{"id":42167,"date":"2022-07-21T10:57:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T14:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=42167"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:57:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T14:57:19","slug":"what-would-the-team-look-like-if-the-patriots-had-drafted-morses-morsels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2022\/07\/21\/what-would-the-team-look-like-if-the-patriots-had-drafted-morses-morsels\/","title":{"rendered":"What Would the Team Look Like if the Patriots Had Drafted …?, Morse’s Morsels"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the trade of N\u2019keal Harry and the resulting disaster of the 2019 draft, I thought it would be a fun exercise to look back and see the players I wanted the team to take based on the actual draft results.\u00a0 The mistakes made in 2019 and subsequent years have resulted in having no cap space, making moves based upon low cap space and not just upon player performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2019 Draft<\/td>\nDraftee<\/td>\nAlternate Pick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-32<\/td>\nN’Keal Harry<\/td>\nDeebo Samuel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-45<\/td>\nJoejuan Williams<\/td>\nAJ Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-77<\/td>\nChase Winowich<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-87<\/td>\nDamien Harris<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-1101<\/td>\nYodny Cajuste<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-118<\/td>\nHjalte Froholdt<\/td>\nTony Pollard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-133<\/td>\nJarrett Stidham<\/td>\nFoster Moreau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-159<\/td>\nByron Cowart<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-163<\/td>\nJake Bailey<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-252<\/td>\nKen Webster<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Everyone agrees that Bill Belichick made a colossal mistake overriding his scouting staff and making the decision on his own (based on what?) to select N\u2019Keal Harry.\u00a0 Deebo Samuel was un-coverable and played in the SEC.\u00a0 Every time I saw him play the opposing DB was at least 5 yards away from him.\u00a0 I thought second-round pick Williams was an intriguing prospect with his combination of height and speed at CB.\u00a0 Another bust.\u00a0 We should have doubled up at WR with AJ Brown.\u00a0 Hindsight on this move.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t have a high grade on Brown.\u00a0 Every draft expert gave the Patriots kudos for taking Winowich.\u00a0 He flashed his signature move, the speed rush, but that\u2019s all he had.\u00a0 He consistently ran passed the QB and couldn\u2019t recover, taking himself out of the play and leaving his side of the field completely exposed.\u00a0 Froholdt and Stidham were also mistakes.\u00a0 Tony Pollard was a very good receiver out of the backfield for Memphis.\u00a0 He had 104 receptions for 1292 yards and 9 TDs in his 4 years for the Tigers.\u00a0 Moreau was a strong blocking TE at LSU with 52 career receptions. \u00a0Damien Harris needed a Red-Shirt year to learn the offense and get acclimated to the NFL.\u00a0 That ate a whole year of his 4-year contract.\u00a0 Now he is looking at Unrestricted Free Agency next year.\u00a0 Because he is playing in his contract year, don\u2019t be surprised if he is traded before the final cuts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0 2020 Draft<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-37<\/td>\nKyle Dugger<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-60<\/td>\nJosh Uche<\/td>\nAntonio Gibson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-87<\/td>\nAfernee Jennings<\/td>\nTyler Biadasz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-91<\/td>\nDevin Asiasi<\/td>\nGabriel Davis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-101<\/td>\nDalton Keene<\/td>\nAlbert Okwuegbunam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-159<\/td>\nJustin Rohrwasser<\/td>\nDarnell Mooney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-182<\/td>\nMichael Owenu<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-195<\/td>\nJustin Herron<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-204<\/td>\nCassh Maluia<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-230<\/td>\nDustin Woodard<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I loved what Bill Belichick did in the 2020 Draft by trading his 1st<\/sup> round pick to the Chargers and dropping back into the 2nd<\/sup> round to take Kyle Dugger the player that I wanted the Pats to take all along.\u00a0 In order for that to happen Belichick would have to trade back, otherwise, the Patriots 2nd<\/sup> round pick wouldn\u2019t be high enough to take Dugger.\u00a0 I was also fearful that Belichick wouldn\u2019t take a chance on a Division II selection.\u00a0 Perhaps he learned his lesson from the Harry pick and listened to his scouts.\u00a0 Uche was never a full-time player at Michigan and there was no reason to draft him this high.\u00a0 Can you imagine having a backfield of Pollard and Gibson!\u00a0 Three 3rd<\/sup> round picks should have been a bonanza except the Pats turned it into a disaster.\u00a0 Tyler Biadasz is now the starting center for the Cowboys.\u00a0 Gabriel Davis is a star now in Buffalo.\u00a0 His route running is amazing and he is big at 6\u20193\u201d 237 lbs.\u00a0\u00a0 Samuel, Brown, and Davis sound like an accounting firm, accounting for TDs that is!\u00a0 Albert Okwuegbunam is an up-and-coming TE with Denver.\u00a0 The uber-athletic TE has great size too at 6\u20195\u201d 258 lbs.\u00a0 He ran 4.49 at the combine.\u00a0 Asiasi and Keene were awful mistakes, just as bad as Harry.\u00a0 Both were taken in the 3rd<\/sup> round.\u00a0 Let\u2019s finish this nightmare of a draft by switching out Darnell Mooney for the neo-nazi kicker Justin Rohrwasser.\u00a0 Somebody didn\u2019t do their due diligence.\u00a0 There should have been a clearing out of the scouting staff after this abysmal performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2021 Draft<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-15<\/td>\nMac Jones<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-38<\/td>\nChristian Barmore<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-96<\/td>\nRonnie Perkins<\/td>\nQuinn Meinerz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-120<\/td>\nRhamondre Stevenson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-177<\/td>\nCam McGrone<\/td>\nElijah Mitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-188<\/td>\nJosh Bledsoe<\/td>\nShi Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-197<\/td>\nWill Sherman<\/td>\nLandon Young<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-242<\/td>\nTre Nixon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

