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J.J. Watt… Not going to be a Patriot. Haven’t drafted a guy repped by Tom Condon since Ben Watson. Won’t happen
Ian Rapoport
But my question is why not if there’s a rookie wage scale under the new CBA? It would make rookie contract negotiations easy peezy.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/jj-watt-not-going-to-be-a-patriot-havent/
Nice job by Patriots Football Place putting this Watt vs. Jordan video together. In my mind this is what it comes down to at 17, but remember, my mind retains the right to know nothing.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/nice-job-by-patriots-football-place-putting-this/
Here’s a new JJ Watt scouting video. If you took a vote from all the mock drafters, fans and pundits Wat would probably win the Most Likely Patriots Pick award. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/heres-a-new-jj-watt-scouting-video-if-you-took-a/
In honor of the two guys we see as the best value fits at 17th overall here are film breakdowns of Jordan and Watt.
SI/Don Banks: New mock realistic for Patriots
Banks has got the Patriots taking JJ Watt and Danny Watkins and I think this is as realistic of a mock as there is out there for the Patriots. If they can get Watt or Jordan at 17 I think they pull the trigger. If not I see them trading down and picking up an interior lineman like Watkins or perhaps Muhammad Wilkerson. Either way I think a defensive front 7 player or offensive lineman are the most likely spots to be addressed in the first round.
17. JJ Watt
28. Danny Watkins
I know I’m higher on Watkins than a lot of people who think he’s too old, but if he can step right in and play it doesn’t really bother me that much. I mean we got 6 years out of Mankins and he could likely be gone, we’d easily get 6 out of Watkins.
WEEI/Bean: How Watt can fall to Patriots
DJ Bean lays out a scenario where the Pats could get JJ Watt, but at this point, with all the buzz that is surrounding him post-combine, I’m feeling less and less optimistic that he’d be there at 17. The other factor is that while Watt seems like a great 3-4 fit I could even see him being a good fit for a 4-3 team. He’s that athletic and versatile.
So do yourself a favor and don’t get too attached, plus there’s not even a guarantee BB would take him even if he was there.
I don’t see any slowdown in his game to say, ‘OK, who is better than him right now.’ I think it’s very difficult to say that,’ he said of Mankins. ‘I think there are some tackles who are clear cut, because tackles do more than guards. I think that him and [right guard] Dan Connolly, […]