The Patriots have traded the pick to the Tennessee Titans. The Patriots will receive the Titans 2nd round pick in 2010.
That makes three second round picks for the Patriots in the more talent rich 2010 draft. Bill Belichick is playing this draft like a flute.
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The Patriots have selected Brandon Tate, WR, North Carolina. Brandon is recovering from an ACL/MCL Tear he suffered in October, and also reportedly failed a drug test. Mike Mayock states that Tate won’t play in 2009 due to his injury, but should be primed to compete in 2010.
PatriotsExaminer has more on the gamble that was the Brandon Tate pick.
Tate addresses our #3 priority on the day, which was to upgrade WR depth, so we give this pick a solid B+.
The Patriots have traded the pick to Jacksonville for a 2010 2nd Round Pick and a 7th Rounder this year. (#232)
This fulfills our #1 Priority for Day 2 of the draft, so we give the deal an A+.
After a productive Day 1 that saw the Patriots get much younger on the defensive side of the ball, Patriot fans are salivating looking at the four third round draft picks to start off Day 2.
The Patriots have the following draft picks on Sunady: 73, 83, 89, 97*, 170*, 207*, 234*. (*-compensatory picks can’t be traded)
One problem is that the Patriots would have a problem fitting 8 rookies onto their active roster, which is sitting pretty good already. Therefore, look for some packaging of picks to move up in the 2009 Draft, or to move some picks to 2010.
Here are the top four priorities that I feel the Patriots need to address on Day 2 of the NFL Draft.
1. Stock up for 2010 – The Patriots need to get an extra 2nd Rounder with one of their 3rd Round draft picks. I can’t imagine a Patriots draft without having additional picks somewhere.
2. Address DE/OLB – There are still many good 5-technique DE’s out there, and even a few conversion guys. Everette Pedescleaux and Jarron Gilbert head up the DE’s left, while the Patriots will have to search around for some OLB talent – Perhaps Julius Peppers? Nah…
3. Upgrade WR depth – Juaquin Iglesias, Johnny Knox, Mike Thomas, Brandon Tate and Louis Murphy are all receivers that could compete for a roster spot.
4. Number 3 QB – Rhett Bomar and Stephen McGee are both signal callers that would compete for the emergency QB spot. Good QB’s provide value later in their careers as well, a la Matt Cassel.
With the Patriots having four picks during the 3rd round on Sunday, we find it very prudent to take a look at the top talent still available. We’ll prepare who we feel are the top 7 offensive and defensive players left on the board.
Offense
Jamon Meredith, OT, South Carolina
Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas
Duke Robinson, OG, Oklahoma
Jared Cook, TE, South Carolina
Stephen McGee, QB, Texas A&M
Juaquin Iglesias, WR, Oklahoma
Shonn Greene, RB, Iowa
Defense
Jarron Gilbert, DL, San Jose St.
Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech
Rashard Johnson, S, Alabama
Marcus Freeman, OLB, Ohio State
Scott McKillop, ILB, Pittsburgh
Bradley Fletcher, CB, Iowa
DJ Moore, CB, Vanderbilt
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The Patriots have selected Sebastian Vollmer, offensive lineman, from Houston. “Seabass”, as he is known, is a huge guy (6’7″/320) that can develop into a starting tackle for the Patriots a year or two down the road. Perhaps he can be the Dirk Nowitzki of the NFL, as Vollmer is a native German.
The Patriots have selected Darius Butler, CB, from UConn. Darius has great feet and fluid hips, although his tackling is a bit suspect. Expect Darius to contribute as a nickel back during the 2009 season.
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