After the disaster of 2020, Bill Belichick and the coaching staff hit a home run with this draft.\u00a0 But did they really do as well as they could have?\u00a0 I didn\u2019t predict the Patriots to take Mac Jones.\u00a0 I was hoping they would but felt that Belichick would come up with an excuse not to take him.\u00a0 Jone’s rookie year was better than Tom Brady\u2019s 2nd<\/sup> season.\u00a0 Brady had the benefit of sitting behind Drew Bledsoe, soaking in all his knowledge, while getting bigger and stronger for the NFL.\u00a0 Jones was blitzed more times than any QB in the league last year and became the best QB of the 2020 Draft Class.\u00a0 His decision-making is superb and I predict that he will get even better in 2022.<\/p>\n

I did not like Christian Barmore in the 2021 draft.\u00a0 I was wrong and I have said this many times.\u00a0 When it comes to drafting college players that are hurt, and you draft them anyway, knowing they will not be able to play for you is a strategy I absolutely hate, especially for this Patriots team.\u00a0 This version of the Patriots is not that good enough where they can take a guy and stash him for a year and hope he heals and rehabs appropriately, then they become a great value at where you selected them.\u00a0 I believe Belichick and company made a huge mistake taking Ronnie Perkins and not taking OG\/OC Quinn Meinerz.\u00a0 I had this disagreement with Evan Lazar, formerly of CLNS Media about Meinerz.\u00a0 His claim was that Meinerz was just an OC and coming from Dlll it would take him too long to adapt to the NFL, if at all.\u00a0 Meinerz taught himself how to shotgun snap and showed this at the Senior Bowl practices for the first time.\u00a0 He is the starting Left Guard for Denver now and played 683 snaps for Denver last year.\u00a0 If we had taken Meinerz, we wouldn\u2019t have to take Cole Strange in the 1st<\/sup> round in 2022.<\/p>\n

Next, they take a 2nd<\/sup> injured player in Cam MGrone.\u00a0 There are only 3 LBs taken after McGrone at picks 185, 220, and 259 (Mr. Irrelevant).\u00a0\u00a0 They should have taken RB Elijah Mitchell.\u00a0 But we are not done taking injured players, they took S Joshua Bledsoe who couldn\u2019t play in 2022.\u00a0 Why not take Shi Smith the speedy WR from South Carolina.\u00a0 The final question mark is Will Sherman who I don\u2019t think can play in this league.\u00a0 I would have taken a chance on big OT Landon Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2022 Draft<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-29<\/td>\nCole Strange<\/td>\nKaiir Elam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-50<\/td>\nTyquan Thornton<\/td>\nTravis Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-85<\/td>\nMarcus Jones<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-121<\/td>\nJack Jones<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-127<\/td>\nPierre Strong<\/td>\nJordan Stout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-137<\/td>\nBailey Zappe<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-183<\/td>\nKevin Harris<\/td>\nMalcolm Rodriquez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-200<\/td>\nSam Roberts<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-210<\/td>\nChasen Hines<\/td>\nTariq Castro-Fields<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-245<\/td>\nAndrew Stueber<\/td>\nJeffrey Gunter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Every draft expert agreed the Patriots reached for their 1st<\/sup> two draft picks.\u00a0 I would put it a different way.\u00a0 Because they screwed up the previous drafts, they were forced to make these drastic moves for better athletes in Strange and Thornton.\u00a0 My picks would have been Elam and Jones either way.\u00a0 If they had picked Meinerz they wouldn\u2019t have as great a need for an LG.\u00a0 If they didn\u2019t spend all that money in Free Agency in 2020 and be stuck in Cap Jail, they could have easily signed Ted Karras to that 3 yr $18M contract.\u00a0 They might have gotten Strange in the 3rd<\/sup> round.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong I love the Marcus Jones pic in the 3rd<\/sup> round and he will be their Punt Returner day one.\u00a0 Taking Pierre Strong was a great move given the way the team is currently structured, but if they had drafted better there would be no need to take Strong.\u00a0\u00a0 Jordan Stout the punter from Penn State would be the choice.\u00a0 Cutting Jake Bailey saves $3.9M on the cap, which could have been used on Karras.\u00a0 The final move would have been Malcolm Rodriquez LB Oklahoma State.\u00a0 Yes, he is under 6\u2019 but so wasn\u2019t Larry Izzo.\u00a0 Rodriquez ran a 4.52 40 and Bench Pressed 36 reps at 225#.\u00a0 Both Hines and Stueber are on NFI and can\u2019t practice.\u00a0 Perhaps we should have taken CB Fields and Edge rusher Gunter instead.\u00a0 If they weren’t in Cap jail they could have kept Mason and cut Wynn.<\/p>\n

