Welcome to the Pats JoeJuan Williams

mrscruff said:

Patriots select PICK 45 JoeJuan Wiliiams, CB, Vanderbilt

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patfanken said:

I came into this draft with at least TWO things I knew for sure. First we will NOT draft a WR in the first round, and Second was that we didn't need to draft a CB.

Well to say I was unhappy with the way the first part came out is a bit of an understatement if you read any of my post round one posts. So you can probably guess I'm unhappy with the second round choice......and you'd be WRONG!

I think in one post I wrote that I have never met a tall CB that I didn't like. And Joe Johnson might SEEM like a redundant pick, but he isn't. This team thrives on being a week to week game plan specific team, and there will be a LOT of weeks were a relatively slow, not particularly quick 6 foot FOUR CB will come in handy.

This kid has a lot of Richard Sherman in him, and while there might be some who would have rather had Greedy Williams, I think Johnson will be the better CB in the NFL. I LIKE this pick. It looks like most of the TE's I'm excited about will be there at the end of the round to boot as well as a couple of the edge guys.

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Triumph said:

Jimmy Juan

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shmessy said:

Uh oh. Prisco rated the Pats pick of JJW an A+.

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AndyJohnson said:

I don’t get the idea we had no need at corner. If you look to 2020 had we done nothing and some overachievers came back to earth it may have been our #1 need.

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BobDigital said:

Great interview. I hate to say it like this (and please no one take it the wrong way). You can often get a feel of how smart a guy is just by listening to them talk and observing them. Joejuan seems like a sharp kid and that that bodes well for his ability to do the things we want him to do.

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robertweathers said:

I think it was a need but not a critical need

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goheels22002 said:

It's nice to be ahead of the curve for a change in the secondary. The ups and downs of watching veterans leave in free agency and then having to respond has been costly at times.

Gilmore, McCourty, Terrance Brooks, Duke Dawson (who has great potential), and Joejuan Williams is a terrific mix of experience, youth and size at CB. The defensive secondary is the best overall position group on the roster.

I'd love to see Belichick grab a big physical safety in the 7th round to develop.

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manxman2601 said:

It’s been said elsewhere, but with Gilmore, this gives us the Browner/Revis secondary again. Joejuan will get the safety help when needed whilst Gilmore locks down the other WR. Or JC plays on the outside whilst Joejuan goes up against a big slot. I love the situational permutations this pick gives us. I’ve been high on this pick for a while for exactly this reason.

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Marqui said:

How does Dawson have great potential? He pretty much just sucks like Cyrus Jones.

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SBLIII said:

you haven't even seen him play and says he sucks. Logic?

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