WCG Mock Draft - The New England Patriots Select...

by Adam T on Apr 17, 2009 11:39 AM CDT

CURRENT SELECTION
	Chris 'Beanie' WellsOhio StateRunning Back
ANALYSIS: The Patriots were an interesting team last year. They were able to contend, despite the downfall of Brady. Had it not been for his injury, this team could have won yet another Superbowl. Their offense is a juggernaut, however their is one weak position on that squad: the running back. They addressed the issue by signing Fred Taylor. However given his age, he may not be an effective solution. Therefore, I think the Patriots should draft Chris "Beanie" Well from Ohio State with this pick. Taylor will be the starter this season, but ultimately Wells could take that role. I don't trust the ability of Morris and Maroney. In addition, they were injured for most of last season. Wells could be the running back they need.

Pick	Team	Player	Drafter	Analysis
1	Detroit	Matthew Stafford	McRipper	Details
2	St. Louis	Jason Smith	TCBullFrog	Details
3	Kansas City	Eugene Monroe	sabbath999	Details
4	Seattle	Michael Crabtree	ChiFan13, GeauxBears	Details
5	Cleveland	Aaron Curry	junkhorse	Details
6	Cincinnati	Michael Oher	GeauxBears	Details
7	Oakland	Jeremy Maclin	luckie815	Details
8	Jacksonville	B.J. Raji	Sackman	Details
9	Green Bay	Brian Orakpo	ChiFan13	Details
10	San Francisco	Robert Ayers	toghanmahwini	Details
11	Buffalo	Everette Brown	Chad	Details
12	Denver	Rey Maualuga	ifuwannacrownem	Details
13	Washington	Andre Smith	tommite622	Details
14	New Orleans	Malcom Jenkins	isuarch80	Details
15	Houston	Clay Matthews	chase17	Details
16	San Diego	Tyson Jackson	gillrowdy	Details
17	NY Jets	Josh Freeman	Bearsguy34	Details
18	Denver	Peria Jerry	ifuwannacrownem	Details
19	Tampa Bay	Mark Sanchez	JerBear50	Details
20	Detroit Lions	William Beatty	tempchad	Details
21	Philadelphia	Knowshon Moreno	rahulsriram	Details
22	Minnesota	Darrius Heyward-Bey	ChiFan13	Details
23	New England	Chris 'Beanie' Wells	Chanman25	Details

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I don't see this happening at all

to deep at RB already. they have to keep getting younger on defense. Cushing or Laurinaitis.

Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!

by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 17, 2009 12:18 PM CDT reply actions

actually

I can see them taking clay mathews

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by chi-town on Apr 17, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Mathews is already of the board.

But in reality, you are correct.

Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!

by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 17, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions

I see them taking Cushing in this mock

since Mathews is of the board. There linebackers suck, and are all super old except for mayo on both counts.

by chase17 on Apr 17, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah. Mayo was way overrated

he had alot of tackles, but that was about it. Horton should’ve won it.

Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!

by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 17, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions

wells is my early pick for RoY

by No It All on Apr 17, 2009 1:02 PM CDT reply actions

Not gonna happen. Pats just signed Fred Taylor during the offseason as a bruising back to complement Maroney, and they already have 5 RB’s on the team (all of which they like). When the Patriots draft, it’s all about value… and Wells is not high value here at #23. If somehow he were to fall to the second round? Then yeah, I could see the Pats pulling the trigger on him at #34. (Maybe.) But not at #23. They really like that RB out of Connecticut (Donald Brown), and they know they’ll be able to snag him with one of their three 2nd round picks if they decide they really wanna take a RB. And after getting burned somewhat with Maroney (who can’t seem to stay healthy & stay on the field), using a 1st round pick on a RB who has a reputation for getting hurt & not being able to stay on the field is not a direction Bill Belichick is going to want to go. He’d rather barf in his hoodie than deal with that problem again.

With the draft board #1-22 as it’s gone now, most likely picks (in order) would be Cushing, a top CB (Darius Butler or Vontae Davis; most ppl have Davis rated higher but the Pats seem to like Butler a lot), or perhaps (more of a stretch) Laurinitis. If you want to go for a surprise pick in this slot—something most people wouldn’t see coming—it would be one of the top interior linemen, someone like a Max Unger or Alex Mack, just like the Pats did when they drafted Logan Mankins in the first round a few years ago (despite the fact “everyone” had Mankins rated as only 2nd-round talent).

To be fair, most teams would probably be quite happy to pick Wells if he falls as far as #23. I just don’t see the Pats doing it.

by JohnPaul on Apr 17, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions