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I like Hobbs and think he's due for a huge pick in the playoffs. Kaczur is serviceable, and to get a tackle in the 3rd rd who can start left or right is a major steal.
I have no problem with an OT in the draft, but we do have a probowler and three servicable backups. It is only on this board that our tackles are questionable. There has been some weakness lately because of the injuries at TE. O'callaghan and Britt have filled in well.
We have a great OL, signed up for a long time. The greatest team of all time may have 2008 needs, but there aren't any on the offensive side of the ball, except for a reasonable backup QB.
I have no problem with an OT in the draft, but we do have a probowler and three servicable backups. It is only on this board that our tackles are questionable. There has been some weakness lately because of the injuries at TE. O'callaghan and Britt have filled in well.
We have a great OL, signed up for a long time. The greatest team of all time may have 2008 needs, but there aren't any on the offensive side of the ball, except for a reasonable backup QB.
Hopefully two of them (Kaczur and Hobbs) won't be starters much longer.
I've Just noticed that the Pats first 4 Picks in that draft are now starting for them
1st Round: Logan Mankins OG (32nd Pick)
3rd Round: Ellis Hobbs CB (84th Pick)
3rd Round: Nick Kaczur OT (100th Pick)
4th Round: James Sanders FS (133rd Pick)
What a solid draft. As said above by RealWorld^^, Mankins is clearly the best of the group. But Sanders has really emerged, could be a starting S for us for a while. At times, we've thought Hobbs could be a #1 corner, I think he's struggled at other times as well, but overall, you have to be extremely happy with him as a 3rd round pick.
I've read (and seen with my own two eyes) that Kazcur could be the weakest link on the line. He's serviceable, but one could find an upgrade. I wouldn't mind seeing them spend either a 1st (if we trade down) on a tackle, upgrade the right side while getting ready to fill Light's spot on the left down the road.
That's a great draft, you can't expect much from your third round draft picks. Where getting a lot from them. They're playing above expectation.:rocker:
I still think people are writing off the 06 & 07 drafts far too soon.
I expect Chad Jackson & Dave Thomas to be pretty important next year. Maroney has already made strides and appears to be on the path to being a top-notch RB. Meriweather could be a starting S or CB next season, depending upon need. So, 06 & 07 draftees are going to make a lot of contributions in the next few seasons.
Mankins is the best player of the bunch, with Sanders steadily becoming a very good player. The jury is out on Hobbs' future. He's ok, but really struggles at times. Kaczur's a solid guy to have on your team as he can play both tackle positions fairly well. He won't be mistaken for Orlando Pace, but he's a decent player who's getting better.
But in the end, we make draft choices on Draft Day. In 2007, we chose NINE times. What do we have left after LESS than a year? We have Meriweather and couple of players who we redshirted on IR. Lua wouldn't have made the team. To the team's credit, the front office knew that this draft sucked. We ended up moving a couple of picks into 2008 and picking Meriweather. The jets had the same opinion of the draft and traded everything for a couple of solid players we wanted. We both did well.