Poll: Which Would You Have Preferred?

[jlu52]

New sheriff in town, I like him and his associates very much. I was happy throughout the draft for the first time in many years, my cussing was kept silent I am very pleased with exactly as the cards fell. Can't wait for training camp and the season to commence.

 

[Grogan14]

I wish the pats had invited this guy to rookie minicamp tryout
Middlebury guy, super strong

Middlebury's Thomas Perry invited to an NFL rookie minicamp tryout. Find out which team.

The All-American offensive lineman from Division III Middlebury College headed to the Baltimore Ravens' rookie minicamp tryout.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[captain stone]

Day 1: Banks

Day 2: Henderson once Higgins was gone; finally, a legit SweetFeet successor

Jaylin Noel; not buying that Williams is the superior Outside receiver

ND FS Xavier Watts; Not the Son of Charles Or Rod is the better athlete but Nobody has the instincts, big-game experience & production that Watts has. We need a DMac successor, and Watts would've had a much, Much better chance of becoming that guy than Woodson will have, imo.

Besides, if he would've managed to slip past Atlanta & LV, then I believe that Jared Wilson would've stood an excellent chance of falling to 106 anyway; and who seriously wouldn't rather have Watts than Woodson?
And even if Wilson hadn't fallen to 106, I would've been more than fine with drafting Jalen Royals there.

 

[mayoclinic]

How dumb is Florio:

Patriots were debating another prospect as pick No. 38 approached, along with TreVeyon Henderson

Trading down wasn't the only option the Patriots thought they'd have with the 38th pick in the 2025 draft.

www.nbcsports.com

4 weeks late he floats this (anything for clicks), and speculates that it was Judkins the Pats wanted, which makes no sense at all.

 

[Patriot Missile]

Day 1: Banks

Day 2: Henderson once Higgins was gone; finally, a legit SweetFeet successor

Jaylin Noel; not buying that Williams is the superior Outside receiver

ND FS Xavier Watts; Not the Son of Charles Or Rod is the better athlete but Nobody has the instincts, big-game experience & production that Watts has. We need a DMac successor, and Watts would've had a much, Much better chance of becoming that guy than Woodson will have, imo.

Besides, if he would've managed to slip past Atlanta & LV, then I believe that Jared Wilson would've stood an excellent chance of falling to 106 anyway; and who seriously wouldn't rather have Watts than Woodson?
And even if Wilson hadn't fallen to 106, I would've been more than fine with drafting Jalen Royals there.

That was quite the draft. One of the biggest surprises was having both Wilson and Watts available at 95. Couldn’t believe they were both there. Was pretty torn and love the Wilson pick but I also loved the idea of Watts. Ironic they went 95 and 96.

 

[patchick]

That was quite the draft. One of the biggest surprises was having both Wilson and Watts available at 95. Couldn’t believe they were both there. Was pretty torn and love the Wilson pick but I also loved the idea of Watts. Ironic they went 95 and 96.

That was an enviable choice to have so late, and I would have been happy with either option. It's even possible that if the Patriots had gone with Watts at 95, Wilson would have been 96. (Atlanta has a converted guard fill-in starting at center.) It's also possible that the retrospective allure of Watts would be dimmer if we all felt more confident in the safety they ultimately took.

 

[uknepatsfan]

Like Taxed In Maine, I wanted Henderson, so I was more than pleased with the way it went down.

After years of Belichick draft eff-ups, I never imagined the Pats would get him at 38 but get him they did, so I voted that way.

 

[borg]

How dumb is Florio:

Patriots were debating another prospect as pick No. 38 approached, along with TreVeyon Henderson

Trading down wasn't the only option the Patriots thought they'd have with the 38th pick in the 2025 draft.

www.nbcsports.com

4 weeks late he floats this (anything for clicks), and speculates that it was Judkins the Pats wanted, which makes no sense at all.

Hard to believe Florio actually took a momentary break from bashing Belichick.
That guy has an ax to grind and won't let it go.

 

[mayoclinic]

That was an enviable choice to have so late, and I would have been happy with either option. It's even possible that if the Patriots had gone with Watts at 95, Wilson would have been 96. (Atlanta has a converted guard fill-in starting at center.) It's also possible that the retrospective allure of Watts would be dimmer if we all felt more confident in the safety they ultimately took.

Regardless of our confidence in Woodley, it's quite possible the team preferred him to Watts:

What Patriots like about rookie safety Craig Woodson

Ten things from the Patriots this week, including a promising rookie safety and more on the Stefon Diggs news.

www.espn.com

Between Watts at 96 and Woodson at 106 the players taken were:

97 Jaylin Smith CB
98 Caleb Rogers OT
99 Charles Grant OT
100 Upton Stout CB
101 Sai'vion Jones DE
102 Tai Felton WR
103 Chimere Dike WR
104 Bayshul Tuten RB
105 Cam Skattebo RB

Given their first 4 picks through 95 (2 OL, RB, WR), I think it's very unlikely the Patriots would have considered any of these players at 106, so they effectively got Woodson at 97, immediately after Watts.

I think we have to ask whether the FO might have preferred Woodson to Watts. Clearly, they had confidence in passing on Watts at 95 in the safety they ultimately took.

 

[patchick]

I think we have to ask whether the FO might have preferred Woodson to Watts. Clearly, they had confidence in passing on Watts at 95 in the safety they ultimately took.

It's clear that they rated Woodson a lot higher than the analyst consensus, and based on way-too-early reports from OTAs, I choose to be optimistic that they were right.

I was thinking more about the fan psychology of it. We see them take Wilson over Watts, then with the next pick take another S who was a consensus later-round pick, so it feels like "missing out on" Watts. If you flip it around and imagine that they chose Watts then immediately took another C who was a consensus later-round pick (as ANY other C would have been), we might have ended up with a mirror-image complaint of "missing out on" Wilson.

I'm still just marveling over Wilson, Farmer and Swinson in the middle rounds. Good stuff.

 

[mayoclinic]

I was not person a big Jonah Savaiinaea fan. Looks like he is having some struggles, FWIW.



His footwork was my main concern.

 

[captain stone]

I was not person a big Jonah Savaiinaea fan. Looks like he is having some struggles, FWIW.



His footwork was my main concern.

Yeah those aren't real good-looking snaps, that's for sure... Those in which he's bull-rushed into the pocket are the most surprising.
He's still young however, and if they didn't have so many injuries to their OL then he probably wouldn't even be playing right now...