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With the 31st pick in the 2012 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, Anthony Knox selected for the New England Patriots, who earned their pick by finishing the 2011 season with 13-3 record and then making it all the way to the Super Bowl, where they lost to the New York Giants.
With the No. 31 pick in the 2012 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, the New England Patriots select...
Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska
This pick is the second pick of Round #1 for New England, and the interval between picks isn't all that different from what we are all looking at as Bengal fans, as Cincinnati has #17 and #21, while NE has #27 and #31. So many of the discussions out there are not all that different from discussions that Bengal fans read about....do you go defense twice? Free agency for this position, then pick these two? Things like that....
So this meant looking at the New England depth chart, and where are they needing help most? This is always challenging for a Super Bowl team, but NE really isn't a defensive juggernaut, while on offense, it looks more like a hole here, and a hole there. The Pats went with a DE/OLB with pick #27 in Andre Branch, so ultimately it felt like an opportunity to bolster the inferior unit by taking a Round 1 corner to go with that pass rusher. Other considerations were Stephen Hill (WR-Ga. Tech) and Doug Martin (RB-Boise St.), but defense was what needed more help. As usual, a huge WHO DEY to one and all...
Alfonzo Dennard Highlights:
Joe Goodberry's Instant Analysis:
Easily the worst pick of the first round. The Patriots won't get a pass from me here. They reached for a player in a very deep CB draft. Dennard is a press CB and would be better in a zone scheme - a good fit for the Pats - in the 2nd/3rd round. The Patriots have needs at RB, WR, S, CB and DL. Even if Dennard plays FS, it's a reach.
Grade: F
Value: -33
Draft Overview:
# | Team | Picked By | Name/Positon of Pick |
1 | Indianapolis | Alex Neyer | Andrew Luck QB |
2 | Washington | David Farrelly | Robert Griffin III QB |
3 | Minnesota | Palewook | Matt Kalil OT |
4 | Cleveland | Jason Garrison | Justin Blackmon WR |
5 | Tampa Bay | Andrew Bernius | Morris Claiborne CB |
6 | St. Louis | Jim0ijk | Quinton Coples DE |
7 | Jacksonville | AK513 | Melvin Ingram DE |
8 | Miami | Dan Lockhart | Trent Richardson RB |
9 | Carolina | Jason Blanton | Luke Kuechly LB |
10 | Buffalo | Casey Penn | Michael Floyd WR |
11 | Kansas City | Kenneth Taylor | David DeCastro OG |
12 | Detroit (projected trade) | Andrew Perrotta | Stephon Gilmore CB |
13 | Arizona | Dan Wolford | Riley Reiff OT |
14 | Dallas | Joshua Foster | Michael Brockers DT |
15 | Philadelphia | Travis Parker | Mark Barron S |
16 | New York Jets | Kenneth Taylor | Courtney Upshaw OLB |
17 | Cincinnati (from Oakland) | Jason Garrison | Dre Kirkpatrick CB |
18 | San Diego | Anthony Knox | Fletcher Cox DE |
19 | Chicago | Steve Whited | Kendall Wright WR |
20 | Tennessee | Jeff Welch | Nick Perry DE |
21 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison | Cordy Glenn OG |
22 | Cleveland (from Atlanta) | Jason Garrison | Ryan Tannehill QB |
23 | Seattle (projected trade) | Jared Egner | Whitney Mercilus DT |
24 | Pittsburgh | Jason Garrison | Dont'a Hightower LB |
25 | Denver | Jared Morgan | Devon Still DE |
26 | Houston | Brett Kollman | Dontari Poe DT |
27 | New England (from New Orleans) | Anthony Knox | Andre Branch DE |
28 | Green Bay | Travis Castleman | Kendall Reyes DT |
29 | Baltimore | Jason Garrison | Peter Konz OC/OG |
30 | San Francisco | Chris Brown | Coby Fleener TE |
31 | New England | Anthony Knox | Alfonzo Dennard CB |
32 | New York Giants | Matt Leitner |