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Mike Dussault

Do you think the Patriots will go after WR’s in the draft and forsake DT’s, or will they try to do both?

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Right now I still lean toward a DT in the first round unless they trade back, which everyone knows there’s a good chance of. There’s still some names out there like Israel Idonije and Alan Branch, but right now they still need some DT depth. 

Wouldn’t rule out WR either, or to a lesser extent DB. Either way it will just come down to value. But I think the first two rounds will see some combination of DT, WR, and CB, depending on who falls. The good news is that there’s really good depth in to the second round for all those positions.

Vollmer is the wild card, if he doesn’t return RT could be a priority too.

Vollmer, more likely to come back as time goes or not?

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I think so, it seems like the Pats have an offer to him and he’s seeing if anyone will top it but it doesn’t seem like anyone has. Or maybe the teams that have aren’t the best situations. Getting Vollmer back would be a nice boost and allow the Pats to focus on DL, DB and WR at the top of the draft.

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But more important than where Wilson winds up on the initial depth chart is what he brings to the secondary, something it has almost entirely lacked since Harrison’s retirement following the 2008 season: tone-setting toughness. Opposing offenses didn’t appear to fear the middle of the field against the Patriots during the 2012 season – not in the passing game, at least – and in no game was that more apparent than the AFC Championship Game, during which the Ravens’ tight ends and receivers were productive between the hashes.

Adrian Wilson brings old-time toughness back to New England Patriots. – ESPN Boston

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