DRAFT Patriots OFFICIAL Draft Day thread - Night 1

[Kontradiction]

I have seen quite a bit of Hurts and Fromm. Seen them play more than Stidham. But just off of memory Stidham's Arm talent is better than both those guys in my opinion in terms of arm strength/accuracy

Fromm's arm is stronger than Hurts'. Alabama and Oklahoma's burners frequently had to slow down at the top of their route on deep balls. Fromm has the stronger arm but he's cheeks as a QB in general (unless he's playing the Gators).

 

[fightingirish595]

Fromm's arm is stronger than Hurts'. Alabama and Oklahoma's burners frequently had to slow down at the top of their route on deep balls. Fromm has the stronger arm but he's cheeks as a QB in general (unless he's playing the Gators).

Lmao

Are you sure that might not be a timing thing though on the deepballs?. I have not rewatched anything on either of them. I always thought Jalen had a pretty good arm with good velocity on his throws. with from generally being more accurate/having better timing than hurts

 

[Kasmir]

We hear this about everyone though, so color me skeptical. Remember when people on this board seriously thought we could trade Ryan Mallett to Cleveland for the #6 overall based on reports on how the Pats really like him?

The proof is on the field in the games. We won’t really know what we have until Halloween (assuming the games start on time).

It’s just smart business to bring in someone else besides Hoyer to hedge their bets and push Stidham. Preferably not today, but sometime tomorrow. It’s too important of a position.

Mallet was terrible in preseason play. Stidham was great.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Mallet was terrible in preseason play. Stidham was great.

I wouldn’t say great, but I agree he was a hell of a lot better than Mallett. I thought Jimmy G looked better though, and that Stidham was bailed out of a few bad decisions by bad plays by the defense.

 

[Keyser Söze]

 

[fightingirish595]

why do I feel like they say stuff like this every year

 

[fightingirish595]

I like cushenberry III from LSU a lot

 

[Nunchucks]

I've heard this nonsense for 20 years...We'll find out net year that this was a terrible draft without a lot of 1st and 2nd round talent.

 

[manxman2601]

I'm fine with taking a quarterback in the sixth or seventh round, but not in the second or third. As a matter of fact, as a late round pick I sort of like Ben DiNucci, who has quarterbacked a very successful James Madison team down here in Virginia.

Take best valuable available. If there’s a QB at 37 you think has a chance of being your QB for the next decade, then you take him regardless of other needs.

My view is that we’re not winning a SB this year, so I’m not interested in checking off needs. Get the best players to take us through the next 4-5 years, and if it happens to be a QB then great.

 

[Uptown]

Gotta be right one of these years...

 

[Uptown]

Not sure Rosen will be a good player, but what I do know is that he’s never been put in a position to succeed. Only in a position to fail

Exactly what I keep telling people.

 

[luuked]

It’s more hedging bets. Stidham was a fourth round pick and Bill had to know Tom leaving was a possibility. If he felt strongly that stidham was cant miss, he’d have picked him higher than the fourth. The back up QB is also an older journeyman on a one year contract.

The problem I see with all this is that you assume that there is some characteristic that you think automatically makes a QB a "cant miss" prospect when in reality the amount of projected development and unknowns play a big role in where he ends up on the draft board.

A lot of players that are taken early just earn that premium simply because they need less development than those 3rd and 4th round talents. Often a lot of this goes out of the window once you hit year 2+ (e.g. Trey Flowers).

I think Stid being picked in the fourth round is only indicative of what he was at that point based on College data. But that is not necessarily true a year later. Players develop and improve each at their own pace and the gap between players doesn't remain the same.

 

[Kontradiction]

Lmao

Are you sure that might not be a timing thing though on the deepballs?. I have not rewatched anything on either of them. I always thought Jalen had a pretty good arm with good velocity on his throws. with from generally being more accurate/having better timing than hurts

With Hurts? Maybe. His wind-up on deep balls is a bit elongated. Don’t think that’s the case with Fromm.

 

[primetime]

Not sure Rosen will be a good player, but what I do know is that he’s never been put in a position to succeed. Only in a position to fail

It's not just the team around him. The game has just never slowed down for him. He looks totally lost in the NFL. I loved him coming out but I just don't think he has it.

 

[primetime]

Hurts has a good enough arm to get it downfield but his placement on deep balls is pretty bad. I think he might turn out to be a pretty good quarterback but you have to design the offense around him. The good news is, at worst, he's exactly the kind of backup QB every team should want - a guy who can actually play a role instead of just holding a clipboard.

 

[Gator Mike]

Albert Breer says the Patriots are interested in moving down yet again.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/04/24/n..._source=twitter.com&__twitter_impression=true

"Other clubs that have talked with other teams about trading up: Denver (46), Atlanta (47) and Jacksonville (42). Clubs exploring moving down: Indianapolis and New England."​

 

[primetime]

Albert Breer says the Patriots are interested in moving down yet again.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/04/24/n..._source=twitter.com&__twitter_impression=true

"Other clubs that have talked with other teams about trading up: Denver (46), Atlanta (47) and Jacksonville (42). Clubs exploring moving down: Indianapolis and New England."​

Not surprising. Probably start picking up some 2021 2nds.

 

[Gator Mike]

Not surprising. Probably start picking up some 2021 2nds.

Not sure what the point of trading into 2021 would be for a team that needs an injection of youth now.

 

[primetime]

Not sure what the point of trading into 2021 would be for a team that needs an injection of youth now.

They need an injection of youth every year.

 

[Pacific Coast Patriot]

Assuming they like him as a starter, Stidham is better off if we use our picks on O line & pass catchers, than someone he has to look over his shoulder for and split reps with.

He needs confidence, reps & weapons to have any degree of success in the impossible task of replacing TB12.