I don’t really see it in this draft. It’s a really deep one and it would be far preferable to have multiple second-round picks than go all-in to move up. How high could they realistically get any way? Maybe into the mid-teens? I don’t see a sure thing there especially at a position of any kind of need. The best thing is to let it play out, see who falls through the cracks and then either take someone or trade down.
2014 Patriots Mock Draft Tracker
2014 Patriots Mock Draft Tracker
Good tracker of the major mock drafts.
TBT: Take a stop by the Pats Propaganda Hall of Fame
TBT: Take a stop by the Pats Propaganda Hall of Fame
What a long, strange trip it’s been since I started blogging about the Pats in December of 2007.
And yes, that’s a real Ernie Adams autograph. Possibly the only one in existence and easily the coolest autograph I have. Real Patriots fan know who that mystery man is.
One thing the [Patriots] do so well is they evaluate themselves from a coaching standpoint and in evaluating players. But when I got there in 2011, one coach was here had worked there 10 years. Another had been there 12 years. Another guy learning to be an offensive line coach had been there for three or four years. The staff was such a tight-knit group and they worked together. It’s tough when you don’t have consistency in coaches. The philosophy and style changes. The play-calling changes. The scheme changes. It’s like starting over. That’s one of the toughest things from a team standpoint to go through. With the Patriots, you knew who we had and who they could trust and when you have that consistency it makes things so much easier.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/one-thing-the-patriots-do-so-well-is-they/
We always hear how belichick and the defense are so conservative, what are ten things that you can think of that support that approach
To support a conservative defensive approach? I have one: more games won than any other team in the NFL over the last 13 years.
Look, I know it can be infuriating to watch when some crummy QB lights up the Pats defense for hundreds of yards yet somehow the Pats win. BB don’t care about that. He don’t care about stats. He cares about winning the game. So if he thinks your QB is incapable of playing mistake-free for 60 minutes against a conservative zone defense, that’s what he’ll run if he thinks it’s the best chance to win the game.
Here’s a list of select crappy QBs who have thrown for 300+ yards on the Pats since 2001 (there have been 53 total):
- Vince Young
- Jason Campbell
- Gus Frerotte
- Chad Henne (x 4)
- Dan Orlovsky
- A.J. Feeley
- Ryan Fitzpatrick (x 4)
- Aaron Brooks (x 2)
- Mark Sanchez (x 3)
- Jay Fielder
- Jon Kitna
The Pats’ record in games where they allow a 300+ yard passer? 39-14.
Only eight times did one of those 300+ passers not throw an interception. In those games the Pats were 4-4.
19 times did those QBs throw for 2 or more interceptions. The Pats were 16-3 in those games.
So passing yards allowed don’t mean a whole heck of a lot. As maddening as it is to watch, it works over the course of 60 minutes.
The Pats have the 10 strongest schedule this next season, what are the key elements for the Pats this off-season to make the playoffs?
Stay in the AFC East.
Do you believe Adrian Wilson will be back with the Patriots next season? Do you see him being that physical presence in the secondary that they hoped he would be last season or will it be someone else?
There’s one unknown with him as I see it – how injured was he BEFORE the final preseason game. Because up until that point he didn’t seem like was fighting a potential season-ending injury. And usually, if you’re a veteran and you’re playing the entire final preseason game, it’s not a good sign.
But maybe it was some kind of injury that was lingering and he was trying to play through it and now he’s healthy and will have some burst back.
From camp reports last summer it just didn’t sound like he could run anymore. Arizona was already pulling him off the field in 2012 in passing situations, seems like a sign.
But maybe most important is asking where does he fit into the defense now? The only potential role I see is as the dime linebacker, but I think Jamie Collins is a far better option there.
Where else does Wilson fit? I don’t really see it. He’s not starting at strong safety over Gregory or else teams will expose him in coverage all day long.
I know we’d all like that intimidating strong safety to replace Gregory, but I don’t think Wilson is that guy any more. There will be some options in the draft there, that seems most likely to me. They’d replace Tavon Wilson on the depth chart and special teams with McCourty/Gregory/Harmon being the primary safety rotation for 2014.
