The draft

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Please keep in mind its peak silly season for the draft. Adam & those guys have some good contacts but top 15 is a bit rich for me.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

I wonder if Antonio's antics are having any effect on his cousin? Reid caused his brother to drop in the draft. I wonder if Antonio is doing the same for his cousin? I'm guessing he is off the Steelers draft board at least.

 

[SBLIII]

Please keep in mind its peak silly season for the draft. Adam & those guys have some good contacts but top 15 is a bit rich for me.

good value at 32?

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

good value at 32?

For me maybe 2-late 2.

 

[VectorPrime]

I don’t want our main receiving acquisition to be a draft pick. I want either a trade or FA and then sure draft one too. But this team cannot rely on a rookie, especially if they fell due to injury concerns.

 

[MrNathanDrake]

I want one of the athletic Tight Ends at the end of round 1.


Noah Fant or Irv Smith.


Have them split reps with Gronk to keep him fresh for the playoffs and lower his risk for injury

 

[Deus Irae]

I don’t want our main receiving acquisition to be a draft pick. I want either a trade or FA and then sure draft one too. But this team cannot rely on a rookie, especially if they fell due to injury concerns.

Having done a little bit more looking into the speedy midget from UMass, I'm becoming more interested in seeing the Patriots draft him in the appropriate round. I'm not definitely for it yet, but I'm getting more comfortable with the notion.

 

[mosslost]

That's an interesting strategy, not unlike a common one for replacing a highly respected and beloved Founding CEO of a business or nonprofit. The premise is that the next person in the job needs to be a transition leader.

I predict that the Pats will remain competitive after Brady has gone, and will get another Lombardi or two WITHOUT having to enduring sucking ever. Lessor for sure with some re-tooling, but as long as the rest of AFCE stays middling Pats will always compete for the Division, and will get future Lombardi without having to suck for pick number 1. ever.

We will have QBs in the future who Belichick/McDaniels will tell they do not have to win the game just don't lose it for us, and will have strong running game, and strong defense, with smart QB'ing.

 

[Deus Irae]

The Jets just put out the "For sale" sign, and served notice to the Giants at the same time.

Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, Jets G.M. Mike Maccagnan made it clear on Wednesday that he’s willing to give up the pick they earned, if the price is right.

“Right now, we feel good at No. 3, but I’d definitely say if there’s an opportunity to trade down, we would absolutely look at it,” Maccagnan said.

“I think I would be open to any team that would,” Maccagnan said, when asked specifically about a possible flip-flop with the Giants. “As long as the trade made sense to us, there’s nothing that would stop us from doing that.”

“If there are teams out there looking to go chase a quarterback, I think we’re in a pretty good position to be in,” Maccagnan. “I don’t necessarily like how we got the third pick, but it’s a good pick to have.”

Jets willing to trade down from No. 3

 

[WaterfallJumper]

Nothing groundbreaking, but nice reminder.

The Patriots Are Smarter Than Everyone

I'll quote this comment from the author, since I enjoyed the thought process.

Some further thoughts on the comp picks.

New England let LT Nate Solder and CB Malcolmb Butler leave in free agency. In return, they got the 97th and 101st picks in the draft.

The Patriots replaced them by making two trades. New England traded its 2018 3rd rounder (#95) to the 49ers for LT Trent Brown and SF's 2018 5th round pick (#143). So the Patriots traded away the 95th pick in 2018 and in return, got the 97th pick in 2019, the 143rd pick in 2018, and didn't lose anything at LT but saved a bunch of money.

The Patriots replaced Butler by trading the 205th pick in the draft to Cleveland for Jason McCourty and the 219th pick in the draft. McCourty was just as good as Butler, so the Patriots saved money at CB, traded down from 205 to 219, and netted the 101st pick in the 2019 Draft.

Combine those two deals, and New England saved money at LT and CB without a decline in quality, and traded the 95th and 205th picks in 2018 for the 97th pick in 2019, the 101st pick in 2019, the 143rd pick in 2018, and the 219th pick in 2018.

Remarkable.

 

[Dexter]

 

[maust]

Nothing groundbreaking, but nice reminder.

The Patriots Are Smarter Than Everyone
.

In related news, water is still wet.
Time after time in the cap era New England has shown itself to be the smartest kid in the room. Unfortunately for the rest of the kids the tests are graded on a curve, leading to acute cases of envy, jealousy and outright patsanoia.

 

[PatsFan2]

huh??

they got hurt

McCarron's Pride you mean got hurt?? In the limited time I saw McCarron he was as useless as tits on a bull.

 

[Brandon_Cox]

Having done a little bit more looking into the speedy midget from UMass, I'm becoming more interested in seeing the Patriots draft him in the appropriate round. I'm not definitely for it yet, but I'm getting more comfortable with the notion.

Isabella went for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns against a very stout UGA secondary. Kid can play.

 

[PatsFan2]

That Guy IMO is in the very overrated category as Director of Player Personnel. He needs a home run type 2019 Draft to exorcise those demons. I wasn't a huge fan of Pioli but him compared to Caserio is like night and day.

 

[Deus Irae]

Isabella went for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns against a very stout UGA secondary. Kid can play.

As a low round pick, I'm all for the team grabbing him. I'm just thinking that he's going to go earlier than people were thinking.

 

[PatsFan2]

I want one of the athletic Tight Ends at the end of round 1.


Noah Fant or Irv Smith.


Have them split reps with Gronk to keep him fresh for the playoffs and lower his risk for injury

Irv Smith moves like he can play wide receiver he's that smooth.

 

[PatsFan2]

Isabella went for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns against a very stout UGA secondary. Kid can play.

I wouldn't mind the Pats using one of their infamous Second Round Reaches on hm I like and he plays at U-Misses.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

That Guy IMO is in the very overrated category as Director of Player Personnel. He needs a home run type 2019 Draft to exorcise those demons. I wasn't a huge fan of Pioli but him compared to Caserio is like night and day.

I disagree with this one -- Caserio isn't just a scout for the draft. He's in charge of most of the personnel decisions in season, as well as coaching and development. Maybe his draft classes haven't all panned out, but his overall body of work is extremely impressive, and a key reason why we're going on a decade of straight AFCCG appearances.

 

[Snooky97]

That Guy IMO is in the very overrated category as Director of Player Personnel. He needs a home run type 2019 Draft to exorcise those demons. I wasn't a huge fan of Pioli but him compared to Caserio is like night and day.

You need to watch Do your job part two on caserio and hear what BB says about him. He takes reps for the offensive players for run patterns. Helps Josh Mcdaniels with coverages, does an awful lot.