With Michael Vick being released at 5am this morning, there is a ton of speculating about where he will end up playing his football… if at all.

One of the spots that people keep mentioning is New England. The Patriots have a successful history of rehabilitating “problem” players (Moss, Dillon) and certainly have the leadership to pull it off.

The question in our mind is if Bob and Myra Kraft want to deal with the PR fallout, but the reality is, everyone already hates the Patriots. What do they have to lose?

Check back for updates…

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According to Jets CB Darrell Revis, the Patriots are once again talking to former Patriot, Chief, and Jet CB Ty Law. We here at NE Patriots Draft hope that it stays just like that: talk.

With the departures of Rodney Harrison, Deltha O’Neal, and Ellis Hobbs, the defensive secondary is in the midst of a serious youth movement. Jonathan Wilhite, Terrence Wheatley, Brandon Meriweather, Patrick Chung, Darius Butler, and James Sanders are all well under 30 years of age and should be looking at some serious playing time this year.

No matter how much Ty Law “thinks” that he has in his tank, let’s not trade getting the Patriot youngsters out on the field for another aged veteran that may be past his second prime.

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The Julius Pepper saga, which has hung around through the Jay Cutler debacle, March Madness, and the 2009 NFL Draft, might finally be losing whatever steam it had left. We don’t feel like he would be a good investment for the Patriots, and hopefully someone else pays him $50 million guaranteed. Read more from Vic Carucci after the jump…

That story continues to baffle me, and I know a lot of other people feel the same way. The fact Peppers has yet to sign that tender offer simply paralyzes the process for him to be traded anywhere, if that’s what the Panthers want to do. The Panthers keep saying he’ll remain with them, but nothing from Peppers or his agent indicates that that will be the case. Frankly, with the draft behind us, it’s hard to see what kind of deal could be made for him that would make sense all the way around. I supposed the Niners have to be a possibility because of their extra first for next year.

However the Jason Taylor saga, nearly as long and tiresome as Peppers’, seems to be drawing to a close. Phinsider is reporting that two teams, as well as the Dolphins, are currently negotiating with the former All Pro defensive end. No word if the Patriots are one of the two mystery teams involved, but if the price is right, Taylor would be a valuable addition to the new-look Patriot defense. Peter King, for one, thinks it will happen, as he detailed in his MMQB column, “I think Jason Taylor will be a Patriot, unless Miami steps up to offer some real money.”

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