Jordan Richards

[Southieinnc]

"Richards is a physical safety who is also versatile, and he should fit in well in the Patriots' defense."

He is also called a "ball - hawk"

Will he cover?
Ken, help me out here.....

 

[BigKen]

His team mates call him 'Coach". He's the smartest football player on the Stanford University team. Considering that even athletes must have a top 3% academic rank to get into STanford, I'd say this guy is pretty smart, a BB necessity.

He's physical, he's a defensive director and gives all secondary signals. He's always around the ball. Most important, he's a great blitzer.

Some teams will shy away from him in the draft because he's so smart. Defensive coaches could be intimidated by his game knowledge and understanding of offensive formations.......

 

[BigKen]

Bill Belichick's second round picks:

2000 (46th) Adrian Klemm – T – Hawaii
2001 (48th) Matt Light – T – Purdue
2002 (65th) Deion Branch – WR – Louisville
2003 (36th) Eugene Wilson – FS – Illinois
2003 (45th) Bethel Johnson – WR – Texas A&M
2004 (63rd) Marquise Hill – DE – Louisiana State
2006 (36nd) Chad Jackson – WR – Florida
2008 (62nd) Terrence Wheatley – CB – Colorado
2009 (34th) Pat Chung – DB – Oregon
2009 (40th) Ron Brace – DT – Boston College
2009 (41st) Darius Butler – DB – Connecticut
2009 (58th) Sebastian Vollmer – T – Houston
2010 (42nd) Rob Gronkowski – TE – Arizona
2010 (53rd) Jermaine Cunningham – OLB – Florida
2010 (62nd) Brandon Spikes – ILB – Florida
2011 (33rd) Ras-I Dowling – DB – Virginia
2011 (56th) Shane Vereen – RB – California
2012 (48th) Tavon Wilson – FS – Illinois
2013 (52nd) Jamie Collins – OLB – Southern Mississippi
2013 (59th) Aaron Dobson – WR – Marshall
2014 (62nd) Jimmy Garoppolo – QB – Eastern Illinois - See more at: PATRIOTS DRAFT: The List Of 2nd Round Picks During the Belichick Era :New England Patriots Blog Patriots News Coverage Here at PatsFans.com

 

[SDGuy73]

He has 9 career picks too. That's pretty nice.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

So it looks like BB hits on his 2nd rounders about 50% of the time.

 

[ohiopatsfan]

One other thing to consider, with Richards at safety, McCourty might be moved back to cornerback if BB feels that is needed.

 

[TxHeat]

We all know BB loves guys with intelligence. I think I heard Richards is a 3-time academic all-star in the Pac-12.

 

[bunchofpixels]

From the scouting report, looks like McCourty's job is safe. Chung on the other hand......

 

[Southieinnc]

One other thing to consider, with Richards at safety, McCourty might be moved back to cornerback if BB feels that is needed.

I think Richards is a SS to complement McCourty at FS. He is not going to let his receiver get off the line untouched. Jam it up!

 

[BigKen]

Now that the draft is over and all of the bozos at every network have lauded and applauded the Browns and jets as the latest and greatest and have questioned Belichick's drafting ability, lets look at the players available after Richards was selected at the END of Round 2:

1(65) Colts (from Buccaneers) Smith, D'Joun CB 5'10" 187 Florida Atlantic 5.6

2(66) Titans Poutasi, Jeremiah OG 6'5" 335 Utah 5.3

3(67) Jaguars Cann, A.J. OG 6'3" 313 South Carolina 5.7

4(68) Raiders Walford, Clive TE 6'4" 251 Miami 5.5

5(69) Seahawks (from Redskins) Lockett, Tyler WR 5'10" 182 Kansas St. 5.6

6(70) Texans (from Jets) Strong, Jaelen WR 6'2" 217 Arizona State 5.9

7(71) Bears Grasu, Hroniss C 6'3" 297 Oregon 5.5

8(72) Rams Brown, Jamon OT 6'4" 323 Louisville 5.4

9(73) Falcons Coleman, Tevin RB 5'11" 206 Indiana 5.7

10(74) Giants Odighizuwa, Owamagbe DE 6'3" 267 UCLA 5.8

11(75) Saints Grayson, Garrett QB 6'2" 213 Colorado St. 5.3

12(76) Chiefs (from Vikings) Conley, Chris WR 6'2" 213 Georgia 5.6

13(77) Browns Johnson, Duke RB 5'9" 207 Miami 5.7

14(78) Saints (from Dolphins) Williams, P.J. CB 6'0" 194 Florida St. 5.7

15(79) 49ers Harold, Eli OLB 6'3" 247 Virginia 6.1

16(80) Lions (from Vikings through Chiefs) Carter, Alex CB 6'0" 196 Stanford 5.4

17(81) Bills Miller, John OG 6'2" 303 Louisville 5.3

18(82) Jets (from Texans) Mauldin, Lorenzo OLB 6'4" 259 Louisville 5.6

19(83) Chargers Mager, Craig CB 5'11" 201 Texas St. 5.4

20(84) Eagles Hicks, Jordan OLB 6'1" 236 Texas 5.4

21(85) Bengals Kroft, Tyler TE 6'5" 246 Rutgers 5.3

22(86) Cardinals Johnson, David RB 6'1" 224 Northern Iowa 5.5

23(87) Steelers Coates, Sammie WR 6'1" 212 Auburn 5.6

24(88) Vikings (from Lions) Hunter, Danielle DE 6'5" 252 LSU 5.6

25(89) Rams (from Panthers) Mannion, Sean QB 6'6" 229 Oregon St. 5.2

26(90) Ravens Davis, Carl DT 6'5" 320 Iowa 5.9

27(91) Cowboys Green, Chaz OT 6'5" 314 Florida 5.4

28(92) Broncos Heuerman, Jeff TE 6'5" 254 Ohio St. 5.3

29(93) Colts Anderson, Henry DE 6'6" 294 Stanford 5.5

30(94) Packers Montgomery, Ty WR 6'0" 221 Stanford 5.4

31(95) Redskins (from Seahawks) Jones, Matt RB 6'2" 231 Florida 5.3

32(96) Browns (from Patriots) Cooper, Xavier DT 6'3" 293 Washington St. 5.4

33(97) Patriots (compensatory selection) Grissom, Geneo DE 6'3" 262 Oklahoma 5.2

34(98) Chiefs (compensatory selection) Nelson, Steven CB 5'10" 197 Oregon St. 5.4

35(99) Bengals (compensatory selection) Dawson, Paul ILB 6'0" 235 TCU 5.8

I honestly can't see any player that BB should have taken over Richards. The only guy I might have considered would have been PJ Williams the cornerback, but he was known only because the CB class of 2015 sucks so bad. Belichick either sees or has seen something that he believes will beefit the Patriots immediately, be it on defense or special teams. Hell, Kiper was gushing over guys picked in the 6th and 7th rounds......

 

[TxHeat]

Thanks Ken for taking us down memory lane, especially Bethel Johnson, Chad Jackson and Ras-I Dowling. Doesn't get any worse than that!!

 

[Southieinnc]

I would have taken Jaelen Strong. I'm not the coach. I agree with Ken though because WR was not as big a need as S and I think he was the best safety available - and very smart!

 

[CreepCreep2014]

I actually like this kid. He played at a major college vs some high powered offenses (Organ, USC, ASU,) and was a 1st team all academic choice for like 3 yrs. I think the fact he is smart enough to learn the playbook and know where everyone was suppose to lineup, helps. He is tough, and can rush the QB. I think he eventually starts over Chung. I mean Sherman came from Stanford......