They tried to trade up, according to reportsAll these 4th round picks and there was no one they targeted or wanted to move up for? Ugh.
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They called teams about it, doesn’t indicate how serious they were.They tried to trade up, according to reports
I hope he is good in punt coverage, because they will be punting a lot.Looks like a superior Special Teamer
The old Sox Fan 'We're Due" mantra.but you cannot go 20 years and keep missing the whole target
Given some of the costs last night I can see why they didn’t. 80 for 93 and 120 is steep. Imagine going up from 46 to 35. Would’ve cost the 76They called teams about it, doesn’t indicate how serious they were.
Williams was slow, Mapu is fast. Williams was predicted to go where he did. Mapu was predicted a round or two later. They aren’t the sameJoejuan Williams Part Deux.
Seems like a rerun of the Dugger pickClassic situation here, a few hate the Mapu pick. Likely will turn into a good LB/S hybrid for us and those will 360 and brag how they always loved the pick. Same story different chapter.
He also blessed the rains down in Africa.Riess says that Toto tore his pec in February, and of course no medical, because he wasn’t even good enough to be one of the 300+ guys they invite to the combine!
Is this your first NFL draft? Why are you bringing up busts? Do you want people Countering with hits? What’s the point?Same also with Joeslow Williams and N’Keal Harry.
My first time seeing this and I gotta say, I found it a little disturbing. I will be interested when they get him up here to hear what he has to say.
The problem is that the game has changed since the halcyon days of 2003-2004 where they would let you play D. The league has moved towards having that big playmakers at WR and/or mobile or running QB's. The Pats are have-nots at those two positions. (and I like Mac)As far as the overall picture goes I think Belichick realizes they simply are not going to be able to win Lombardi’s by engaging in shoot outs with the top teams in the AFC. So his answer to this is to return to the approach he took with his first Patriots Dynasty.
Really,really like that the teams focus on defense adding youth and strengthen some areas. I'm sure we'll focus on offense in the 4th round with multiple picks.. however I'm not complaining. Still feel like a trade for a veteran at WR is possibleI hope Billy doesn't go overboard with a trade-up like he did for Barmore... Two 4ths to move up just eight spots was too much.
Yeah... I saw the same thing. Clearly internally they must've had a discussion about the last interview with the media.I watched the Bill Belichick and O'Brien press conferences this morning and there's been a CLEAR shift in messaging. Suddenly, both Bills are ready and willing to talk about Mac Jones. The very first time someone says "quarterbacks", O'Brien immediately answers "Mac Jones has been great" and goes on to compliment him quite a bit, despite refusing to talk about him at all last week. Meanwhile, Belichick says that he feels the same way he did about Mac last offseason and that "Mac's been our guy for two years" implying that he still is. Both men said that it's a competition and that Mac needs to establish himself in the offense and essentially beat out Zappe, but there was a very stark shift in messaging about Mac. In my opinion - there was a trade possibility on the table, it didn't happen, so now it's clear to engage in Mac discussion and he's the guy for 2023 but they'll still give Zappe a chance to beat him out.
We seem to be hearing more about competition than we have for a while. Clean slate ... everyone competing for a job. I wonder if they are making all the picks because they really want to have a more competitive training camp than recent years? Set a tone kind of thing? Some surprise cuts.Everyone is ASSUMING that this kid is a SS. There are a number of highly athletic LB's that are playing very well in this league. I was looking at Overshawn in this role in the 4th, but he also went in the 3rd
BTW- those not high on Maptu's college background would probably want Matt Judon to return his 20 odd sacks back to that football powerhouse of Grand Valley St, wherever that is. At least I know where Sacramento St is.
Hey the pick is a surprise to me too, but so what. But the only thing I'm disappointed in day 2 is the fact we still have 9 picks for tomorrow. We needed to get back into the 3rd to get another day 2 pick. I can only assume they felt that the people they want are still there in the 4th where they can pretty much control the round.
But remember this, after tomorrow only their accountants, fans, and talk show hosts will give a **** about what round they went in. Because come Sunday, they will merely be 8-10 random rookies struggling to make a 53 man roster.