Likely Receiving core: What do you think?

[Brady2Moss]

Actually the only one repeating themselves is you.

Me and the Patriots with their receiving corps every year. Sorry that reality doesn't fit into your narrative that we have a good receiving group for next year.

 

[Coach42]

Me and the Patriots with their receiving corps every year. Sorry that reality doesn't fit into your narrative that we have a good receiving group for next year.

Clearly you never read my post. I don't think the receivers ate in good shape. I'm just not posting the same thing over and over and over.

 

[captain stone]

Take your pick of wide receiver(s) in the 2013 NFL Draft:

WalterFootball.com: 2013 NFL Draft Prospect Meetings

Out of that list, I would consider Hopkins, Patton & Wheaton with our first pick.

 

[Deus Irae]

Out of that list, I would consider Hopkins, Patton & Wheaton with our first pick.

Woods has the requisite lingering injury history to be a member of the Patriots. Start there...

 

[Brady2Moss]

Clearly you never read my post. I don't think the receivers ate in good shape. I'm just not posting the same thing over and over and over.

Clearly you are not reading mine as well, it is not the same thing. Maybe it just seems that way since the problems are the same every year .

 

[DocHoliday]

The Chargers have more than $6 million under the cap.

That's no reason to let them keep it. They're not much in terms of rivals anymore, but it is worth a short, and at worst forces the Chargers into coughing up more money.

 

[Coach42]

Clearly you are not reading mine as well, it is not the same thing. Maybe it just seems that way since the problems are the same every year .

Yup. Read em. Same thing over and over.

 

[BritPat]

Steelers have done quite well drafting WRs in different rounds....

And yet they couldn't draft O-line or D-line for all the tea in China.

Swings and roundabouts, you see?

I was browsing Twitter last night and someone posted something quite salient. The Patriots couldn't draft really good Tight Ends, until they did. They also couldn't draft Linebackers, until they did. Nor could they draft decent Running Backs, until they did.

We find a way, we always do.

 

[BritPat]

Makes more sense than ever to make an offer for Denario Alexander and draft a future receiver in the second.

There's a reason the Chargers have placed such a low tender on Alexander and also why no-one has even been reported as interested up to now.

Thinking he will come in and automatically become Moss redux and cure all our ills is as short-sighted as people claiming that Player A or Player B in the Draft will solve all our issues. Granted we can look at their skill-sets and try and project the info, (which I did last night with Hopkins for example), but nothing is certain.

If Alexander was such a valuable, low-risk player, the Chargers wouldn't be willing to let him go for nothing.

 

[BritPat]

Re-reading my post I should have added that, of course the Chargers may well be trying to let other teams set the market for Alexander with the low tender but, much like the Steelers and Sanders, if they really rated him why not lock him up to a multi-year contract?

He's very talented, without question, but something is not right about the Alexander situation, it didn't look right when the Rams binned him despite him playing well and them being chronically short of decent receivers, and it doesn't like right now.

 

[State]

2013 NFL Mock Drafts- Wide Receiver Rankings

This is a deep draft at a position of need.

I notice that the Pats have interviewed Quinton Patten out of Louisiana Tech, who is a great fit for us. Prognosticators have linked us with Robert Woods out of USC in the second.

 

[FoxboroFlyer]

I'm all for drafting a couple of WR's, but maybe it's time to take a flyer on Early Doucet, and Ramses Barden.
Both should be low cost gambles.

 

[Brady6]

Umm, yes it is

I disagree on that team that threw for 3430 yards I think it's solid. Not great but certainly solid.

 

[upstater1]

I am absolutely shocked at the current state of the Patriots WR core.

I am at the point where I'm hearing alarms blaring.

Belichick has created a disastrous scenario here with often-injured Amendola as the one and only bonafide guy out there.

I have looked at a lot of the clips of the draftables and am not at all high on several of the guys mentioned in relation to the Patriots (Hopkins and Hunter, notably). Hopkins is drawing comparisons to Boldin, but no one ever mentions Hopkins's questionable hands. A lot of drops there. I am not at all certain he will be a difference maker for anyone.

