The New England Patriots have completed a trade for Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ tight end Alex Smith. The trade is for an undisclosed 2010 draft pick, according to an announcement by the team.
This trade should be for a later pick, so I like it. Smith isn’t exactly known for his blocking (although he isn’t particularly bad [...]
In day two of the 2009 NFL draft, the Patriots made a bang once again.
With four picks in the third round, the Patriots traded two of them (73, 89) for 2010 2nd round draft choices. Again, these trades solely focused on future value, giving the Patriots 10 total picks for the 2010 NFL draft (3 [...]
Mike reiss reports that the Patriots have signed a pair of navy players: fullback Eric Kettani and wide receiver Tyree Barnes.
Eric Kettani reminds me of Kyle Eckel, as he will be a hybrid halfback/fullback. I’m not sure he will be our starting fullback, but I wouldn’t rule it out. He can really run, but is [...]
The Roanoke Times reports:
Agent Sunny Shah said Sunday night that Virginia inside linebacker Antonio Appleby from Virginia Beach has accepted a free-agent deal with the New England Patriots.
“We were in dialogue the whole time,” said Shah, who also represents UVa offensive tackle Eugene Monroe, a first-round pick.
“He was one of the first [free agents] they [...]
Two top rookie free agents, quarterback Brian Hoyer from Michigan State and safety Marcus McClinton from Kentucky have signed deals with the New England Patriots.
Check out the official rookie free agent list for analysis.
Marcus McClinton, S, Kentucky
Solid build and size. Is fast and aggresive. Has good instincts and is always around the ball. Reads the quarterback well and makes frequent breaks for the ball in coverage. Is a natural playmaker and a hard hitter. Can take bad angles and sometimes goes for the big hit and misses. He [...]
The 2009 NFL draft has just officially ended. However, things are just heating up.
In one of the most frantic times of the year, known as rookie free agency, a majority of prospects who are not drafted are scooped up by NFL teams.
The Patriots have been very good at picking up rookie free agents in the [...]
With the 232nd overall pick, the Patriots selected Kent State receiver/quarterback/athlete Julian Edelman. I like this pick, especially for the seventh round. Edelman was the second player to run and throw for 1,000 yards in one season. The first: Joshua Cribbs from the Browns. Edelman will try to make an impact on special teams first, [...]
At pick 207, the Patriots selected nose tackle Myron Pryor from Kentucky.
Pryor has great lower body strength and is a good run stuffer with surprising initial quickness. However, he lacks upper body strength, lateral quickness, and has some character concerns (suspended for one game for a violation of team rules).
I don’t understand this pick much. [...]
In the sixth round, pick 198, the Patriots selected Jake Ingram, long snapper from Hawaii.
Yes, the Patriots took a long snapper. In the sixth round.
However, according to NFL Draft Scout and Mel Kiper, Ingram is the number one long snapper in this year’s draft.
He will compete with Nathan Hodel for the long snapper position with [...]
