But none of them had the same profile of Harry. He's the perfect blend of productivity, physical tools, football IQ, work ethic, age, market share, standout analytics, etc. He's going to be a day 1 fan favorite.
Bed time for me, so I'll you a real reply tomorrow, but he's more like Juju Smith-Schuster than the above players. Big slot + motion receiver, with occasional snaps at X. I know you're not a big PFF fan, but this should still show some promise:
Thanks, reamer. I understand the “we have WR1“ party here esp. after underwhelming offseason of missing out on every WR target . I wasn't even talking about Harry but about the value/sense of the pick. I thought that could be a legitimate discussion here .. and since it seems its not i'll try not to spoil the party too much..
1. To me there was not much
separation in this WR class so picking one or two or three later would be using this
value of the situation. (they obviously liked the kid so that was the
separation for them..)
2. The true value of this 1 round imo was DL and OL. Its rarely that you can get a relatively sure pick, dominant immediate starter (incl 3-down DT) at the bottom of 1st round. Now they are mostly gone with Risner, Jenkins going soon id guess. (there are some solid OLs after that that they probably like so we'll see how it goes. there seems to be a significant drop off at DL though. i love Gaines f.e. but he is a 2-down player. some nice 3T prospects but far from the dominant prospects of the first tier..). With Pats always drafting at the bottom (and i believe it continues) this was a rare opportunity.. and with 12 picks and core team in place (+ getting plenty of young blood in from last class) very nice opportunity to move up..
3. The value of WR position esp. in BB-McD system is way below some other positions . not to mention the success rate
Also the WR market is much healthier value/spending wise than OL and most others. Its almost impossible to get good tackle in free agency and you have to pay franchise money for an average one and the rest of OL price tags skyrocketed as well. They missed out on UFA WR talent this year and nailed the OT last year (albeit just a 1 y rental) but that would be more of an exception
4. Trading further to next years to give themselves best chance to be in the market for what they believe is the best QB option for the future (since they are certainly not tanking
) was the next best value for #32 imo
Why do you say that? Belichick saw a strong, physical specimen who tracks the ball and tested well during the plays they asked him to break down.
He’s also a beast in the run game, learned under a former (respectable) NFL head coach, has a great work ethic, and just turned 21 several months ago around the holidays. It also happened to be a great position of need. He was projected to go anywhere from the late 20s to mid 30s. What, exactly, is the issue that you have?
hopefully answered some of this above.. i don't have the issue with player/prospect at all
looks like a great kid. just hope they dont give him the #17..
Who would YOU have taken?
I'm not really in position of taking anyone. I would prefer THEY went other position/way as explained above though