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2013 draft

2013 Patriots Draft Contacts | NEPatriotsDraft.com

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2013 Patriots Draft Contacts | NEPatriotsDraft.com

Here’s a great page to bookmark from the outstanding NEPatriotsDraft.com. They’re keeping track of every prospect that the Pats have had private interest in, and a good chunk of their picks from last season were on this list. Sometimes it’s just due diligence, but I’m taking a closer look at all the receivers on here, because of how important that selection will be this year. Not sure they’d take one without extensive board work with him.

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From this view, wide receiver is the Patriots’ biggest need leading into the draft, and specifically the team needs to find a wide receiver with size, who can play on the perimeter and who can beat man coverage. The Patriots used Brandon Lloyd in that role last season, but he was released in March. Though the team has added Jenkins (6-4, 214), he projects to be more of a depth player than a starter. The Patriots have three key receiving game pieces in place with tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez as well as Amendola, but another target is needed for Tom Brady. A receiver with size who can be a reliable red zone target would go a long way towards improving an already explosive and strong offense.

Wide receiver & Patriots draft – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Agreed…

https://www.patspropaganda.com/from-this-view-wide-receiver-is-the-patriots/

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29. New England Patriots: Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia. Even if the Pats do re-sign Wes Welker (and Tom Brady’s recent contract re-do certainly has them in line to do just that), there’s a clear need for speed in New England’s offense. Bill Belichick has the tight end position sewn up like no other, and Welker takes care of the slot. But that doesn’t challenge safeties deep, and if there’s one thing Austin can do with his cartoonish speed and agility in space, it’s that. Putting him in this system, with that quarterback, might be almost unfair.

The Shutdown Corner post-combine mock draft, picks 17-32: Safety dance starts in the second half | Shutdown Corner – Yahoo! Sports

https://www.patspropaganda.com/29-new-england-patriots-tavon-austin-wr-west/

AFC East draft primer: Patriots – AFC East Blog – ESPN

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AFC East draft primer: Patriots – AFC East Blog – ESPN

The Patriots will be drafting toward the end of the first round, because they are a quality team heading to the playoffs. New England doesn’t have a lot of holes to fill, but pass defense is the biggest issue. Expect the Patriots to stock up on good safeties and cornerbacks. Talib and Chung are both free agents and may not return. Receiver depth also will be an issue. Welker is playing on a one-year franchise tag and the Patriots are not expected to pay Welker market value for his immense production. The emergence of Julian Edelman this season would ease that blow. But depth will be needed on the outside.

I don’t touch the draft or college football until after the Patriots season is over, but I disagree with this assessment that CBs and Safeties are the primary need.

As I see it right now the main position to target is defensive tackle and I’d be happy to take two of them, and I’d prefer at least one of them is a “get upfield” type.

I really don’t care who the secondary consists of. Any secondary can be managed if your front seven gets consistent pressure.

However my second area of need is directly related to the Patriots struggles covering the middle of the field. I’d like to see a coverage linebacker picked up. Someone who can compliment Mayo/Spikes/Hightower. Dane Fletcher could compete in that spot already assuming the Pats re-sign him after the season.

And I would definitely not rule out a wide receiver, which will certainly make things interesting since they’ve missed on so many of them.