Media - Patriots top draft pick is

There are many mock drafts and before we start to go down that route (oops, too late) it is interesting to see what the local and national media are selecting for the Patriots with the seventh pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. As we look at the local media the Boston Globe's Mike Reiss was on ESPN to give his selection. Mike did a breakdown on needs between linebacker and cornerback and selected cornerback as the greater need. Reiss chose Kansas CB Aqib Talib, but also considered Troy's CB Leodis McKelvin and USC's LB Keith Rivers. These are all good picks if the Pats were to go on a needs basis. Reiss did comment on the opportunity to move down, but with most mock drafts was not allowed to trade away the draft pick. Sticking with ESPN, Mel Kiper reviews the Secondary and Linebackers in the 2008 draft. The NFL Network has their own mock draft picks and MarshalL Faulk comments on why the Patriots will choose a cornerback. Mike Mayock and Charles Davis (who??) making their selections for 2008… oh boy. Speaking of the NFL Network, I have complained many times about how bad Bryant Gumbel and Chris Collingsworth are at calling games, but I also thin Jim Mora has no reason to be doing any analysis or commenting on NFL Total Access. While covering the Buffalo Bills at Circling the Wagons, Dan Goldman believes Marshall Faulk is the worst NFL analyst on television. Over at Sports Illustrated, Don Banks recent mock draft has the Patriots choosing CB Leodis McKelvin. Good choice the same one that I originally went with when thinking about the Patriots needs. However, if the Patriots are not able to move out from the No. 7 pick, I think overall we really need to look at value over need and the Patriots will not give top ten money to a defensive back. The driver behind the Patriots defense is the front seven and if Sedrick Ellis or Glen Dorsey is free - they take him. Typically if there are no defensive lineman, the Patriots would take an offensive lineman to win in the trenches - this is where offensive tackle Ryan Clady, from Boise State, may be selected. If McFadden drops to 7 and the Pats still have to pick then they will take him. Otherwise I think if they go for need it will be a defensive end / linebacker type but since Gholston will not be there, they would go with Derrick Harvey over OLB Rivers. But hey, no one knows what the Patriots will do - they surprise us every year! IN BILL WE TRUST!!