Patriots Draft

[patsfangr]

***** There are many different ways to look at the results of the Patriots draft this year. Here's the angle that suits me best. I begin by considering everything that was initially available to us in each day of the draft. That would be 4 picks on Day One, and 10 picks on Day Two (incl all Comp picks) .Taking that view, here are the results of all draft related activity.

DAY ONE

The Patriots 4 picks netted them:

S Brandon Meriweather (U of MIA)

WR Wes Welker (Dolphins)

WR Randy Moss (Raiders)

SF R1 pick next year. (I include Moss because he was acquired with the R4 pick we got from SF, in return for our R1 pick #28. So, essentially, Moss was "1/2 of a R1 pick" for us.)

Anybody unhappy with that as a Day One package? I'm certainly not. Looking at it as I laid it out here, I have to consider this an A+ Day One for our Patriots!

DAY TWO

The Patriots original 6 picks netted them:

DT Kareem Brown (U of MIA)

OT Clint Oldenburg (COLO ST)

OLB Justin Rogers (SMU)

CB Mike Richardson (ND)

RB Justin Hairston (CENT CONN)

OT Corey Hilliard (OKLA ST)

ILB Oscar Lua (USC)

G Mike Elgin (IOWA)

OAK R3 pick next year

My feelings about that group carry much less conviction that those for Day One's group, since I know virtually nothing about any of the players we selected. All I can say is that I like the position mix, and trust that BB and Pioli made those selections after the same diligent homework they've demonstrated in previous drafts. I would hope that Brown will upgrade our depth at DT/NT over the mediocre Mike Wright; that the 2 LBs and 3 OL's will at least provide a challenge to the backups we have now; Alexander, Mays, and Woods; that CB Richardson shows some promise; and that RB Hairston can spend a year on the PS learning how to play at this level. As with most Day Two draft picks, we really won't know anything about their future until we at least get some observations on their work in TC, despite the definitive statements of some draft guru's, and some of our own List "experts". ;-)

Obviously, having OAK's 2008 R3 pick in our pocket is a definite positive. Still, the "wait and see" situation for the kids we selected makes it unrealistic, at least for me, to even try to rate Day Two now. As I said above, after, or well into TC, there'll be at least some solid work from which to develop a rating.

What I will say for certain is that those 3 Day One players, plus the FA's we acquired, fill me with a greater confidence in our likelihood for success in the upcoming season than I have ever felt! All I need to maximize my confidence is the signing of Samuel, and the signing of a solid, proven vet ILB, like Hartwell. Get it done, Pats!!

[Naam]

***** There are many different ways to look at the results of the Patriots draft this year. Here's the angle that suits me best. I begin by considering everything that was initially available to us in each day of the draft. That would be 4 picks on Day One, and 10 picks on Day Two (incl all Comp picks) .Taking that view, here are the results of all draft related activity.

DAY ONE

The Patriots 4 picks netted them:

S Brandon Meriweather (U of MIA)

WR Wes Welker (Dolphins)

WR Randy Moss (Raiders)

SF R1 pick next year. (I include Moss because he was acquired with the R4 pick we got from SF, in return for our R1 pick #28. So, essentially, Moss was "1/2 of a R1 pick" for us.)

Anybody unhappy with that as a Day One package? I'm certainly not. Looking at it as I laid it out here, I have to consider this an A+ Day One for our Patriots!

DAY TWO

The Patriots original 6 picks netted them:

DT Kareem Brown (U of MIA)

OT Clint Oldenburg (COLO ST)

OLB Justin Rogers (SMU)

CB Mike Richardson (ND)

RB Justin Hairston (CENT CONN)

OT Corey Hilliard (OKLA ST)

ILB Oscar Lua (USC)

G Mike Elgin (IOWA)

OAK R3 pick next year

My feelings about that group carry much less conviction that those for Day One's group, since I know virtually nothing about any of the players we selected. All I can say is that I like the position mix, and trust that BB and Pioli made those selections after the same diligent homework they've demonstrated in previous drafts. I would hope that Brown will upgrade our depth at DT/NT over the mediocre Mike Wright; that the 2 LBs and 3 OL's will at least provide a challenge to the backups we have now; Alexander, Mays, and Woods; that CB Richardson shows some promise; and that RB Hairston can spend a year on the PS learning how to play at this level. As with most Day Two draft picks, we really won't know anything about their future until we at least get some observations on their work in TC, despite the definitive statements of some draft guru's, and some of our own List "experts". ;-)

Obviously, having OAK's 2008 R3 pick in our pocket is a definite positive. Still, the "wait and see" situation for the kids we selected makes it unrealistic, at least for me, to even try to rate Day Two now. As I said above, after, or well into TC, there'll be at least some solid work from which to develop a rating.

What I will say for certain is that those 3 Day One players, plus the FA's we acquired, fill me with a greater confidence in our likelihood for success in the upcoming season than I have ever felt! All I need to maximize my confidence is the signing of Samuel, and the signing of a solid, proven vet ILB, like Hartwell. Get it done, Pats!!

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