

What did we give up to get 21?

 

[Urgent]

First clear 'need' pick in a long time.
First major trade-up to target a player they wanted in a long time.
First edge rusher in a long time.

Clear rookie starter.

So excited.
Team is better right now.

 

[DaBruinz]

How is his knee? What kind of knee injury was it?

The knee clearly passed muster as he only missed 5 games and took part in the Combine as well as his Pro-Day.

My guess is that it was a strained MCL.

 

[Tunescribe]

What did we give up to get 21?

27 and third-rounder. A lot to move up six spots, but BB thought it was worth it apparently.

 

[MrNathanDrake]

Pats trade up and pick Dont'a Hightower!

6'4 260lbs ILB/OLB/DE


WOW... very surprised!!! Another defensive beast. Our D is gonna be NASTY!!

 

[DaBruinz]

Pats just traded up #31 and #126 for #25 and are going to take Dont'a Hightower..

All I can say is HOLY WOW..

But, that being said, what does it say about the defensive alignment.. I don't think Jones is big enough to play DE in the 3-4

 

[Fencer]

I note with interest that #19 was a player the Pats have been linked to in mock drafts and so on, and #20 was a guy they did a late workout on.

I wonder whether the workout of Wright was in part a smokescreen for their interest in trading up for Jones.

 

[English Patriot]

We are superbowl bound, just Jenkins and we are set for YEARS

 

[Joey007]

WOW!!!! Can you say best LB Core in the NFL?!

 

[LetsGoBuffalo]

Hey all - just heard one of the talking heads say that after the Hightower move the Pats have no picks on Saturday. Is that true?

 

[patsinthesnow]

Hightower-Mayo-Spikes-Ninkovich

That's a top 3 LB core in the NFL, I'm ecstatic!