With the 24th Pick in the NFL the Patriots select Brandon Meriweather from the University of Miami. This immediately helps the Patriots as versatile Meriweather can cover the slot, help with the run and play centerfield. Rodney Harrison is on his last leg of his NFL career and Eugene Wilson is coming back from injury. Meriweather gives the Patriots depth in the Safety/Cornerback area. I'm excited to see the kid who is on the cover of NCAA 07 Football in a Pats uniform. The reason that Meriweather dropped this much is his character issues as he was involved in a brawl earlier in the 2006-2007 season.
The Pats traded away their 2nd first round pick to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2008 first round pick and a 2007 fourth round pick. This is a better deal for the Pats because to beat the 28th pick in the draft the niners would have to have a top 4 record in the league, that is very unlikely. As ESPN put it, Norv Turner is no longer the offensive Coordinator of the Niners which means Alex Smith needs to find that chemistry with his new offensive Coordinator. Turner created the monster known as Troy Aikman for the cowboys and he was in the process of doing that for the Smith but now head coach of the Chargerss Smith has to learn. therefore the niners will not be a top 4 team in the NFL next year and clearly making this trade better for the Pats. If Joe Staley becomes a bust then this trade will definitely favor the Pats.
Patriots Draft Needs:
~Nickel Corner Back
~5th Linebacker (After Bruschi, Vrabel, Colvin, and Thomas who else?)
~Offensive Line Depth (T, G)
~Running Back Depth (Competition for Sammy Morris/kevin faulk for the #2 position)
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