Pats get 1st rounder.

No doubt Billy does a great job at getting rid of players at the right time that is for sure. I am not saying Bill hasn't done good in the draft but he isn't no draft guru either, imo. I brought up the last 5 years cause it give the best sample and take a look at the players he drafted there isn't many studs and the roster shows that as it is build either on FA's trades or undrafted guys. jmo

 

Another little stat to think about with cooks, he ranked 4th in drawing pass interference calls this year, and with the PI rule change he wont get those big yardage penalties any more:

Wide receiver Brandin Cooks has done an exceptional job of gaining yards for the New England Patriots, even if that doesn’t involve catching the ball. Cooks’ ability to draw penalties has helped them to their 10th Super Bowl.

The Patriots defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship, 24-20, and Cooks drew 68 yards on pass interference penalties for the Patriots. On top of these yards gained from penalties, he had six catches for 100 yards. He has done a great job of drawing pass interference penalties the entire season as well.

He was ranked with the fourth-most penalty yards called in the NFL this season.

 

Well.. you are talking about the Pats and the refs here.. so???

 

Don't care what they got. They still suck.i

 

Patriots QB sweepstakes picks:

They won't get #1.
They don't have the trade ammo for #2, unless they throw in next year's one.
They won't get #3.
They could get #4, but I doubt the Browns are looking to do them any favors, after they turned down two firsts for Garapolo and then traded him for a second.
They could get #5 and after. At this point at least three, and probably 4 qbs will be off the board.

 

You're secretly a Pats fan, Belichick track record of drafting in the early rounds isn't that great. He makes up for it by making a lot of trades.

 

I could honestly careless if my team bribed players to play for them. Do they win is all that matters.

 

Again you must give TB credit, Other than a few years of quality WR's
he has basically been throwing to lacross players.

 

I give him a lot of credit but there has to be something said about the system. TB is great, no denying that fact but every time they had to use the back up they still won, no matter who it was. They went 11-5 with Matt Cassel, they won with Jimmy G and even wo with the 3rd string QB. I'm not saying those guys were bad but it just shows how a good system with good coaching works, it makes stars out of no name players. Basically NE can get production out of just about any player as they have superior coaching, plain and simple.

 

Good enough for 2 nd place.

 

They almost certainly will trade up for a first round QB in this draft in my opinion:

SBNation:

With the end of Brady’s career on the horizon, the Patriots may not have the luxury to mine the middle rounds of the NFL Draft for a player to patiently develop. It appears as though the team will be more aggressive in its pursuit of a new passer.

 

If they’re looking at Lamar or Rudolph, they have the patience to develope them. If they’re looking at one of the big 4, I don’t think they can get up that far. You know th browns and jets are drafting qbs, either the giants or broncos will draft a an if the right one is there, and buffalo has more draft capital then they do to tree up into the top 6. 11 and 22 has a lot more draw than 23 and 31, damn the second rounders.

 

Don't forget about Arizona.

 

They just dont have the draft picks to move up to top 5 without trading their future picks.