What if ... (the Rookie Class gets it)

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by Skinsfanmania

Great Thread, this is what I have been telling my friends who are just as impatient as most fans. I agree with you 100% and feel we had an excellent draft. I also agree that Jackson and Royal, if they were drafted by us wouldn't have performed as well with us, because we have more depth at WR than those teams.

Most people would have rather had a DL and or OL at that position, but I believe we were set to draft Trevor Laws instead of Davis, but he was picked right before we chose him. The first two rounds of the draft shouldn't be drafting by need, rather by best player available. Do you actually think Scott Pioli, GM of the Pats drafts by need or by the best player BPA.

I would definitely say Jerrod Mayo was a "draft by need" selection by Pioli in the first round last year. Most saw Mayo as a mid-first rounder (15-20 range), and was a slight reach at #10 overall. That said, he has worked out well for the Pats this season.

Vinny definitely stuck to our draft board with the 2nd round picks this year, but don't say that we've always done that. In 2005, we were absolutely picking CB with our 1st pick after Smoot departed via free agency. Both Merriman and DeMarcus Ware were on the board at that point, and some had one or both rated higher than Rogers.

Are you saying that we should go TE if that's the highest rated player on our board when we go on the clock in the 1st round next draft? I would prefer to trade out of that spot, add more picks, and get a player closer to filling a real need without reaching.