DRAFT DAY DISCUSSION 2026 NFL Draft: Day 2

[Water Boy]

Whoop! Whoop!

 

[lancerman]

My only issue with the Jacas pick is we traded up for a guy who clearly wasn't BPA. Drafting for need can stink like that.

Bears fans were irate that we took him. It's very likely that we did view him as BPA or BPA for the few positions we wanted and knew it was now or never.

 

[The Gr8est]

Nice breakdown on Jacas here ….#7 ranked LB in draft….great f’in pick!

Gabe Jacas Linebacker - EDGE Illinois | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Rating: 85.1 Rank: #7 Forty: 4.80 There's genuine NFL-caliber ability in Jacas' game, though teams will need to carefully evaluate what they're getting versus what they hope he can become. ...

www.nfldraftbuzz.com

Well, the Pats are REALLY short at LB.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Logan Jones to the Bears?

They just traded for Bradbury.

A pivot after we sniped them for jacas.

 

[ZoisKing]

Todd McShay compares him to Trey Hendrickson. Had him at 31 on his big board.

You have been advocating a DE the whole process. You happy bout this one?

 

[BobDigital]

Brugler had him ranked at 49, Jeremiah at 50 (I believe), McShay at 31.

I am not saying he isn't worth pick 55. He is. But McNeil and probably McCoy were better prospects. McCoy maybe not cause of his injury situation.. but McNeil would clearly be the better value pick.

 

[The Gr8est]

My only issue with the Jacas pick is we traded up for a guy who clearly wasn't BPA. Drafting for need can stink like that.

Well the NFL pros disagree.

Did you see the the OTs going as they did in the first round?

 

[DaBruinz]

No 4ths left.

Ouch. That's a tough pill.

 

[Triumph]

The HC for Illinois is Brett Bielema and he coached DL for the Pats in 2019.

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[sb1]

Felger will tell us how much he hates these picks.

 

[hornetfb85]

Understand some having a little bit of hesitation with giving up picks to move up. However, our 2 biggest needs were T and Edge. We did what we had to do to not be left out at those positions. Two great picks imo.

 

[The Gr8est]

The pros are definitely seeing the TEs differently than we are.

 

[rochrist]

Felger will tell us how much he hates these picks.

WHich will tell us they hit it out of the park.

 

[The Gr8est]

Felger will tell us how much he hates these picks.

No need to wait for Felger, the Captain will be along soon.

 

[BobDigital]

Overall draft grade for this year so far is good. B+ on both picks. Hit needs and both were worth the pick and trade capital. Overall the key to the draft is usually your first 2 picks... hard to not call it a success based off how they played out.

The only reason it isn't in the A range is I don't believe either were steals for their draft pick slots. And the fact we went into the draft with such glaring needs forced our hand a bit, which i didn't like.

 

[ZoisKing]

 

[jimnance]

It was beach flag football at the pro bowl in January.

As a Pats fan since 1961, that stands as one of the worst moments in Pats' history

 

[Triumph]

It was beach flag football at the pro bowl in January.

Freak injuries happen all the time.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Ouch. That's a tough pill.

I kinda of love having the conviction to trade up for a target you really want.

You end up with Cyrus Jones, Ras I-Dowling ect when you trade down and treat a pool of players like they are all inter changable in a 10 pick range.

 

[hornetfb85]

My only issue with the Jacas pick is we traded up for a guy who clearly wasn't BPA. Drafting for need can stink like that.

Might not have been the BPA, but he was the last of the impact Edge players which was our major need