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Jeff Howe: Top 10 Patriots Draft Prospects

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Jeff Howe: Top 10 Patriots Draft Prospects

I like how Howe does it here instead of wasting our time with a mock draft I think it’s far better to just list guys who fit what the Patriots do. By April the Patriots will have a surprisingly small list of prospects that they like (some estimates to the size of their draft board is in the 30s). That’s what makes it easier to wheel and deal and figure out how to get those guys you want most.

Eventually we’ll try to provide the same thing here, but as you can see from our draft page it’s still very much a work in progress as we learn more and more about the prospects.

Today in things Patriots fans can feel good about…

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It was a rough year for Brandon Spikes off the field. First you had the leaked video chat footage of him, his lady, and a huge black snake, then he got suspended four games for taking ADD medication just as he was starting to hit his stride.

On the field however it was a pretty good season for Spikes. He filled a role that the Pats badly needed, that of Mike linebacker in the 3-4. As you can see in the video below Spikes comes downhill hard, often blowing up offensive lineman into the backfield. He slowly got better at recognizing play action, culminating with a great interception of Mark Sanchez in the 45-3 game that basically ensured it wasn’t even going to be close.

It should be a great offseason for Spikes to get refocused off the field and start anew on the 2011 season. His run stopping presence should be felt for many years.

A Patriots fans’ Super Bowl Prop Bets

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As a Patriots fan it will be hard to watch the Super Bowl without throwing things at the screen, especially knowing that we beat both of these teams. Yes, the Pats throttled the Steelers in Pittsburgh and squeaked out a meaningless home win over the Matt Flynn-led Packers, but that’s really not making any of us feel any better about the “incident” a couple weeks ago.

Of course when your team’s not playing there’s really only one way to have any fun, and that’s to bet on a lot of meaningless junk that may or may not happen during the eight hours it takes to play a Super Bowl.

This year you can find a line on just about anything from who wins the opening coin toss, to what color the coaches Gatorade bath will be, to who the MVP thanks first (and if it’s Big Ben all bets are off).

Yes, they’ve thought of just about everything. Well, not quite everything.

So instead of just giving you my expert Super Bowl pick I’d like to lay out some odds that I think the odds-makers have missed. And as someone who’s seen both these teams up close, I think I’m qualified.

SUPER BOWL PROPS VIA PATSPROPAGANDA.COM

Clay Matthews gets that crazy look in his eye: -1000

TV shot of Maurkice Pouncey on the sidelines with his leg in a cast, looking sad: -200

Mention of the Patriots wins over the Steelers and/or Packers: +500

Mention/highlights of Tom Brady during his 2010 MVP season: NO LINE

Joe Buck makes awkward conversation about Big Ben’s “off the field issues”: -200

Troy Aikman agrees with him: NO LINE

You think they’re gonna sack Big Ben, but then they don’t sack him: -1000000

Troy Polamalu’s hair whips around: +1000 (straight from the Head and Shoulders money, baby)

You think for a second that Ryan Clark and/or James Harrison might’ve just killed someone: -200

Aaron Rodgers suddenly has strange new facial hair after halftime: +200

Clay Matthews unleashes an FU sack on Big Ben for all the drunk college girls across America: -500

Shot of Mike McCarthy looking befuddled and/or chubby: even

Rex Ryan predicts the Jets will still win the Super Bowl before kickoff: -200

Theme song from Shaft suddenly starts playing as Mike Tomlin’s theme music: +500