The 2010 draft spoiled Patriots fans. It was the first year Belichick appeared to target specific needs and aim to fill them. The Patriots needed a bruising inside linebacker, so they drafted the obvious choice Brandon Spikes. In need of an outside linebacker pass rusher, he picked Jermaine Cunningham. Then he filled in the void [...]
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What’s Left for the Pats on Saturday
Round 5, Pick 7 (138) (From Texans) – Marcus Cannon, OG, TCU Round 5, Pick 28 (159) – Lee Smith, TE, Marshall Round 6, Pick 28 (193)
Patriots Look Beyond Brady; Draft For Future In Third Round With Arkansas QB At Pick #74
Preparing For Life Without Brady? NFL Draft Gab’s Scouting Report: Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas, 6’6 238 Games Scouted: 2009- Texas A&M, Auburn, Troy, Mississippi, Florida, LSU, East Carolina. 2010- Georgia, Alabama, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, UTEP, LSU, Ohio St. Position Ranking: #1 Technique/Mechanics: Carries the football high, at chest level, and maintains height as [...]
Patriots Pick Golden Bear; Draft Cal Back Shane Vereen At 56
A Young, Versatile Version Of Kevin Faulk? Height: 5-10 ¼ | Weight: 210 | 40-Time: 4.50 NFL Scout’s Breakdown On Shane Vereen: Draft Scout Snapshot: #5 Junior RB Projected: Round(s) 2-3 for 2012 NFL Draft 2010: Earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors in his final collegiate season (also first-team by Phil Steele, second-team according to Scout.com) as [...]
Patriots Stock Up Again At CB; Draft Dowling With First Pick In Second Round
Another Skilled Athlete Added To New England’s Secondary NFL Draft Countdown’s Scouting Report on Ras-I Dowling: Height: 6-1? | Weight: 198 | 40-Time: 4.46 Strengths: • Outstanding height and good bulk with long arms • Great natural athlete with impressive timed speed • Is very smooth with fluid hips and transitions well • Superb agility, [...]
Patriots earn an A in first round based on Belichickian philosophy.
Entering the first round, if you had told me someone would pick Cameron Jordan at #24 and Mark Ingram at #28 I would have been jacked up, guessing the Patriots traded down from #17 and still ended up with their guy, Cam Jordan and added a Heisman winning runningback to the team. Many saw them [...]
Patriots Surround Tom Brady With Another Blocker At 17
Solder Is The Potential Heir Apparent To Matt Light Here’s our scouting report on Solder: Strengths: Impressive size and length for the left tackle position. Doesn’t carry much extra weight and shows an even amount of bulk in both his upper and lower body. Has good overall initial quickness and wins the snap consistently in [...]
Pats Looking to Move Up to Get Cal DE Cameron Jordan
Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports the Patriots are looking to trade with Dallas to get California defensive end Cameron Jordan. The Patriots have two second round picks and are likely to be offering one in addition to their first round (17th overall) to move up to the Cowboy’s pick which is the 9th overall.


April 30th, 2011
Mike Perkins
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