2018 NFL Draft

[Southieinnc]

I just feel I have to question an OT early based on the fact we drafted two last year and added Tobin. I guess it makes sense somewhere and I guess they could go early, I suspect it will come down to who is there and when.

I doubt we take an early left tackle - maybe later.

Garcia is up to 290 pounds and healthy.
Not a strong draft for left Tackles.....

Patriots Mailbag: Is Left Tackle Of The Future Already On The Roster?

 

[CreepCreep2014]

Can't help but think that WR is higher on NE list than many of us fans are thinking...some good WR in for visits with the latest being Christian Kirk.

 

[YankeeRebel]

Can't help but think that WR is higher on NE list than many of us fans are thinking...some good WR in for visits with the latest being Christian Kirk.

I don't see that either.

IMO
DE
CB
ILB
QB
WR / TE
RB

 

[CreepCreep2014]

I don't see that either.

IMO
DE
CB
ILB
QB
WR / TE
RB

Agree almost 100%, but switch out DE for ILB for me. Both are needs, but I think we can find a DE later on, compared to an Evans who might be there at 23. Then again, BB might go OT at 23...who knows. I think the top 3 on your list def get addressed, but at what point?

 

[Yankee Traveler]

1a, DE
1b, LB
2, OL
3a, CB
3b, S
4, QB
5a, TE
5b, WR
6, RB

My idea of order of need, not which pick in which round.
Of course draft the talent not the need.

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

There's also one going on in the DCFFL forum that cheerupcharlie and I are co-GM'ing the Pats if you're interested.

DCFFL

Final results:

1.23 Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
1.31 Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado
2.43 Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina
2.63 Tyrell Crosby, OT, Oregon
3.95 Tyquan Lewis, Edge, Ohio State
6.24 Andrew Brown, DL, Virginia
6.36 Logan Woodside, QB, Toledo
7.01 Darrel Williams, RB, LSU

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

I jumped in mid-stream to finish another one on another board when the first three picks were made by the moderators. Still an interesting exercise

1a DJ Moore WR Maryland
1b Kolton Miller OT UCLA
2a Lorenzo Carter LB Georgia
2b Hayden Hurst TE South Carolina
3 MJ Stewart CB North Carolina
6a Ito Smith RB Southern Miss
6b Skai Moore LB South Carolina
7 Charvarius Ward CB Middle Tennessee

 

[CreepCreep2014]

I jumped in mid-stream to finish another one on another board when the first three picks were made by the moderators. Still an interesting exercise

1a DJ Moore WR Maryland
1b Kolton Miller OT UCLA
2a Lorenzo Carter LB Georgia
2b Hayden Hurst TE South Carolina
3 MJ Stewart CB North Carolina
6a Ito Smith RB Southern Miss
6b Skai Moore LB South Carolina
7 Charvarius Ward CB Middle Tennessee

I'm starting to see Moore's name a lot more these days. Comparing very well to what NE likes. So we got some names towards the back end for LB: Moore, Sam, Jewell, Baker, Cichy. This is why I think NE trades back into the 4th, 5th, 6th rds this yr...in some sort of way, maybe not all those rds.

 

[BigKen]

I finished my picks today.

1. Sam Hubbard Edge Ohio State
1. Malik Jefferson LB Texas
2. Maurice Hurst DT Michigan
2. Luke Falk QB Wash. St
4. KC McDermott OT Miami
5. Kevin Toliver II CB LSU
6. Stephen Roberts S Texas
6. Aaron Stinnie OT James Madison
7. Jared Osumha WR Maine

 

[YankeeRebel]

I finished my picks today.

1. Sam Hubbard Edge Ohio State
1. Malik Jefferson LB Texas
2. Maurice Hurst DT Michigan
2. Luke Falk QB Wash. St
4. KC McDermott OT Miami
5. Kevin Toliver II CB LSU
6. Stephen Roberts S Texas
6. Aaron Stinnie OT James Madison
7. Jared Osumha WR Maine

I would love a WE from Maine.

All in all I like it I might target a TE over two OTs but I like it.

 

[BigKen]

This kid Osumha is 6'3-1/2" 218 lbs. He couldn't get a second look from any school when he graduated from high school. Maine offered him a full scholarship and he started at outside WR as a Freshman. He played in horrific heat and humidity, rain, sleet, and snow. As a Sophomiore nearly every major Dov. 1 school on the East Coast and others were offering him a full ride. This guy has character and morals. He thanked everyone but felt beholden to U of ME and stayed. Of course I'm a Univ. of Maine Alumni (1977).

 

[YankeeRebel]

This kid Osumha is 6'3-1/2" 218 lbs. He couldn't get a second look from any school when he graduated from high school. Maine offered him a full scholarship and he started at outside WR as a Freshman. He played in horrific heat and humidity, rain, sleet, and snow. As a Sophomiore nearly every major Dov. 1 school on the East Coast and others were offering him a full ride. This guy has character and morals. He thanked everyone but felt beholden to U of ME and stayed. Of course I'm a Univ. of Maine Alumni (1977).

Go Black Bears. I want to see some footage of this kid, hopefully there is some out there.

 

[YankeeRebel]

A potential steal let at RB would be Josh Adams from ND.

 

[BigKen]

e 2018 NFL Draft will be the 83rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft will be held from April 26–28. It will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas USA.

• Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
• TV: ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network
• Selection order: 2018 draft
• Round 1: Thursday, April 26 at 8pm ET
• Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 27
• Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 28

 

[nefansince75]

Anyone see the CBS mock draft with the Pats trading 3 firsts to trade up for Darnell at 4? I don't think that would please most of the opinions I've seen on this board. It wouldn't please me.

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

No way Bill would invest that much capital in a player that wouldn't even take a snap this year.

Also, he's never drafted an underclassman QB. I don't see him trading three premium assets to try it now.

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

I've had an inkling in the back of my head for awhile that the best value where the Pats are picking in the 1st will be in the interior line spots. Not to mentiona bunch of them come from programs with connections to Bill (Daniels-Ferentz, Price-Meyer, Ragnow-Bielema). After reading Breer's column and Reiss' positional draft preview this morning, I'm not going to be surprised in the least if the Pats take one of those guys tonight.

 

[nefansince75]

I've had an inkling in the back of my head for awhile that the best value where the Pats are picking in the 1st will be in the interior line spots. Not to mentiona bunch of them come from programs with connections to Bill (Daniels-Ferentz, Price-Meyer, Ragnow-Bielema). After reading Breer's column and Reiss' positional draft preview this morning, I'm not going to be surprised in the least if the Pats take one of those guys tonight.

Just because they come from programs with connections doesn't make them the right picks. Those connections usually pay off in the later rounds when the inside information pays dividends when differentiating players.

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

Understood. I'm just saying it's a bonus with those three in particular, they could just as easily take Isaiah Wynn or Will Hernandez, too. The larger point is there's a bunch of good interior OL prospects in the back half of the round, and Shaq and Thuney are only 1 and 2 years away from FA. Hell, maybe they'd even think about taking a G and try kicking Thuney back out to LT, who knows. I just won't be shocked if they take one of those guys tonight is all.

 

[nefansince75]

Understood. I'm just saying it's a bonus with those three in particular, they could just as easily take Isaiah Wynn or Will Hernandez, too. The larger point is there's a bunch of good interior OL prospects in the back half of the round, and Shaq and Thuney are only 1 and 2 years away from FA. Hell, maybe they'd even think about taking a G and try kicking Thuney back out to LT, who knows. I just won't be shocked if they take one of those guys tonight is all.

I totally agree.