Pats punt on draft
The New England Patriots didn’t do much with the 2007 draft, other than picking Brandon Meriweather, a safety from Miami, in the first round. Meriweather fills a pressing need in a secondary that has been wrecked by injuries for three straight seasons.
The headline grabbing move of the draft for the Patriots was the acquisition of under-achieving wide receiver Randy Moss from the Oakland Raiders. He cost New England a fourth round pick.
In the fourth and fifth rounds the Patriots picked a defensive tackle and an offensive tackle, which was surprising since the offensive and defensive lines are the areas where the Patriots are the strongest.
In rounds six and seven the Patriots picked a bunch of players who seem unlikely to even make the practice squad.
