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Rick Gosselin's second mock has the Pats selecting:
24. John Beason
28. Joe Staley
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Note: Gosselin's selections from his first two mocks are based on his positional rankings, which are compiled from conversations with GMs, coaches, scouts, etc.
Once the team needs are defined, his picks are based on the available players at the time of selection. If you look closely at the Pats picks, he has their primary needs defined as LB and Safety:
In mock #1, he slotted us OLB Beason @ #24, in mock #2, OLB Timmons @ #24.
In mock #1, he slotted us S Griffin @ #28, in mock #2, S Meriweather @ #28.
Personally, I don't think Beason and Timmons are the best fit at LB for the Pats. But Gosselin isn't matching the players to teams based on who fits best, but rather -- based only on his rankings.
In his final mock (released close to the draft), Gosselin may have more inside info as to which prospects are highly sought after by specific teams. On this note, in the '06 draft, Gosselin correctly matched 9 of the first 10 teams. And overall in round one, 15 of his 32 selections were correctly identified.
For comparison, his first mock had the Pats picking:24. New England Lawrence Timmons OLB Florida State
COMMENT: An old LB corps gets younger
28. New England Brandon Meriweather S Miami
COMMENT: Cover safeties are hard to find
24. John Beason
28. Joe Staley
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Note: Gosselin's selections from his first two mocks are based on his positional rankings, which are compiled from conversations with GMs, coaches, scouts, etc.
Once the team needs are defined, his picks are based on the available players at the time of selection. If you look closely at the Pats picks, he has their primary needs defined as LB and Safety:
In mock #1, he slotted us OLB Beason @ #24, in mock #2, OLB Timmons @ #24.
In mock #1, he slotted us S Griffin @ #28, in mock #2, S Meriweather @ #28.
Personally, I don't think Beason and Timmons are the best fit at LB for the Pats. But Gosselin isn't matching the players to teams based on who fits best, but rather -- based only on his rankings.
In his final mock (released close to the draft), Gosselin may have more inside info as to which prospects are highly sought after by specific teams. On this note, in the '06 draft, Gosselin correctly matched 9 of the first 10 teams. And overall in round one, 15 of his 32 selections were correctly identified.
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