Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 14910759)

Yea he’s a possibly as well, but I don’t see any scenario where they both fall. Too man teams with a need there at the end of the 1st

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 14910774)

You don’t take a corner just to take a corner. Besides, what’s the point in reaching for need when your starters are set? They will certainly make a move after the draft if they miss out. Relax.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 14910800)

Epenesa is also a guy I could see NE taking.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 14910781)

Gimme Epenas, Aiyuk and Gay 1-2-3 and I'd be damn pleased.

I like Aiyuk as a long-term replacement for Watkins a LOT. He's a perfect X in this system, IMO. The odds of him getting to the late 2nd aren't great, but the depth of the WR class might push him down a bit.

Every time I run a mock, I'm happier w/ the drafts that don't have a CB early. I just don't like the way the value falls at CB in this draft. I seem to be constantly stuck in the middle on them and feel like I end up taking a guy like Hall about 15 picks before I'd ideally want them or they're gone by the next round. Occasionally I see someone like Troy Pride fall to the late 3rd and am happy to get him there, but more often than not, I see better players on the board when we're up.

And RB just doesn't fit my positional value terribly well. It's just not a position I find myself eager to throw capital at even when there are quality players there.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 14910805)

I would get on board with that and have experienced the same when mocking.

Unless you trade down from 32 to 40-45, it’s hard to take a stab at a corner UNLESS Fulton or Gladney fall. And they usually don’t.

I like Aiyuk. He’s raw but his dynamic ability in space is exciting and is something Reid could use well. With Robinson and Watkins back for 2020, the Chiefs have some coverage to develop him. He’s a better version of N’Keal Harry.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 14910800)

Epenesa is also a guy I could see NE taking.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 14910759)

Yea he’s a possibly as well, but I don’t see any scenario where they both fall. Too man teams with a need there at the end of the 1st

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 14910826)

I think we need to toss out some of NE's history at this point.

We've never seen BB rebuild a squad. We don't know what he's likely to do in a completely different spot in the competitive cycle.

He may take some much bigger hacks than he's taken in the past. Would he move up for a Justin Herbert, for instance? Or Chaisson? In the past that wouldn't have been his MO, but this is a brave new world for Belichick.

And they're also just early enough that someone like Blacklock may still be there who I think he'd like a little more than Epenesa under his 'traditional' approach.

He's a typical 'Patriot Way' player, but sitting at 23 w/ no quarterback to speak of isn't exactly a 'Patriot Way' situation.