Patriots Stockpile Talent Through Draft; Hold Rookie Minicamp

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Published: May 1, 2009

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... and the New England Patriots have been getting rave reviews for their performance.  Throughout the sports world, draft grades have been filing in, ranging from A to B+ (which was ESPN’s Mel Kiper’s grade for the Patriots).  The theme of this year was stockpiling talent as it was clear that the Patriots had some major holes to fill.  After a busy free agent signing period, the Pats looked for the draft to give them greater depth at several positions, as well as redefine their defensive backfield.  Here are the top 5 story lines of the Patriots’ draft weekend.

1.)  The Selection of Patrick Chung.  Here the Patriots got arguably the best strong safety in the draft, as well as someone that they have been targeting.  This will help the Patriots at that position, as he will compete with James Sanders and maybe even Rodney Harrison, if he decides to return.  By having Chung, a four year starter at Oregon, compete for the start...

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