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Patriots 2013 Mock Draft Tracker
The Patriots.com mock draft tracker page has been updated. Some interesting picks. Lots of cornerbacks and wide receivers with a couple defensive ends and tackles sprinkled in, and even some safeties.
Personally I think we’re set at safety. There’s good youth and good experience and enough guys to compete and rotate and come out of camp with a solid starting tandem.
Slater’s message: Put life in perspective, and appreciate every moment you’ve got. “It really puts things in perspective,” Slater said today at Gillette Stadium. “It really puts a value on life, and really lets you know there are bigger things than football. I just want to let those people out there know, the people that were affected by that event that were injured, or had somebody they knew that was injured or killed or are still battling for their lives or had to witness that traumatic event, that we’re praying for them. I don’t think there’s ever been a time where I’ve ever been more proud to be a part of this city, this region, with the way people have responded to that tragedy, and I’m just proud to be associated with the people of New England and the people of Boston.”
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The NFL will release the 2013 schedule tonight at 8pm EST. The Patriots are scheduled to play:
Home: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Denver.
Away: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston
Some really great matchups, including the top four AFC seeds from last year’s playoffs. There’s a great range of challenges, especially having to play four playoff teams on the road. It’s definitely not a cream puff year, and the Pats should be well-tested almost every week (sorry Bills and Jets).
The two games I’m most interested in are obviously Denver and Baltimore. Both of those games should get a primetime slot.
In the division, Miami has made the most moves this offseason and appear to be this year’s edition of the team that will take the Pats down. If I’m the Dolphins I want to see the Pats in New England early. That’s the game the AFC East teams just haven’t been able to win, and the Dolphins should be hoping for an early shot there before the Pats offense is healthy and the new wide receivers have started to click.
We’ll have a full analysis, ranking the best games up on Bleacher Report tomorrow morning. It will be a long wait till 8pm…
Mike Loyko’s 2013 Draft Guide Available | NEPatriotsDraft.com – 2013 NFL Draft
Gotta throw a plug to Mike Loyko for his new draft guide, which from the previews look amazing. Clearly he put a ton of work into it, and there’s no other Pats draft analyst I find myself agreeing with more.
If you’ve got $20 help support his hard work. Send payment to mashpee54@yahoo.com and you’ll get a nice PDF.
Patriots and AFC East 2013 NFL mock draft roundup – Going Deep – Boston.com
Good solid work from Frenz rounding up a bunch of AFC East mocks. The Pats selections:
Good cross section that represents the various points of view from Patriots fans from around the internet. Even if the players aren’t right I’d say this is likely the only three positions they could take in the first, though everyone can probably agree that a trade down makes sense this year. Even more so because of the talent at all three positions.