On Meriweather:
-Versatile player, football guy, loves the game
-He has a lot of experience in a "pro like" system in Miami
-Very smart guy
-Everyone makes mistakes when they are young (which he said last Friday in an interview on the big show)
On the Draft:
-Very long 1st round with everyone looking to trade or do something and taking their full allotment of time
-The draft was watered down by rounds, so every round the teams at the top of the round got a lot better value than the teams at the lower end of the rounds
-There was a lot more value (most of the time) in moving pics, than making them
-The pats haven't changed the style of drafting
-With the #28 pick to the 49ers they figure (going by past percentages) to move up to at least the middle of the 1st round next year if not higher...so the value was there to do it even though there were players they liked in that spot
-Talked a lot about next year and setting themselves up...which looks good for BB staying around
-"We plan to be in business next year"
Giving the big show some material and plenty to talk about was the driving force behind the draft and the moss trade....give him a call in June if things slow down