Friday, April 28, 2006
PATRIOT NATION AND THE NFL DRAFT
Patriots Will Fill Their Defensive Holes Tomorrow
The Pats would have to be liquored
up to take an offensive player early...
The Patriots will likely make a trade to move up, as they have 11 picks and won't be drafting 11 guys. I would like to see them take a chance on BC's Mathias Kiwanuka(DE) depending on how the draft goes when the Pats pick at #21, and definitely grab him if he is still around in round 2. He is almost 6'6" tall, very fast, and solid at chasing guys down and making the open field tackle. He was tossed around a bit in the senior bowl, so he looks like a perfect candidate for Belichick to stand up and convert to outside linebacker-could develop in the LB/DE rusher role left by the departure of McGinest. A linebacker or shutdown corner needs to be picked at #21.
The Patriots can get a running back and corner later on in the draft, so this pick needs to be used to repair the damage done to the 3-4 defense by Willie's departure and Ted Johnson's retirement last season.
-Patriot Nation
Patriots Will Fill Their Defensive Holes Tomorrow
The Pats would have to be liquored
up to take an offensive player early...
The Patriots will likely make a trade to move up, as they have 11 picks and won't be drafting 11 guys. I would like to see them take a chance on BC's Mathias Kiwanuka(DE) depending on how the draft goes when the Pats pick at #21, and definitely grab him if he is still around in round 2. He is almost 6'6" tall, very fast, and solid at chasing guys down and making the open field tackle. He was tossed around a bit in the senior bowl, so he looks like a perfect candidate for Belichick to stand up and convert to outside linebacker-could develop in the LB/DE rusher role left by the departure of McGinest. A linebacker or shutdown corner needs to be picked at #21.
The Patriots can get a running back and corner later on in the draft, so this pick needs to be used to repair the damage done to the 3-4 defense by Willie's departure and Ted Johnson's retirement last season.
-Patriot Nation
# posted by Boston Nation @ 9:26 PM 
