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Belichick Rough Draft

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Handcuffed with the lack of first round picks due to the aftermath of the nationwide epidemic known as Deflategate, the draft picks made by the New England Patriots was always going to be an intriguing watch. Bill Belichick is renowned around the league as the type of general manager who is very aggressive with his moves in the draft, a microcosm of his personality.

Belichick seeks to soak out every last value with every draft pick he possesses. Trading up, trading down, using picks to obtain established, troubled players. Mock drafts are practically useless when trying to predict the types of moves that Belichick will make in a certain draft position. The fact that the Patriots were making their first pick in the second round was a source …show more content…

Belichick and Alabama head coach, Nick Saban are very good friends and they both run very similar defenses with Belichick showing a liking towards defensive players who played for Alabama under Nick Saban illustrated by Donta Hightower, Vinnie Sunseri, Xzavier Dickson and Brandon Deadrick being players Belichick has snapped up who also sported Crimson Tide colours. One of the traits Belichick admires is versatility and versatility is the name of the game for Cyrus Jones who came into Alabama as a 4-star wide receiver before switching to cornerback in his sophomore campaign, he is also an excellent return man as shown by his four punt return touchdowns in college. Jones projects to be the No. 3 cornerback behind Superbowl hero, Malcolm Butler and Logan Ryan and has done a good job in camp of jamming receivers at the line and knocking players off their routes. Jones’ competitiveness has already stood out at camp to teammate Logan Ryan who was quoted as saying “I’m not one to grade people, I’m not Coach Belichick, but I can just tell, the kid’s an athlete, the kid’s a competitor. You see that in the locker room. You see that on the field. He fits right in with what we’re trying to do, and I think the whole bunch of rookies and Justin Coleman and all those guys are doing a great job of just competing every …show more content…

Joe Thuney played all positions on the offensive line for North Carolina State and fits a need and under the guidance of legendary offensive line coach, Dante Scarnecchia, Thuney is definitely in good hands. Joe Thuney is a very good athlete, who looks like a tight end on the offensive line, very intelligent scoring a 39 on the Wonderlic and the Patriots are hoping that his pass blocking ability, one of the best in all of college football translates to the professional game. In camp, Thuney is already working at guard with the first team offense and has looked very good in 1 on 1 blocking drills. He projects to be the starting left

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