As of last year, day 1 of the draft is only 2 rounds so our team only has 4 day 1 picks.

As for our team, if you ask me right now it is 2007 all over again which is why our draft has to be about adding pressure, physicality and speed on defense and making signifigant improvements on our 3rd down & red zone statistics..

Our OL against the Giants defense which has improved in their off season and our defense against their clock management offense and I think we are still in trouble..

If the past 3 years of big game history has shown us anything, our teams current defense on the field with 3 mintutes to go and up by 3-4 points the outcome is not going to be to our enjoyment.

RE the decision to draft an OL rather than a RB like Faulk. With TB recovering from injury as much as I'd like a LB or DB chosen early in the draft, if a great talent slides at OL I think they should pick him at #23 or #34. That said, Faulk has helped to protect TB not just with blocking, he's made defenses pay for blitzes with his ability to covert 3rd downs from short passes. TB doesn't have to hold the ball when Faulk's on the field healthy & productive(Welker has helped alot also in this aspect). The Pats may find a solid talented RB with versatility with a mid or late pick in the draft.