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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Not sure if anyone has mentioned the obvious here but two UG players that literally play together & work in tandem at times. This was a very planned out 1st round.
Sources.What makes him think this?
Reliable?Sources.
Dont like the pick at all. RB dont hold up that long and could be had around 3-4 round. No reason spending a first. First rounders are your staples for the future, not a RB who is good for a couple of years and especially not this one who is banged up already.
Guess BB is trying to stay ahead of curve. Star running backs are reasonable cheap, like TE:s I guess.
I wouldn't be entirely shocked if the Pats still took either Samuels or Kerryon Johnson sometime later in this draft.
Look, I like the pick, but the patriots defense was terrible Lastt year. They feasted on bad offenses and got mauled by good ones.
Yeah, the patriots have more picks, what is your point? You think the players taken on day 2 will be better than those taken on day 1?
That's funny because I couldn't find them there either.Still haven't seen them since the AFCG.
Georgia is the new "Rutgers"
David Andrews
Malcolm Mitchell
Isiah Wynn
Sony Michel
The Super Bowl is likely an anomaly. I don’t think there was a holding call against either O-line. I think both O lines got away with a lot.Sure, the Eagles' O-line was elite, but so was the Pats' O-line. They almost completely stoned the Eagles' "vastly superior" pass rushers.
However, the biggest weakness in the Pats' defense - all season - was against the run. The same guys who rush the passer are also responsible for trying to contain the opponent's running game, along with the off-the-ball LBs. As a unit, the front 6/7 sucked against the run. And that made Philly's very well-executed RPO that much more effective at helping to thwart whatever pass rush the Pats could muster by causing those pass-rushers/run-defenders to hesitate for a beat - which is exactly what the RPO is designed to do.
When the run-D sucks, the RPO (or any play-action method, really) also often causes problems all across the secondary. It keeps them looking in the backfield for an extra split-second to diagnose run-or-pass, leaving them a half-step late in getting to their coverage responsibilities.
If the Pats fix the run-D, a lot of the other problems from the 2017 defense disappear. The Shelton acquisition and the return of VV and HT should help a lot with that.
I think they may try out Wynn at guard as well.
Do you think that a player is automatically "better" for the Pats if he's taken on Day-1 than on Day-2?
If the Pats had taken a defensive guy at #31 who would've lasted until pick #43, that would've made him "better" somehow?
I was thinking about that. The "staffing" of the left side of the 2018 OL could go a number of different ways. Could be Wynn at LT, but it could also be Wynn at LG allowing Thuney to move to LT.
Thuney is the same size as Light and very athletic. His testing numbers weren't far off from those posted by Miller and Solder.
For 2018, it possible that we'll see ...
Thuney -- Wynn -- Andrews -- Mason -- Cannon
... and then, as backups/future starters ...
Croston, OT and OG
Karras, OC and OG
Garcia, OT
why only 9 catches last year for a guy with great hands?
I would be. I don't think they'll touch another RB until the UFA period starts. There seems to be a logjam there now and too many needs on defense.
That's not how this works. We just need the best players for us. We were a play or 2 away from another SB. Get me the most talent possible and assemble it later.