http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-7-101/With-11-picks--Patriots-in-commanding-position.html

Good article from Tim Graham on his ESPN.com AFC East blog about the Pats flexibility in the upcoming draft. Worth the read, with some good quotes from other personnel guys around the league. Echos all the comments/thoughts covered here (pats in great position, six picks in top 100, flexibility to move up/down, target a player if they want).

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Good article on the relative lack of strength of this year's tackle class compared to prior years' from Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/43260222.html

Seems like this entire draft is keyed around QBs and OTs, many of whom appear to at least have some significant question marks (injury, character) being talked about as early picks over safer guys who play less premium positions (DT, LB, WR, RB).

Week 1 - Mon., 9/14 - Buffalo, 7pm

Week 2 - Sun., 9/20 - @ Jets, 1pm

Week 3 - Sun., 9/27 - Atlanta, 1pm

Week 4 - Sun., 10/04 - Baltimore, 1pm

Week 5 - Sun., 10/11 - @ Denver, 415pm

Week 6 - Sun., 10/18 - Tennessee, 415pm

Week 7 - Sun., 10/25 - @ Tampa Bay (London), 1pm

Week 8 - BYE

Week 9 - Sun., 11/08 - Miami, 1pm

Week 10 - Sun., 11/15 - @ Colts, 815pm

Week 11 - Sun., 11/22 - Jets, 415pm

Week 12 - Mon., 11/30 - @ New Orleans, 830pm

Week 13 - Sun., 12/06 - @ Miami, 820pm

Week 14 - Sun., 12/13 - Panthers, 1pm

Week 15 - Sun., 12/20 - @ Bills, 1pm

Week 16 - Sun., 12/27 - Jaguars, 1pm

Week 17 - Sun., 1/03 - @ Houston, 1pm

Given the high likelihood that the Pats will either look to trade out of the draft to capture 2010 picks or package picks to move up in this year's draft, I thought I'd put together a chart of where they may end up. Using Draft Countdown's draft pick value chart (http://www.draftcountdown.com/features/Value-Chart.php) as the basis, here is an approximation of to where the Patriots could potentially trade up to in the draft, assuming:

1) 7th rounder is essentially a throw-in with no value;

2) compensatory picks by-rule cannot be traded;

3) only utilizes this year's picks in 2x1 trades (i.e. the Pats package two picks to trade for one higher pick)

UPDATED 4/13 for (potentially) all 30 visits.

Short list out of names I've seen mentioned as having come into Foxboro for individual workouts (Mike Reiss / Boston Globe is source unless otherwise noted):

1) QB Pat White, WV
2) QB Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
3) RB Andre Brown, NC State (from NE Patriots Draft)
4) RB Donald Brown, UConn (rumored, from PatsBlog)
5) WR Johnny Knox Abilene Christian (from NE Patriots Draft)
6) WR Brooks Foster, UNC
7) WR Brandon Tate, UNC
8) TE McKenna "Bear" Pascore, Fresno State
9) OT/OG Andre Smith, Alabama
10) OG Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State (from PatsBlog)
11) DL Ziggy Hood, Missouri
12) DL Adrian Grady, Louisville (from PatsBlog)
13) DL Terrence Knighton, Temple (from PatsBlog)
14) DE Lawrence Sidbury, Richmond (from NE Patriots Draft)
15) DE Robert Ayers, Tennessee (from PatsBlog and WEEI)
16) DE Jarron Gilbert, San Jose St (from PatsBlog)
17) DE/OLB Connor Barwin, Cincinnati
18) DE/OLB Sherman Logan, Richmond (WEEI)
19) DE/OLB Larry English, Northern Illinois (from PatsBlog)
20) ILB Jason Williams, Western Illinois
21) ILB Tyronne McKenzie, South Florida (from PatsBlog)
22) CB Tony Carter, FSU (from NE Patriots Draft)
23) CB Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest (from NE Patriots Draft)
24) CB Don Carey, Norfolk St (WEEI)
25) CB Derek Cox, William & Mary (WEEI)
26) CB Vontae Davis, Illinois
27) CB/S Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St (Pro Football Talk)
28) S Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
29) S Patrick Chung, Oregon St
30) S William Moore, Missouri

Pro Days attended and on-campus workouts include William Beatty, Donald Brown, Darius Butler, Cody Brown (OT, RB, CB, DE/OLB Connecticut), Brian Hoyer (QB, Michigan St), Rhett Bomar (QB, Sam Houston St), Eric Wood (C/OL, Louisville) Jamon Meredith (OL, South Carolina) and Cornelius Ingram (TE, Florida).

Allegedly, he was driving his Bentley near South Beach and struck and killed a pedestrian last night. Currently being held by Miami PD pending further investigation. Unbelievable.

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From Boston.com's Mike Reiss:

Report: Patriots acquire WR Greg Lewis

The Patriots have acquired receiver Greg Lewis from the Philadelphia Eagles, Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports.

The Globe is now working to confirm this trade.

Lewis, 29, has spent the first six years of his career with the Eagles.

First-year Patriots director of pro personnel Jason Licht spent five years with the Eagles, so it's possible that this reported move could have come with his strong recommendation.

Not to keep beating the Lance Moore as the Pats #3 receiver drum, but I thought this was very interesting commentary from Mike Lombardi's always quality Notes column this afternoon.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/03/notes-from-lombardi-9/

Two important clarifications from the comments section as well: (i) Pats would only have to forfeit the #58 pick (can only give up your own pick, not an acquired selection); and (ii) whether he can play outside or just the slot (apparently both, with the comparison by one fan being that he's more Deion Branch than Wes Welker).

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