If you listen to the talk shows and all of the draft "experts" virtually every first round pick was a wrong one by their respective team. Such is the case with the Pats first round pick of CB Devin McCourty of Rutgers. Coach Belichick refers to him as a "four down player". He has excelled on special teams.
Some of the local "experts" panned the pick feeling there was no reason to draft a special teams player in the first round.They also feel the team is overloaded with defensive backs. They said drafting McCourty validated their thoughts that Terrance Wheatley and Johnathan Wilhite were wasted in 2008.
In a pre-draft report in the New York Post, McCourty was lauded as being one on the top cornerbacks in the draft and was a possible choice of the Jets. Reading that report, paints him in a totally different light.
Only time will tell how any of the first round picks will work out. It's going to be a long few days as the Pats select more players in the next rounds. I'm sure the "experts" will find some fault in each of the selections.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.