Examining How the Patriots Did On Draft Day

After the 2012 NFL draft, most responses from analysts were fairly positive when it came to the New England Patriots’ selections.

Mel Kiper had this to say:

"Good work targeting top needs, but the value was pretty average overall, given the big reach on [Tavon] Wilson."

Matt Miller’s thoughts:

"The lack of picks on Day 3 may hurt the New England Patriots’ overall depth, but it’s hard to argue with their all-out approach to improving their defense in the early rounds of the 2012 class."

Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston also had mostly good things to say.

For the most part, the Patriots seemed to walk away from Radio C.....

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