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Rotoworld’s 2014 NFL Mocks – Mock Drafts – Rotoworld.com
Five mocks side-by-side here and two of them have Easley, two have Hageman and one has Bitonio. Can’t remember a year when so many Pats pundits were in lockstep on the first pick as we get closer to the draft. It’s just making me more and more curious who falls and what they end up doing.
Patriots’ Top Needs In 2014 NFL Draft Include Tight End, Safety | Photo Gallery | NESN.com
Good list of needs though I don’t entirely agree with the order. Give me defensive front seven or offensive linemen as early as possible. If they can get Niklas/Fiedorowicz/Seferian-Jenkins I am a fan of all three, but I don’t want to overdraft on a guy who might be nothing more than Gronk insurance.
Patriots 2014 Mock Draft: Last-Minute Predictions – Patriots – Boston.com
Getting a late start here on draft week, and what better way to kick it off than a mock from Frenz. Won’t be dropping my own final mock draft (somehow I’ve managed to do just one this whole offseason!) until Wednesday. But lots of good stuff in here from Frenz.
The agents for multiple mid-to-late-round prospects pointed out how Belichick was the only head coach to put their players through a private workout. It’s the same thing every year, but it seems worth repeating: Belichick turns from coach to scout in March and April each year.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-agents-for-multiple-mid-to-late-round/
New England Patriots’ 7-Round Mock Draft | Ourlads’ NFL Football & Scouting Blog
Don’t love it, feel like the more physical centers are better value a little later. But Marcus Smith and Dakota Dozier are guys on my 50 Pats prospect board.
I think that’s more an in-game thing than a seasonal thing. Does some amount of pressure build over the season if the defense can’t get off the field on third down or make the key stops? Yes, I think there’s validity to that, but TB and the Patriots offense are so good on focusing on themselves and their jobs, I wouldn’t say that they’re concerning themselves with what their defense is doing, or saying “this isn’t good enough with our defense”.
I do think we saw some potential out of this defense last year, that they could win games when TB and the offense were off. I expect more of that this season. They should be better on both sides of the ball this year.
Boston Hot Button Topic of the week – Boston – ESPN Boston
I’m with Reiss on this one…
The Patriots haven’t drafted an offensive lineman in either of the last two drafts and when I think of how teams are built in today’s NFL, it’s risky to not feed the pipeline for three years in a row, both from a high-end talent and salary-cap perspective. The Patriots look OK in the short-term along the offensive line but as is often the case, drafts are about looking ahead to the following year. A look at the offensive line through the lens of contract length highlights in part why it’s a need.
Tight end Rob Gronkowski had his most dominant performance since his return this season from a torn right ACL, with three touchdowns on nine catches for 149 yards. The Bears had no answer for him, with Gronkowski’s final touchdown showing what makes him a complete tight end – the catch, the power to brush off […]