Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I say committ to it.
His size is something else and he has good speed and can run with the receiver.
He certainly looks better than the video I've seen of Tavon Wilson so far.
I can't agree with you on this one.
First, the Pats have only 5 draft picks currently for 2013: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th. Rambo would have to be the second coming of Troy Polamalu for BB to give up a 2nd round pick in the supplemental draft. We saw how difficult it was for the Pats to move around this draft compared with previous ones. BB will want to acquire more picks, not give them away.
Second, there is a glut at the secondary position, and until we can sort it out I'm averse to using a high draft pick on another player. We've added Steven Gregory, Wilson, Dennard, Will Allen and Marquice Cole. Dowling only played in 2 games last year. We've got a logjam at DB, and adding another player into the mix before we've sorted out the current ones may not help.
Third, my priorities for 2013 are interior OL and DL. Secondary is way down on the list until we've had a chance to evaluate how all the newcomers fit together. And we've spent 2 1st round picks (Meriweather and McCourty) and 5 2nd round picks (Wheatley, Chung Butler, Dowling and Wilson) on the secondary in the last 6 drafts. It's time to address the aging middle of the lines, not draft more DBs.
Fourth, Rambo was suspended for failing a drug test. While it may not be a show stopper, Meriweather is the only guy I can think of that BB drafted in the first 2 rounds who had significant character issues. (Spikes' video career and PED issues came up AFTER he was drafted.) If Rambo drops to the 4th round maybe. But in the 2nd?
Finally, I suscribe to OTG's hybrid "raptor" DB approach. I want guys who can be moved around in the secondary interchangeably. A 6' 218# college safety just doesn't fit the way I'd like to see the secondary evolve. And it seems as if BB is moving that way - McCourty, Dowling, Arrington, Gregory, Moore, Wilson and Dennard are all guys who can potentially play both CB and S.
Of course, if Rambo IS the second coming of Troy Polamalu then all those arguments go out the window. But I doubt it.