Who's the best first-round pick in Patriots history?

A Defiant Goose · Jul 8, 2019

SBLIII said:
He didn't necessarily have the highest impact just because he made impact plays in Super Bowls.

Don't start with me

IcyPatriot · Jul 8, 2019

A Defiant Goose said:
This is how I see it but I don't want to turn the thread into 10 pages of semantics with "Define...BEST" talk

It's all good ...

IcyPatriot · Jul 8, 2019

Perhaps one day we can have biggest Patriot's forum honk poll ...

sean10mm · Jul 8, 2019

Hannah is the only answer.

Of Belichick's picks, Seymour. 7x Pro Bowl 3x 1st Team All-Pro, 2000s All-Decade 1st Team, critical player on 3 Super Bowl runs.

Deus Irae · Jul 8, 2019

IcyPatriot said:
Perhaps one day we can have biggest Patriot's forum honk poll ...

There's no way to add enough poll options enough to make it valid.

Steve102 · Jul 8, 2019

I think you have to look at who is going to Canton. Hannah and Law are already there, essentially. Seymour should be, likely will be. High, Willie, MCcourty all are nice players and certainly red jacket worthy, but probably not going to Canton. Same for Big Vince and Mankins. Only one of them were considered the best ever at their position, so that's the winner. Hannah.

TheRazorsEdge · Jul 8, 2019

All awesome players.

I wasn't alive for Hannah but hes the obvious pick.

After that Seymour for me. As dominant as they come on the Dline.

SBLIII · Jul 8, 2019

who is in the Hall of Fame?
Ty Law
Mike Haynes
John Hannah

Hannah 10x All-Pro
Haynes 8x All-Pro
Law 2x All-Pro

Seymour 5x All-Pro

As a player, Haynes is 2nd best but he only played half of his career at NE, still he made 6 All Pro teams with the Patriots, 2nd all-time among 1st round picks.

I'd probably go

Hannah
Seymour
Haynes
Law

Kontradiction · Jul 8, 2019

Hannah followed closely by Easley.

PatsFanSince74 · Jul 8, 2019

With Hannah on the list, the question should really be, "Who's the second best first round pick in Patriots history?"
Lots of arguments to be made for Hightower, Law, Bledsoe, Seymour...

Clonamery · Jul 8, 2019

KontradictioN said:
Hannah followed closely by Easley.

The honk poll's not up yet.

Kontradiction · Jul 8, 2019

Clonamery said:
The honk poll's not up yet.

Me followed closely by nobody.

Ras-IR Dowling · Jul 8, 2019

Has to be the one used for Belichick. So Shaun Ellis was the best first round pick in patriots history.

Zuma · Jul 8, 2019

IcyPatriot said:
I picked Bledsoe ... the pick that started it all.
We've had a waiting list since his selection.

I picked Hannah but your right...Bledsoe started it all with the likes of McGinest, Law and others.

shmessy · Jul 8, 2019

IcyPatriot said:
Perhaps one day we can have biggest Patriot's forum honk poll ...

Defiant Goose.

Mic drop. End of thread.

....somebody, please stop me.

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Ice_Ice_Brady · Jul 8, 2019

Hannah makes this poll pointless.

How about limiting it to Belichick’s best first round pick? Good arguments for Wilfork, Seymour, McCourty, Hightower, and Mankins. Mayo was also awesome before injuries derailed his career.

SHOWTIME15 · Jul 8, 2019

Well, it has to be one of the NFL HOFers...Hannah or Law.

SBLIII · Jul 8, 2019

Ice_Ice_Brady said:
Hannah makes this poll pointless.

How about limiting it to Belichick’s best first round pick? Good arguments for Wilfork, Seymour, McCourty, Hightower, and Mankins. Mayo was also awesome before injuries derailed his career.

Seymour makes that debate pointless.

Ice_Ice_Brady · Jul 8, 2019

SBLIII said:
Seymour makes that debate pointless.

Then how about based on draft position too? That would be interesting.

ViperGTS · Jul 8, 2019

Hannah. No doubt about it. Man wish he could be playing right now. Of course I say that to myself every 10 years so he would have to be a robot lol. The fact I think that every 10 years shows how dominant the Pats have been.

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