I do like Keenan Allen, but that's basically it. I don't see a lot of difference makers. These all look like second round receivers to me.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Marquess Wilson. That way we'd have another Wilson and one on the offense.
My rationale is at least as good as the Pats 2nd and 3rd round WR selections after Branch.
That said BB should have done detailed internal painful reflection on the thought processes that resulted in the multiple failures drafting wideouts.

 

[Kontradiction]

Marquess Wilson. That way we'd have another Wilson and one on the offense.
My rationale is at least as good as the Pats 2nd and 3rd round WR selections after Branch.
That said BB should have done detailed internal painful reflection on the thought processes that resulted in the multiple failures drafting wideouts.

I would certainly hope so. The team has left itself in a position where they need to draft two WR's and they absolutely, positively, cannot miss on the selections. Those WR's also need to be able to come in, understand a very complicated offense that they have no history in, and be able to contribute immediately. There is hope, though. Gronk and Hernandez did it, and that was also a draft where Belichick couldn't afford to miss either.

 

[Jimke]

I am absolutely shocked at the current state of the Patriots WR core.

I am at the point where I'm hearing alarms blaring.

Belichick has created a disastrous scenario here with often-injured Amendola as the one and only bonafide guy out there.

I have looked at a lot of the clips of the draftables and am not at all high on several of the guys mentioned in relation to the Patriots (Hopkins and Hunter, notably). Hopkins is drawing comparisons to Boldin, but no one ever mentions Hopkins's questionable hands. A lot of drops there. I am not at all certain he will be a difference maker for anyone.

I do like Keenan Allen, but that's basically it. I don't see a lot of difference makers. These all look like second round receivers to me.

Like you, I think the state of the Patriots WR corps is pretty bad. The
often injured Amendola, the untested and fragile Edelman, two castoffs
from other teams, and a special teams player.

I'm surprised that a football genius like Belichick has not been able to draft and develop any decent wide receivers since 2002. It would not surprise
me in the least if Belichick took a pass and did not draft any wide receivers.

He might wait until the final cut to 53 and then sift thru the waived players.
He could claim one or two to complete his WR corps.

 

[Rob0729]

Losing out on Sanders does take a pretty big hit in the receiving corp. I thought he had breakout potential in the Pats' offense.

Still waiting to see what this receiving corp looks like in August before I make final judgement. There could be post draft cuts or the Pats could make a trade to bolster this receiving corp. And of course there is the draft.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Yes I think BB plans on getting 1 or 2 vet WR candidates off training camp cut downs. And I would be disappointed were he not to take a WR by the 2nd round. I'm in the concerned about our fragile and understaffed receiving corps group, although given our TEs it is NOT the same as 2006. But that's still no excuse for allowing a key component of the offense to be well under NFL average.

 

[Patriot Missile]

I'm not really upset at losing out on Sanders as I am the situation with Gronkowski. Although the situation with him is unknown as of yet. Mixing and matching receivers into the offense is a lot easier with Ahern and Gronk on the field. I do like what Ballard brings so if the situation arises I'm hoping he will fit like a glove and contribute.

Deep draft with a lot of potential for Wr's like Hopkins,Wheaton and Alllen. Some say the deepest draft in years at the position so they should be able to get at least one if not 2. It's probably 10-14 deep of wr's who could play well here.

Could also make a pitch for Alexander, injury risk but one of the best receivers stat wise down the stretch. Downright unstoppable when healthy and would only be risking a 7th rounder. Just don't see that happening though considering they put a value of 2.5 million on a healthy Sanders. What would be the value of an injury risk like DA? Sure San Diego wouldn't hesitate to match anything under a million. I'm all for it if they try though. He's a beast and I like the toughness he brings as well as his abilities.

The whole situation bothers me a little because of the scale of the draft. Grab 2 wr's and the scale tips away from defensive help and vice versa. Certainly one of the years you wish you had all your picks but i understand the art of gambling. Ocho and Haynesworth seemed like a risk/reward at the time and I was on board with both trades. If they worked out then great but unfortunately they didn't and now they are paying for it. I'm still happy with the Talib trade and now we get him for an agreeable 1 yr deal. Win some you lose some.