Official Post Game Thread - Patriots Beat The Lions

patchick said:

Yep, that's how they got Trey Flowers and Deatrich Wise! And Zach Moore, Michael Buchanan, Markell Carter and Justin Rogers.

It always amazes me to look at past drafts of any team and see how few picks end up successful. As fans, we expect a huge hit rate and get upset when a "high pick" like Rivers doesn't pan out. (Rivers was drafted at the bottom of the 3rd round, lest we forget--the 15th DE selected.)

If from this draft, hypothetically, N'Keal Harry becomes a starter, Chase Winovich a valuable rotational player, Jarrett Stidham a reliable #1 backup and Jake Bailey a long-term punter, and the other 6 players all wash out, that's actually a really good draft.

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UptownPatsFan said:

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50-yard-line said:

Agree, but neither Harris or Froholdt is likely to wash out, nor Cajuste...

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UptownPatsFan said:

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captain stone said:

You don't know that, especially about Cajuste (aka The possibly next Tony Garcia / Tre Jackson / Bryan Stork).

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Zuma said:

This guy is legit. Him starting at LG and Thuney moving to LT this year...they won't miss a beat. Wynn will be ready to start LT in 2020.

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Zuma said:

What We Learned From Patriots’ New Defensive Alignment In Preseason Opener

"The Patriots used a 3-4 (three defensive linemen and four linebackers) through much of the early part of their dynasty in the mid-to-late 2000s before switching to a primary four-man front in 2011. Against the Lions, the Patriots didn’t use a four-man front a single time. Including all plays — penalties and all — the Patriots’ defense lined up 42 times Thursday night. They were in a 3-4 for 23 of those plays, a 2-4 for 10 plays, a 1-5 for eight plays and a 3-3 for one play".

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SBLIII said:

Cajuste needs to make it back soon. We can't even afford Skipper as a backup OT

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captain stone said:

Still unsure that Bennett makes the transition from life-long 4-3 DE to 3-4 DE (& 2-4 DT?) as seamlessly as the writer claims he will.

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Elijah said:

He's always slid inside to play DT throughout his career.

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