mcmurtry86
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It's moot because we're only missing one pick. The first.
Our second round pick is replaced by a pick 8 picks later. Rounds 3,4,5,6,7 we have picks. We're missing one. One.
They're missing one (One) overall pick, but they're missing both of their shots to get a guy in the top 64 and their only shot at getting a guy in the top 32. Not all picks have the same value in terms of liklihood of getting a quality player or value as a trade asset. If the Pats want to move around the board, the #32 and #64 picks are more valuable than the ones they have now. If the Pats want to stay put, #32 is much, much more likely to get a good player than a pick in the 70's.
It's not the overall number of picks, it's the value of those assets and the chances they help your team in the short, medium and long term. Not having a first or second round pick greatly reduces the overall value of the Pats draft selections heading into the draft.
Yeah, last year, they got great production from their middle rounders. That's not usually the case for any team, even the Pats who are IMO one of the best drafting teams in the league.
I think it's unlikely the Pats get much help from this draft class simply because history tells us that the vast majority of picks outside of the top 50-60 wash out of the league really quickly. Chances are they get one solid player, one useful short term role player and a bunch of guys who are out of the league or bouncing around different rosters 2 years from now.
That said, I'm very much in favor of trading the 1st rounder for Cooks and the 2nd rounder going for Ealy and a 3rd was decent value. I have no qualms with what they've done but I think it's perfectly reasonable for Pats fans to expect this to be a pretty dull draft from a Pats point of view. There likely won't be any impact players or immediate starters coming from this class. Hopefully they can find a guy like Flowers, White, Ryan or Harmon in the 3rd/4th rounds but those guys are tough to find. It's more likely they get guys of the Crable, Bequette, Price, Boyce variety.
Ultimately, the Pats have the best and deepest roster in the draft and a lot of good young players at key positions. So if ever there were a year where they don't need to draft a lot of guys, this is it. If they can get 1-2 more pieces through picks, undrafted FA and possibly another trade for a veteran, it will be a successful - if uneventful - draft weekend.