**The official Day 2 Patriots Draft Thread**

[Froob]

Cunningham better be learning how to tackle this offseason. Gonna be painful to watch this d if it's the same pass rush from last year.

 

[Calciumee]

How quick did the Bungles get their pick in?

 

[VJCPatriot]

I'm surprised that BB didn't trade down from 33. Looks like Ras-I Dowling is the guy. But will he play CB for us or FS?

 

[Greg]

On que, The Bills take a DB after us.

 

[reflexblue]

 

[Uncle Rico]

So, when does everyone think the trade up is coming?

 

[JackBauer]

If I typed what I actually felt, I'd never hear the end of it here. So....

just wow.

I take it your reaction isn't positive?

 

[patchick]

OK, Mallett has hit a new bar for character questions: too dirty for the Bengals!

 

[crowell33]

IR - RAS Dowling : missed time in college with right knee injury, left hamstring injury, left ankle fracture, right hamstring injury, reinjured hamstring trying to run a 40 yard dash at the Combine and according to PFW, had significant injury history in high school as well. Wait till he gets hit by the big boys in the NFL.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Nice rack ...

 

[silenthuntr7]

Yeah...I smell a trade-up as well.

 

[Patspsycho]

I see him at FS rather than CB. Terrific instincts.

That's what I'm thinking too. Huge upside in that slot- very physical playmaker, great run-stopper.

 

[makoute]

He has a cool name!

 

[midwestpatsfan]

Who needs a Front-7 anyway?

I'm offically pissed. We could have had Dowling much later in the 2nd round and could have traded out of the 33rd.

How do you know that, a corner went the very next pick. Dowling was first round talent, just injuries held him back. Elite size, speed and ball skills. I love the pick.

 

[PATRIOTS-80]

Finally a tall CB. That's the end of Jonathan Wilhite, not Darius Butler. IMHO.

 

[jays52]

I like the way this draft is going down. Like the Dowling pick a bunch. Amazing how well some of the draft board nailed this one so far.

 

[ausbacker]

We need another CB so we can rush the passer. Remember we had Arrington rushing the passer last year! Thats how bad the Pats pass rush is. We had to have a CB rush the passer. Cant have enough CB's

People go in one direction and say "oh, we need more push from the front 7" discounting the fact that only Leigh Bodden and Devin McCourty are our elite corners. The rest of the rotation is OK to average from what they've shown so far.

If Dowling improves the Patriots coverage ability then it's a super pick for mine. Hardly any of the OLB's are coming off the table and are still sitting there waiting to be chosen.

 

[Danielbaron1]

Confusing pick but I guess the guy is pretty fast. Runs the 40 in 4.40, when he's not injured that is.

Acrually I heard he ran that 4.4 with a pulled hamstring

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[cblesz]

Nice rack ...

I was thinking the same thing...very nice.

 

[IllegalContact]

Confusing pick but I guess the guy is pretty fast. Runs the 40 in 4.40, when he's not injured that is.

he ran 4.43 with a hurt hamstring