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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - OFFENSE
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QB
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Tom
Brady |
Matt Cassell |
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RB
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Corey Dillon |
Laurence Maroney / Kevin Faulk |
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FB
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Patrick Pass |
Heath Evans / Garrett Mills |
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OT
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Matt Light |
Nick Kaczur |
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OG
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Steve Neal |
Russ Hochstein |
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C
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Dan
Koppen |
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OG
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Logan Mankins |
Ryan O'Callaghan |
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OT
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Brandon Gorin |
Wesley Britt |
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TE
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Daniel Graham |
Ben
Watson / David Thomas |
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WR
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Deon Branch |
Troy Brown |
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WR
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Reche Caldwell |
Chad Jackson |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - DEFENSE |
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DE
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Richard Seymour |
Jarvis Green |
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DT
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Vince Wilfork |
Jonathan Sullivan / Dan Klecko |
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DE
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Ty
Warren |
Marquise Hill |
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LB
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Roosevelt Colvin |
Jeremy Mincey |
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LB
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Mike Vrabel |
Larry Izzo |
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LB
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Tedy Bruschi |
Don
Davis |
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LB
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Monty Beisel |
Tully Banta-Cain |
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CB
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Asante Samuels |
Eric Warfield |
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CB
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Ellis Hobbs |
Randall Gay / Chad Scott
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S
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Rodney Harrison |
Guss Scott / Tebucky Jones |
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S
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Eugene Wilson |
James Sanders |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
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2006 DRAFT IN REVIEW
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RD
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PICK
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NAME |
POS
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SCHOOL |
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1
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21
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Laurence Maroney
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RB
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Minnesota |
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2
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36
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Chad Jackson |
WR
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Florida |
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3
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86
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David Thomas |
TE
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Texas |
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4
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106
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Garrett Mills |
TE
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Tulsa |
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4
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118
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Stephen Gostkowski |
K
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Memphis |
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5
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136
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Ryan O'Callaghan |
OL
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California |
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6
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191
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Jeremy Mincey |
DE
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Florida |
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6
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205
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Dan Stevenson |
OG
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Notre Dame |
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6
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206
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Le Kevin Smith |
DT
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Nebraska |
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7
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229
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Willie Andrews |
S
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Baylor |
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Draft Grade: A
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Finally New England
addresses skill positions
early in the draft. Not
that they were doing
anything wrong - hec,
three championships in
five years proves the
strategy worked! - but the
Pats finally committed to
drafting playmakers for
the offense early. And
they landed two great ones
in RB Laurence Maroney
and WR Chad Jackson.
Maroney was a star at
Minnesota and has a
similar game, skill-set
and size to that of future
Hall-of-Famer Curtis
Martin, while Jackson has
the size and skill-set to
become the next Chad
Johnson (minus the mouth).
Tom Brady had to be a
happy man on Draft Day
2006. With two exceptional
Tight Ends already on the
roster (Graham and Watson,
both first round picks),
the decision to draft two
more (David Thomas
and Garrett Mills)
is a bit mystifying,
though each are special
talents and each are
better receivers than
blockers. K Stephen
Gostkowski was an odd
pick in round four, but
someone has to replace
Adam Vinatieri. Funny, if
you've ever seen
Gostkowski, he actually
looks strikingly similar
to a younger Adam
Vinatieri. Coincidence?
Massive OT Ryan
O'Callaghan was an
excellent steal in round
five. O'Callaghan's
massive frame will be
moved to OG, where he's
expected to be a
road-grater along with
Logan Mankins, New
England's first round
selection in '05. |
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