2011 NFL Draft: New England Patriots Must Try to Finally Replace Willie McGinest

April 7, 2011   ·   Tim Garrity   ·   Jump to comments

To paraphrase Rick Pitino, Andre Tippet is not coming through that door folks, Willie McGinest and Mike Vrabel are not coming through that door, and if they do they’re gonna be old and gray.
The Patriots have been searching for Willie McGinest’s replacement since releasing him after the 2005 season. Admittedly, it looked they had found their man in 2007 with the signing of the mercurial Adalius Thomas, but that marriage dissolved quickly after a decent first season. and Thomas never took to Bill Belichick and his coaching staff.
Who knows, maybe they found their man in second-year player Jermaine Cunningham, but in my mind they’re still looking and it’d be nice to have more than one pass-rushing outside linebacker wouldn’t it?
That’s what makes Belichick and the Patriots refusal to draft McGinest’s replacement in the early rounds of the draft so frustrating and confusing.
Since 2005, Belichick and his staff have passed over ...

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