POD Community Mock Draft: Pick No. 23

is the steal of the mock draft so far. The patriots also have the organization to control Davis, so this is much better than him going to the bengals or something like that.

Excellent reasoning for your selection.

I think the Pats will keep on upgrading their LB corp. Given the amount of talent at pass-rushing LB position in this year’s draft, I see the Patriots waiting to use one of their second-rounders on that position. That knocks that position out of the equation. Most of the top OT’s will be gone by now, so I see the Pats waiting until the second round to make that pick. Now, for the CB position. Belichick used his highest pick on a CB last year (2-62: Terrence Wheatley). Let’s not forget about that. Plus, I think he’ll be satisfied with the short-term help of Leigh Bodden and Shawn Springs. So, without further ado, I think the Patriots will use this pick to get Tedy Bruschi’s successor. My pick is James Laurnaitis. Maualuga will be probably be gone, and J.L. is a better pass-cover LB anyways. This way the Pats won’t be exposed as much through the air.

Anyone agree/disagree?

Ok i understand this is a mock daft from detroit…hence the lack of football knowledge on this entire website. Poor article. Do your homework before reporting. HELLO? the Patriots lost Asante Samuel because they wouldnt pay him the money he wanted in 2006, so he walked at the end of 2007. Now please tell me why they would now draft a CB with the 23rd pick? They do not value CB very high. Do you remember they went through the entire 2008 season with scrubs at CB? They will not pay a CB the type of money that comes with the 23rd pick. And no, they are not more likely to draft a first round CB now that TO is in the division because Shawn Springs has played in the same division with TO for the past 7 years and has done a very good job on him, although TO’s infamous sharpie celebration touchdown did come while springs was covering him.

and as for you Steely Phil…although i agree with you about the pats drafting a young LB, do you really think the pats picked terrence wheatley with their highest pick last year?? really? Try the 10th pick and defensive rookie of the year JEROD MAYO.

PLEASE people do your homework before posting stupid comments on the internet cause theres always someone like me whos gonna prove you wrong

you want some facts? since BB has been the head coach of NE he has not drafted a CB in the first round…2000 – no first round pick, 2001- DT, 2002 – TE, 2003 – DT, 2004 – DT, TE, 2005 – OG, 2006 – RB, 2007 – S, 2008 – LB….now the CBs NE have played with since 2000 have all been no names with some exceptions of Lawyer Milloy, Asante Samuel, and Ty Law…Milloy and Law were both in NE before the BB regime and the were both let go, and Samuel was drafted in the 3rd round! They have played with scrubs and filled holes at CB since BB has been in charge….Thye value LBs and the DL much more than the secondary…and yes they do value safeties more than CB…which would be the reason they signed Harrison in 2003, and drafted Merriweather to replace him someday in 2007. They are more than likely to draft another LB in the first round with their 23rd pick. The aging LB crew should be proof enough. Bruschi will retire after this year, they traded Vrabel, and had to re-sign friggin Seau and Colvin during the season last year just to get them through the rest of their games. I think they will draft a pass rushing OLB, not ILB. They signed Garry Guyton (ILB) last year and he has shown some real promise and i believe they will be looking to start him one day when Bruschi retires. I do not think they will trade the pick for Peppers because he will cost too much and NE does not have the room under the cap for him, and they have never sacrificed a short term fix to a solution that would cause problems in the future (salary cap wise). I personally think they would have drafted an OT with their first round pick because their OL is aging, and they would have used their 34th for a OLB, but the draft doesnt look great to boost their OL right now….I think they will choose Matthews, Barwin (will switch him to OLB from DE), or Laurinaitis (my favorite), assuming that they are still available. Regardless if Davis is a steal for the 23rd pick, it does not mean they will draft him….with that reasoning your telling me they would pick a QB at 23rd just because he was a steal and available? maybe thats the reason detroit has sucked for so many years and keep drafting WRs…maybe they do it because they are a steal at that pick and are available? not very smart….daft for need not want, and the pats do not need a first round CB, do i think they need to draft one? yes! of course they do, but just not in the first round!