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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Why are you so convinced he can't come back strong? He already had a good year after the 2011 ACL. He rehabbed well enough from the second ACL to impress in his workouts. The guy is a workout warrior; the knees might be a complete non-factor.
if it's so deep, then why are you complaining? There is still a round 2 tomorrow and the WR class is deeper than the DE/DT class.
I take it as a good thing Kiper called him a 2nd/3rd.Nope, no way. Easley was consistently projected as a 2nd rounder, and always with the proviso that "if his health checks out he could make it into the 1st."
If it was BB's MO to take these risks in round one and hit on them, I doubt there'd be an issue. However, it's BB's MO to take these risks in round two and miss more often than hit. That's the problem here. He just took what used to be a reliable pick and turned it into a huge question mark, and he didn't have to do that. There were better options available.
At the very best, this is taking Gronk in round 1 instead of round 2. At worst, the Patriots just drafted Ras-I Dowling at #29.
Lol so basically your mind is already made up
Mankins popped his ACL in college too and the Pats took him, and he was projected 3rd round. Then it turned out SF wanted him next pick and wound up with David Baas.
The New England Patriots are “in the mix” to select Florida defensive tackle Dominique Easley in next week’s 2014 NFL draft, a source said Friday. The Patriots have some competition for Easley’s services, however, and they might be lucky if Easley falls to the No. 29 overall pick. The Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers are likely landing spots for the 6-foot-2, 288-pound interior defender.
Just got it confirmed to me "Seattle got their guy stolen from them" "They packed up shop after that pick"
Easley is a pick I am okay with. He was the best talent on the board. I wish we could have traded back and gotten him but i get the feeling it was not a possibility within the last 7 days. I hate to take a risk on a 1st round pick but 29 is a horrible first round spot. You either need to trade up 10 picks to get a sure thing; pick and take a guy with at a red flag; pick a safe prospect who will start but be only solid not great or trade down and likely get a almost equally talent player 10 spots later.
All options have their benefits and draw backs. I think those for this year they are not good enough right now to win. They need a impact guy or multiple good players. This or trading back i think where i best chance to win this year cause only a "solid starter" would not have been enough and the redflags on guys like Ealy & Hageman were looking kinda big.
I love that Bucannon pick for the Cardinals. What a secondary that could be if he works out.
Wes Welker is not coming through that door ...Again I have to ask...
Why can't people here be bothered to read? Feel free to find where I said he can't come back strong.
Here is an article from NESN last week saying the Pats would have competing for Easley in round one:
http://nesn.com/2014/05/source-patriots-in-the-mix-to-draft-florida-dt-dominique-easley/
https://twitter.com/NEPD_Loyko/status/464613060502888448
So there were other teams that thought Easley was worth a first round pick. Let's stop acting like it was a major reach.
Wes Welker is not coming through that door ...
Here is an article from NESN last week saying the Pats would have competing for Easley in round one:
http://nesn.com/2014/05/source-patriots-in-the-mix-to-draft-florida-dt-dominique-easley/
https://twitter.com/NEPD_Loyko/status/464613060502888448
So there were other teams that thought Easley was worth a first round pick. Let's stop acting like it was a major reach.
Yeah, all those teams that were going to be taking Easley, except they didn't. Let's stop pretending Loyko wasn't talking out of his ass.
If it was BB's MO to take these risks in round one and hit on them, I doubt there'd be an issue. However, it's BB's MO to take these risks in round two and miss more often than hit. That's the problem here. He just took what used to be a reliable pick and turned it into a huge question mark, and he didn't have to do that. There were better options available.
At the very best, this is taking Gronk in round 1 instead of round 2. At worst, the Patriots just drafted Ras-I Dowling at #29.