BritPat
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I don't want CJ Spiller any earlier than the second round.
Why not? I think the chances of him falling to the 2nd round are slim to none, so I assume you don't want him at all. Not sure why. Do you feel that Jahvid Best and Dexter McCluster are cheaper alternatives who can do just as well? Do you feel that Spiller won't get enough touches to justify a 1st round pick? Do you just not think he's that good?
Why not? I think the chances of him falling to the 2nd round are slim to none, so I assume you don't want him at all. Not sure why. Do you feel that Jahvid Best and Dexter McCluster are cheaper alternatives who can do just as well? Do you feel that Spiller won't get enough touches to justify a 1st round pick? Do you just not think he's that good?
I don't feel he's worth a first round pick, not from us.
He's definitely a first round talent, probably top 10, but I want a lineman/pass rusher before a glorified third down back. For him to be worth a first round pick for us he'd have to be a three down player, and he's not. It would be a serious miss-use of our opportunity if we take him at #22.
If we're going to go for that kind of player, then Best (but again, later than he's penned to go) or McCluster would give us more bang for the buck. IMO.
Here's a draft over at Football's Future, where they often bring the FAIL.
For once, though, I'm not sure if it's, as the title suggests, a win, a fail, or just meh.
McClain, Dan Williams, Iupati, Cody, and Hughes are all off the board at 22, but Sam Bradford is not, so this mocker has the Redskins trading with the Patriots. The Pats trade out of the first round altogether, and get a 2011 2nd and a 2010 5th.
37) Patriots (from WAS): Navorro Bowman, OLB Penn St
44) Patriots (from JAX): Greg Romeus, DE, Pittsburgh
47) Patriots (from TEN): Golden Tate, WR Notre Dame
53) Patriots: Micah Johnson, ILB Kentucky
If the Pats ONLY got a 2011 2nd and a 2010 5th, then its a fail regardless of who is drafted. Also, Micah Johnson suffered a pretty bad knee injury during his Bowl Game. It looked to be more than just an MCL injury as Johnson wasn't really able to put weight on it.
I should have been clearer: they got a 2011 2 + a 2010 5 in addition to #37 from WAS this year.
If the Pats ONLY got a 2011 2nd and a 2010 5th, then its a fail regardless of who is drafted. Also, Micah Johnson suffered a pretty bad knee injury during his Bowl Game. It looked to be more than just an MCL injury as Johnson wasn't really able to put weight on it.
I think that Johnson has slipped into the later rounds.. (4th/5th) because of his injuries.
Micah Johnson strains MCL | KentuckySports.comJohnson left the game with what Coach Rich Brooks described as a strained MCL in the first quarter and did not return. Brooks said the extent of Johnson's injury will be determined within the next 24 to 48 hours.
"It's not major, major, but it's not a band-aid injury either," Brooks said.