Would you want Bob Sanders on the Pats?

[Water Boy]

id take ihm in a hearbeat

I wanted Sanders badly in the 2004 Draft. In hidsight, he was worthy of a late round 1 pick. I like Watson, but I'd rather have Sanders.

Here's a recap of the first 2 rounds of the 2004 Draft:

1 1 1 Eli Manning Chargers QB Mississippi 
  2 2 Robert Gallery Raiders T Iowa 
  3 3 Larry Fitzgerald Cardinals WR Pittsburgh 
  4 4 Philip Rivers Giants QB North Carolina State 
  5 5 Sean Taylor Redskins DB Miami (FL) 
  6 6 Kellen Winslow Jr Browns TE Miami (FL) 
  7 7 Roy Williams Lions WR Texas 
  8 8 DeAngelo Hall Falcons DB Virginia Tech 
  9 9 Reggie Williams Jaguars WR Washington 
  10 10 Dunta Robinson Texans DB South Carolina 
  11 11 Ben Roethlisberger Steelers QB Miami (OH) 
  12 12 Jonathan Vilma Jets LB Miami (FL) 
  13 13 Lee Evans Bills WR Wisconsin 
  14 14 Tommie Harris Bears DT Oklahoma 
  15 15 Michael Clayton Buccaneers WR Louisiana State 
  16 16 Shawn Andrews Eagles T Arkansas 
  17 17 D.J. Williams Broncos LB Miami (FL) 
  18 18 Will Smith Saints DE Ohio State 
  19 19 Vernon Carey Dolphins G Miami (FL) 
  20 20 Kenechi Udeze Vikings DE USC 
  [b]21 21 Vince Wilfork Patriots DT Miami (FL)[/b] 
  22 22 J.P. Losman Bills QB Tulane 
  23 23 Marcus Tubbs Seahawks DT Texas 
  24 24 Steven Jackson Rams RB Oregon State 
  25 25 Ahmad Carroll Packers DB Arkansas 
  26 26 Chris Perry Bengals RB Michigan 
  27 27 Jason Babin Texans DE Western Michigan 
  28 28 Chris Gamble Panthers DB Ohio State 
  29 29 Michael Jenkins Falcons WR Ohio State 
  30 30 Kevin Jones Lions RB Virginia Tech 
  31 31 Rashaun Woods 49ers WR Oklahoma State 
  [b]32 32 Ben Watson Patriots TE Georgia[/b] 
2 1 33 Karlos Dansby Cardinals LB Auburn 
  2 34 Chris Snee Giants G Boston College 
  3 35 Igor Olshansky Chargers DT Oregon 
  4 36 Junior Siavii Chiefs DT Oregon 
  5 37 Teddy Lehman Lions LB Oklahoma 
  6 38 Ricardo Colclough Steelers DB Tusculum 
  7 39 Daryl Smith Jaguars LB Georgia Tech 
  8 40 Ben Troupe Titans TE Florida 
  9 41 Tatum Bell Broncos RB Oklahoma State 
  10 42 Travis LaBoy Titans DE Hawaii 
  11 43 Julius Jones Cowboys RB Notre Dame 
  [b][i]12 44 Bob Sanders Colts DB Iowa[/i][/b] 
  13 45 Jake Grove Raiders C Virginia Tech 
  14 46 Justin Smiley 49ers G Alabama 
  15 47 Terry Johnson Bears DT Washington 
  16 48 Dontarrious Thomas Vikings LB Auburn 
  17 49 Keiwan Ratliff Bengals DB Florida 
  18 50 Devery Henderson Saints WR Louisiana State 
  19 51 Dwan Edwards Ravens DT Oregon State 
  20 52 Jacob Rogers Cowboys T USC 
  21 53 Michael Boulware Seahawks LB Florida State 
  22 54 Darius Watts Broncos WR Marshall 
  23 55 Greg Jones Jaguars RB Florida State 
  24 56 Madieu Williams Bengals DB Maryland 
  25 57 Antwan Odom Titans DE Alabama 
  26 58 Shawntae Spencer 49ers DB Pittsburgh 
  27 59 Sean Jones Browns DB Georgia 
  28 60 Courtney Watson Saints LB Notre Dame 
  29 61 Kris Wilson Chiefs TE Pittsburgh 
  30 62 Keary Colbert Panthers WR USC 
  [b]31 63 Marquise Hill Patriots DE Louisiana State [/b]

 

[Patriot Missile]

Hmmm...Watson or Sanders? Let me ponder this one for .0001 seconds.

Sanders is awesome. I hate many Colt's but he is not one of them.

 

[RayClay]

The Colts are an exceptionally talented team that was able to win 12 games this year without him but how many teams can carry a guy that will miss so many games. Like I said in 3 years he has 6, 14 and 4 games. Obviously he was a huge part of the Colts but what is he worth as a player? Would you rather have Sanders or an average player that will be there every game and you know that you won’t have to resort to your back-up safety for 5-7 games a year?

He's young. If he doesn't have a chronic condition...............

But it's all baloney anyway. I could see the Pats go higher than a 3rd or 4th for a safety this year.

 

[pheenix11]

I'd take Bob Sanders or Mike Doss, I like both of them.

 

[p8ryts]

YES, YES, YES!!!!

He made the difference in the Colts defense. Not only would he be a great addition but he would be a great subtraction from the Colts.

 

[PatsMyBoyz!]

YES, YES, YES!!!!

He made the difference in the Colts defense. Not only would he be a great addition but he would be a great subtraction from the Colts.

Payback for AV

 

[patriotsblood]

I think he is a hell of a player and his teammates feed off his energy but he has only played in 24 games - out of a possible 48 - in 3 years. So would you want him on the Pats if you knew he would only be able to go for say 11 games a year?

YES.
He is a great player!!

 

[Fantasic4x50x54x59x55]

Yes I would..but at what cost.

 

[DaBruinz]

Many of us though that Sanders would be a helluva addition when he was available in the draft. I think that if the Pats had him with Rodney, the Pats wouldn't have had the issues in the secondary when Rodney went down.

 

[JoeSixPat]

As soon as the Patriots signed him, Bill Polian would petition the NFL to strictly enforce the spearing rule.

9 times out of 10 it seems like Sanders is making headfirst tackles.

That type of drive is something we all like but as was discussed on EEI this morning, those who are trying to limit NFL concussions will probably be pushing to enforce spearing rules to limit helmet to helmet contact - and Sanders was mentioned as the poster boy for that sort of tackling.