4/22/11 Mock PFW-Rapoport picks for Patriots

[PATSNUTme]

ProFootballWeekly.com - 2011 mock draft 6.0

He has the Patriots taking Pouncey at #17 and Bowers at #28.

For a while Bowers was a consensus top 5.

 

[DaBruinz]

Blah.. You don't pass on Watt to take Pouncey..

 

[jukes]

I'd rather take heyward at 17 and reup at tackle at 28

 

[PatFan1932]

I hope they go (17) Mike Pouncey, (28) Danny Watkins, and (33) Nate Solder to solidify that line for Brady's final years, and/or maybe into the beginning years of his replacement.

 

[jefmblrd]

Blah.. You don't pass on Watt to take Pouncey..

I have to agree. I know Pouncey is a good player and will go in the first two rounds but does he get rated higher because of his brother?

 

[Sciz]

Why does everybody insist on giving the Pats a guard at 17? With that pick, he better be the best guard in the NFL, and he's not going to be.

 

[Peachhead]

Blah.. You don't pass on Watt to take Pouncey..

...and you don't take an OG in the mid-first. Especially one the doesn't fit (or even come close) to BB's athletic standards.

He's not even a second-tier OT being converted to OG, like Mankins. And if he plays one pick at OC we are screwed. IIRC he had 22 bad snaps his last year at Florida.

 

[NewFeep]

I have to agree. I know Pouncey is a good player and will go in the first two rounds but does he get rated higher because of his brother?

I will "third" this sentiment.... Pouncey at 17?!? Instead of a D-line beast? That would be nothing short of criminal.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I will "third" this sentiment.... Pouncey at 17?!? Instead of a D-line beast? That would be nothing short of criminal.

Besides, Watt and Watkins would fit their proclivities much better.

 

[PatFan1932]

I like Watt or Ingram at 17 but see both them as gone

 

[Ochmed Jones]

I have to agree. I know Pouncey is a good player and will go in the first two rounds but does he get rated higher because of his brother?

Yes he does. He is not the player his brother is and not a good fit in our zone blocking scheme.

 

[mgteich]

Jordan for me at 17, and Reed at 28 (with Watkins gone).

 

[Ochmed Jones]

I will "third" this sentiment.... Pouncey at 17?!? Instead of a D-line beast? That would be nothing short of criminal.

I agree. D Lineman all the way for BB in this draft. The key is figuring out how BB maximizes value and picks.

I think he does it by having a group of D linemen that he likes and if several are available at #17, he trades down.

However if this draft falls like the Ty Warren draft, he could have to trade up if there is a huge run on them.