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NFP: Patriots Draft Review

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NFP: Patriots Draft Review

NFP gets it, though I highly doubt Matt Light is moving inside to Guard…

Let’s face it, Bill Belichick has built one of the best if not the best football operations departments in the league. He knows how to work a draft better than anyone and because of this he has multiple high picks every year. He did it again this year when he traded the No. 28 selection in this draft for New Orleans’ No. 56 selection and their first-round pick in next year’s draft . He also made a trade with the Raiders getting their second-round pick next year. So not only did the Pats get a bunch of good players this year, they also have two firsts and two seconds next year.

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The Law Firm on ESPN First Take

We haven’t heard too much from Benny over the years but every time I do I like him more and more. What a consummate Patriots, huh? The kind of guy you’d go to war with any day of the week.

Not many football players have the mental and physical drive to work from an undrafted free agent to a 1000-yard running back in three seasons. Most of us thought of him as just a stop-gap at first, but clearly he has gotten better and better and we should expect an even better season in 2011.

I’m still wondering why we didn’t see more of him in the playoff loss.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-law-firm-on-espn-first-take-we-havent-heard/

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The guy that stands out to me [as a comparison] when it comes to style of play is Marshall Faulk. He can run between the tackles and be physical inside. He has the ability to pass-protect on third down. He can catch the ball as a wide receiver, or coming out of the backfield. He can be an every-down guy and is the type of player who is going to rise to the occasion with the opportunity to compete. He has that competitive spirit. He’s already a talented young man, but the thing that separates him from a lot of guys is his work ethic and that he’s smart. He understands football, so he’ll adjust to things because of his football IQ.

Cal Running Game Coordinator Ron Gould on Shane Vereen

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-guy-that-stands-out-to-me-as-a-comparison/

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Most people on the outside looking in at a draft only see it on a need basis. Unless you have the same information as a team, you really can’t have a value board. Either way, these players haven’t even stepped on the field yet, which makes it premature to assume how they will perform.

Let’s wait and see how much Jermaine Cunningham has developed and what’s happens when veterans are available.

Pat Kirwan, predictable voice of reason

https://www.patspropaganda.com/most-people-on-the-outside-looking-in-at-a-draft/

ESPN: Meriweather 8th best safety in NFL

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ESPN: Meriweather 8th best safety in NFL

This one should spark some debate! ESPN’s writers ranked the top 10 safeties in the NFL and Meriweather came out at 8th. The numbers are a bit deceiving because he didn’t even get a vote from 3 of the 8 writers, and Mike Sando’s 5th ranking really helped his stock a lot.

Meriweather has slowly developed into one of the most polarizing players for Patriots fans. At times he delivers crushing hits that border on or cross into the illegal territory. Really his problem is just inconsistency, which was evident by his silde down the depth chart in early 2010 for “freelancing”. And of course the off-field stuff like the shooting incident that he was at least present for in early 2011.

It’s hard to say how last season and this offseason are going to effect how the Patriots view Meriweather. Can he ever develop consistency and learn to always play within the system? No one will argue that when he’s doing that he’s a very, very good safety.

However, just coming off his second Pro Bowl and with only one year left on his deal at a manageable cap number it might be the right time to get some value out of Meriweather. Especially if they believe that he’ll walk in 2012 and that Ras-I Dowling shows enough to prove he’s the future at Free Safety.

James Sanders is a solid insurance plan if the Pats decide to move Meriweather, otherwise let’s hope playing in a contract year will force him to consistently play up to his potential.