Lots of good nuggets in here, like Jamie Collins potentially never coming off the field and Josh Kline pushing Dan Connolly at right guard (or maybe pushing Connolly back to center?).
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Why Bill Belichick probably will draft Vanderbilt offensive lineman Wesley Johnson | Shutdown Corner – Yahoo Sports
Good recap of BB being in certain places then drafting certain guys. Not sure how much of a lock it is that he takes anyone, but what it does show is how much BB loves coaching.
You’d think at this point, with multiple Super Bowl wins and having built the NFL franchise that is the picture of success, that a lot of coaches would be content to sit back and let their lackey’s get out on the road and do this kind of stuff.
But not BB, he’s out there meeting with players and working with them because he still loves it. Hopefully that continues on for a long time.
New England Patriots Mock Draft Roundup | Bleacher Report
New England Patriots Mock Draft Roundup | Bleacher Report
What better way to kick off the final stretch to the draft than with this mock draft round-up.
If the choice came between a guard/center or a pass rusher/defensive tackle which are you taking
Pass rusher/defensive tackle.
As much as the offensive line is upgradeable, they’re pretty solid and I wouldn’t say it’s impossible to win a Super Bowl with an offensive line entering it’s third-straight year with the same top six. Continuity can be underrated.
But the pass rush needs every bit of help it can get immediately. I’m not sure you get 19 or 20 consistently effective pass rush games out of Nink, Chandler, Buchanan, maybe Will Smith and Jake Bequette at DE and Wilfork and Kelly coming off injury, Sealver Siliga, Chris Jones, and unknown Armond Armstead at DT.
They seem to be pretty picky when it comes to pass rush-only guys, and really, pass rushing in the pros is a lot different than doing it in college where one or two moves done well are enough.
I’d be happy with either, but it would be a little more exciting if they took someone like Kony Ealy.
Hey, Bro How many mock drafts have you made for the 2014 draft? Are you going to make a new one? Can you post the links of them?
Here’s the only one I’ve done so far. I’ll do one more the Monday before the draft. Some of these guys might be overdrafted as I did this one in February, but overall I still like these prospects.
Now that we’ve had the bulk of free agency, I think defensive end and tight end have to be bigger priorities. I still expect a versatile interior OL. Maybe two. A linebacker is likely too.
They don’t have a lot of glaring holes, but they do have a bunch of needs.