With their first pick in the 2016 Draft, the New England Patriots select...

[FredFromDartmouth]

A big galoot of a Left Tackle....

 

[BelichickFan]

Solder is fine, he'll be back.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

A big galoot of a Left Tackle....

I'm sure we can find one with pick 29. Oh, wait...... Thanks Bob.

 

[FredFromDartmouth]

Solder is fine, he'll be back.

Solder is not good at pass blocking and expensive....even if he is back, they need help on the line; that was painfully (ouch) obvious today.

 

[realtime]

I can almost guarantee that it will be a player who does not have a second or even third round grade in any online ranking list and who does not play a position of perceived need. The kind of guy who will make folks on here say "I can't believe we waited almost two full rounds for that".

My guess: Anthony Zettel, DT/DE, Penn State.

 

[MrNathanDrake]

Unknown Safety, from who cares what school…

 

[bedford1974]

A TE

Poor gronk is done

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

best Rutgers player available

 

[Sciz]

I'm really confused why somebody would make a thread today to bash a player that hasn't been on the field in 3.5 months but is unanimously expected back next season.

 

[Joey007]

Unknown Safety, from who cares what school…

Rutgers.

 

[#56300ex]

Someone from Rutgers

*Joey007 beat me to it

 

[hornetfb85]

Ibrahim Moizoos or Benedict Cumberbatch if either are available.

 

[BelichickFan]

Solder is not good at pass blocking and expensive....even if he is back, they need help on the line; that was painfully (ouch) obvious today.

Solder has tons of guaranteed money, zero chance he's not back. Solder at LT and Vollmer at RT is part of the solution not the problem.

 

[luuked]

I'm really confused why somebody would make a thread today to bash a player that hasn't been on the field in 3.5 months but is unanimously expected back next season.

Drafting a tackle to groom behind Solder/Vollmer for a year has nothing to do with injuries or the horrific performances of the OL.

It is simply the right time to do it.. Vollmer is getting there in age and Solder signed a kinda short term extension and might not be back 2017+.

This will be DeGugliemo's (sp?) first big test.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

vollmer was playing on a bad ankle all year

 

[Clonamery]

I'm really confused why somebody would make a thread today to bash a player that hasn't been on the field in 3.5 months but is unanimously expected back next season.

Because it's Felger.

 

[Username]

John De Palma, West Virginia

 

[Galeb]

If the Pats draft a quality LT, it would either be a lucky later round pick, or with the 1st pick next year. I could see them trading their second rounder to a team for a good LT or RT. That said, they need guards more than they need tackles.

 

[Tunescribe]

I'm sure we can find one with pick 29. Oh, wait...... Thanks Bob.

Like you I wish Kraft hadn't capitulated, but even otherwise it wouldn't have mattered. It's not like defying the penalty would've ensured getting that pick back.

 

[Pats2000]

A TE

Poor gronk is done

What, he scored 2-3 TD's and got 265 yards of offense in 2 playoff games. He was a beast