DRAFT DAY DISCUSSION OFFICIAL 2023 Patriots Draft Day Discussion: Round 1

[jays52]

Great pick. Consensus best pick available plus one of teams biggest needs.

He needs a LOT of coaching.

 

[sportnik]

Wow! Amazing pick. And the trade down caused the Jets to throw away a pick. it hasn't been this good to be a Pats fan since 2018!

 

[50-yard-line]

Great pick on paper

The way this draft is going the Pats could get on the clock again tonight.

No WRs off the board...No TEs...lots of tier 2 OL left. It's already feeling like a good draft. Can't believe Gonzo fell to 17.

 

[slash83]

Pats have the ammo to move back into the 1st.

 

[They_Hate_We]

@Ian keeps turning off the site....

Just kidding

 

[Chevy]

Don't be surprised if they pick again tonight. Their volume of picks is impossible to make. I ran some quick maths on the value chart and presently they have two mid second rounders worth of fourth rounders.

Would 46 and 117 get 28?

 

[Ross12]

He needs a LOT of coaching.

Good thing we have the GOAT HC and the team has a proven track record of developing CBs.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

Oh **** me lmao

LOL I was thinking of you. When I started watching all the players in this draft, I said I'd trade up for him, so I'm pretty happy. I hope he wins you over, though I would have been pretty good with Banks, too.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Jack Campbell at 18, a lot of people thought the Pats could get him at 46.

 

[long distance]

Gonzo at #17 plus a 4th rounder - please dont wake me up..

 

[BTTA]

He looks like someone just stole his blanky. LOL, he couldn’t have looked more disappointed.

He looked like Eli holding up the Chargers jersey

'Cause he believed the press when they said he'd go 7-9. Going 17 "cost" him $7-$10M. Wouldn't you be a bit disappointed?

 

[Thunderhead]

I would have been happy with Gonzalez at 14, so getting the 120th OA is a great move. Love it.

 

[Steve102]

Never thought this kid would drop to them. Great pick.

 

[Sect140]

From PFF

PFF BIG BOARD RANK
12
HEIGHT
6' 1"
WEIGHT
197
CLASS
So.
AGE
20.8
Gonzalez has everything you could want from a top cornerback -- size, speed, length, hips and ball skills. He had a breakout 2022 season after transferring to Oregon, notching four picks and six pass breakups.

 

[Keyser Söze]

All the reports were we were enamored with Flowers…as usual when that happens we aren’t taking him

 

[203Pat]

If the Celtics can pull this one out I will go to sleep a very happy man.

 

[TheBeers]

Jack Campbell goes to the Lions

 

[Since1960]

Wow, traded back and still got the guy i wanted at 14. And we didn’t trade down again or take someone projected for round 3. Our secondary looks great. Ecstatic!!

We’re not used to actually being familiar with a DB when we pick them…

 

[JMC00]

Bruh, Lions got an F for this round. 2 guys they could have gotten in the 2nd.

 

[PowerRunRevival]

Pats now have 4 fourth rounders and 4 6th rounders. 12 picks total. Belichick isn’t drafting 12 players expect trade ups on day two.