DRAFT Welcome to New England, Cal S Craig Woodson

[The Gr8est]

ANOTHER team wanted to reach too?

 

[manxman2601]

If this true and when you add that they traded up ahead of a mini DT run for Farmer and traded down and still got Wilson, that suggests they did a really good job of evaluating the draft and what other teams would do.

 

[mayoclinic]

Jeremiah had Woodson at 90 on his top 150 list.

The Pats got 7 of Jeremiah's top 90:

11. Will Campbell (4)
32. TreVeyon Henderson (38)
55. Jared Wilson (95)
57. Kyle Williams (69)
77. Joshua Fisher (137)
87. Bradyn Swinson (146)
90. Craig Wilson (106)

That's the equivalent of a full 7-round draft all in the top 90.

 

[Nunchucks]

I have a lot of hope for this pick. A 2025 version of Rodney Harrison

 

[Hugepatsfan]

I have a lot of hope for this pick. A 2025 version of Rodney Harrison

Rodney Harrison is a borderline HOFer.... those are pretty crazy high hopes for a 4th rounder.

If he's Eugene Wilson then this is a terrific pick.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Rodney Harrison is a borderline HOFer.... those are pretty crazy high hopes for a 4th rounder.

If he's Eugene Wilson then this is a terrific pick.

Too bad Geno couldn't stay healthy. He had such a great start to his career.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I have a lot of hope for this pick. A 2025 version of Rodney Harrison

I think the plan is for him to be a FS ala DMC

 

[PatsFan2]

Woodson is a very fast Safety really hope he translates. The last name Woodson is awesome for a DB Rod Woodson - Charles Woodson now Craig Woodson.

 

[PatsFan2]

Woodson look like he could play CB in a pinch. I love Safeties like that.

 

[Lansdowne]

Woodson is a very fast Safety really hope he translates. The last name Woodson is awesome for a DB Rod Woodson - Charles Woodson now Craig Woodson.

Darren Woodson also had a great career for the Cowboys and Marv Woodson had a short but decent career with the Steelers including a Pro Bowl selection back when it meant something, he played CB and SS. It's good to be Woodson and a safety in the NFL!

 

[PatsFan2]

Darren Woodson also had a great career for the Cowboys and Marv Woodson had a short but decent career with the Steelers including a Pro Bowl selection back when it meant something, he played CB and SS. It's good to be Woodson and a safety in the NFL!

Forgot about them thanks.

 

[Water Boy]

I've heard that as other teams are doing Vrable wants the Safeties to be interchangeable with no clear distinction between Strong and Free so QB's can't decipher coverage responsibilities at the line as easily. The days of DMac are long gone.

Woodson makes sense in that he has a little size (and speed) unlike the more traditional free Safety types like Makuba and Bowman. I think he'll be a decent player.

 

[Lansdowne]

Forgot about them thanks.

No problem! I remembered Darren but didn't know about Marv until I looked him up. He was before my time lol

 

[Nunchucks]

Rodney Harrison is a borderline HOFer.... those are pretty crazy high hopes for a 4th rounder.

If he's Eugene Wilson then this is a terrific pick.

Rodney was drafted in the 5th round

 

[RobertWeathers]

I've heard that as other teams are doing Vrable wants the Safeties to be interchangeable with no clear distinction between Strong and Free so QB's can't decipher coverage responsibilities at the line as easily. The days of DMac are long gone.

Woodson makes sense in that he has a little size (and speed) unlike the more traditional free Safety types like Makuba and Bowman. I think he'll be a decent player.

Disagree

It's more like the days of the Rodney and Steve Atwater types are long gone....or are now LBs.

DMC types are a premium now

 

[Hugepatsfan]

Rodney was drafted in the 5th round

Sure. Brady was a 6th rounder. John Randle was an UDFA. List goes on and on. It's tough to put those type of hopes on late round picks or even high draft picks because you're talking like the top 1% of the top 1% of careers when you talk HOFers or even borderline HOFers.

 

[manxman2601]

Rodney Harrison is a borderline HOFer.... those are pretty crazy high hopes for a 4th rounder.

If he's Eugene Wilson then this is a terrific pick.

I see his low side as Harmon with DMac as the upside. I suspect none of us were disappointed by what we got out of 3rd rounder Harmon looking back. This is partly why I've never thought Woodson was a reach.

 

[The Gr8est]

Darren Woodson also had a great career for the Cowboys and Marv Woodson had a short but decent career with the Steelers including a Pro Bowl selection back when it meant something, he played CB and SS. It's good to be Woodson and a safety in the NFL!

Are Woodsons allowed to play any other position in the NFL than safety?



Flashback to the hospital delivery room:

“Congratulations Mr and Mrs Woodson, it’s a safety!”

 

[Hugepatsfan]

I see his low side as Harmon with DMac as the upside. I suspect none of us were disappointed by what we got out of 3rd rounder Harmon looking back. This is partly why I've never thought Woodson was a reach.

His low side is Jordan Richards. He could totally suck ass. No prospect ever has a floor of being a quality player like Harmon.

 

[manxman2601]

His low side is Jordan Richards. He could totally suck ass. No prospect ever has a floor of being a quality player like Harmon.

Sure, but that can be said about every draft prospect. To project someone to the NFL you have to make a reasonable assumption about what the range between floor and ceilings are.