This is what the Patriots roster would look like going into 2022:<\/p>\n

QB: (3) Jones, Zappe, Hoyer<\/p>\n

RB: (5) Antonio Gibson, Stevenson, Elijah Mitchell, Tony Pollard, Harris<\/p>\n

WR: (5) Deebo Samuel, AJ Brown, Gabriel Davis, Darnell Mooney, Shi Smith<\/p>\n

OL: (9) Brown, Landon Young, Quinn Meinerz, Owenu, Biadasz, Andrews, Mason, Cajuste, Herron<\/p>\n

TE: (3) Henry, Albert Ogbwuebunam, Frank Moreau<\/p>\n

DL: (6) Barmore, Guy, Travis Jones, Cowart, Wise (Free Agent)<\/p>\n

Edge: (3)\u00a0 Judon, Jeffrey Gunter, (Free Agent)<\/p>\n

LB (4) Bentley, McMillan, Wilson, Malcolm Rodriquez<\/p>\n

CB: (5) Kaiir Elam, Tariq Castro-Fields, Marcus Jones, Jack Jones, Jon Jones<\/p>\n

S: (4) McCourty, Dugger, Phillips, Peppers<\/p>\n

ST:\u00a0 (6) Jordan Stoudt, Cardona, Slater, Bethel, Folk, C. Davis<\/p>\n

They would have saved $42.64M against the cap for 2002.\u00a0 Here is the breakdown:<\/p>\n

Free Agents Not Signed or Traded for\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Resigned or Not Traded<\/p>\n

Agholor\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $14.9M\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Karras $6M<\/p>\n

Bourne\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $6.4M\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mason $9M<\/u><\/p>\n

Parker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $8.74M<\/p>\n

Wynn\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $10M<\/p>\n

J.Smith\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $13.7M<\/u><\/p>\n

Total\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $67.64\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $15M\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $52.64M to spend<\/p>\n

The Pats would have enough money to re-sign JC Jackson (5 yrs, $82.5M, $16.5 AAV) and sign free agent run stuffer Fletcher Cox ($14M) and then Maliek Collins ($8.5).\u00a0 That would be $39M and have money left to sign a veteran LB or extend pending Free Agents like Samuel.<\/p>\n

Morse\u2019s Morsels<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rookie Camp Starts with a Thud<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rookies reported to camp on Monday, July 18th<\/sup> with the announcement by the Patriots that 6th<\/sup> and 7th<\/sup> round draft picks Chasen Hines and Andrew Stueber were placed on the Non-Football Injury list and will not be practicing.\u00a0 They are eligible to come off this list when they can pass a physical and are deemed fit to practice.\u00a0 This may also mean they did not complete the timed run the Patriots put the players through to determine they are fit to practice.\u00a0 These are a series of runs at a timed rate for their position.\u00a0 They are allowed a brief respite between runs but must complete all the runs in the specified times.<\/p>\n

Gino for the Hall of Fame \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s all get behind this push to get Gino Cappeletti into the Hall of Fame.\u00a0 Does anyone know who the 12 members of the Veterans Hall of Fame committee are? Let’s start a letter-writing campaign to help get Gino elected to the Hall where he belongs.<\/p>\n

White Not Ready for Camp<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is appearing that James White will not be ready for the start of camp.\u00a0 Mike Reiss recently reported that White has a noticeable hitch in his stride as he rehabs that very difficult hip subluxation.\u00a0 Nothing is official, but White has done several interviews at Gillette over the past few weeks which means that he is in the house every day working hard to get rehab on his injury while his teammates are off enjoying the last few weeks before the Training Camp grind begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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