**The official Day 2 Patriots Draft Thread**

[Dufflebagz]

VEREEN!!!! I love it!!

 

[ausbacker]

RB Vereen. There's another NEED taken care of. Kevin Faulk replacement?

 

[TriplecHamp]

luke warm on this vereen pick.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Shane Vereen, RB, Cal

Mike Reiss nailed that pick (although he was thinking third round).

 

[Patriot Missile]

Too early///////////////

 

[Off The Grid]

:rocker: :rocker: :rocker: WIN!!! :rocker: :rocker: :rocker:

 

[jah]

Sounds good to me.

 

[Water Boy]

My only binkie picked so far.

 

[Dufflebagz]

I finally got a pick right on my mock (well, I had him at 60) :singing:

 

[Ring 6]

I really like it. I really like the Solder pick, think they fleeced NO, and love the Dowling choice. They've got very solid Patriots style players at solid value positions. They also have adressed the more subtle but very relevant needs. I wasn't high on the OLB class, so I don't have any issues with not going backer. I would have liked to have seen a moveup for Watt but I really can't complain.

I'm looking for a guard and a back coming soon. This is also a nice spot in the draft for an outside receiver.

I have no problem with first round LTs or CBs regardless of what need is, because those are critical positions. 33 is basically round 1.
It would appear that the moves made over the last 3 years clearly signal that BB is trying to make the secondary the strength of the team.
A 1 last year on McCourty, a almost 1 here.
Bodden in FA. Butler and Chung in the second. Meriwhether in the first.
If I wasn't influenced by this board telling BB is clueless I would think he is trying to build the best secondary in the NFL, and I''d really like that idea.

 

[andrewgarrr]

Boling @ 60?

 

[Froob]

60 has to be a pass rusher then. How good is Vareen? Is he a featured back?

 

[jays52]

Vereen huh? Never saw that one coming.

Perfect player for their need. Cue the back run.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Shane Vereen is the pick...

WHO WOULDA THUNK IT :confused3:

 

[Calciumee]

I like the pick!

Don't know why I expected him to be a Pat in 2011, but looks like my expectation was right

 

[PATRIOTS-80]

Ingram for Vereen and a 1st round pick. It will be interesting to see who has the better career.

 

[PatDaPatriot]

FWIW, James Walker from ESPN tweeted that the Browns had targeted Vereen to pair with Hillis. I don't think he would've made it to 74...

 

[andrewgarrr]

Too early///////////////

Probably. But who else should they have taken? The board fell flat for every team and I doubt anyone was calling to move up.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

Not the player I liked the best at RB, but I'm not upset at all. He's a good player.

 

[midwestpatsfan]

another solid pick IMO. Late 2nd is right where I thought, although I would have thought Leshore would have been gone.