I'll gladly leave the DT room to your expertise.
For those who didn't read the article, these are current players Lazar sees as players who may not be Pats in '21.
QB Jarrett Stidham
WR N’Keal Harry
RB Sony Michel
DE Chase Winovich
CB Joejuan Williams
TE Dalton Keene
LB Anfernee Jennings
Personally, I'd like to keep Stidham since he's gotten short changed so far. Fast track him along with Mac Jones and let's see what we've got.
I was done with Harry the day he was drafted. I'd trade him for a 6th and be happy I got the pick.
Michel has played well & has good value as RBs go but that's the problem. RBs are a dime a dozen these days. His replacements are already on the team. Later on day 2 seems right to me.
Be nice if some team out there is saying "the Pats have used Winovich all wrong. He doesn't fit their scheme nearly as well as he fits our scheme". Maybe BB can find that team and get a late pick back.
I wonder if Joejuan Williams can play S.
Keene and Jennings are afterthoughts in my mind - developmental players who won't bring anything in a trade since they've done nothing. I'm thinking practice squad presently. It would be a shame to throw them out prematurely because of injuries. Wish I knew how their psych testing went.
We've done a fine job retooling the DL between the draft and FA, but 5 is too few. A couple of observations:
Barmore -- I've heard and read suggestions that Barmore isn't a hard worker and has trouble showing up for meetings on time and things of that nature. I don't know
many details, but know that those sorts of things will not be tolerated by Belichick. Only sub-standard work ethic could prevent Christian from being one of the top DLs in the league. I
believe he could be a dominant player in the mold of Fletcher Cox and one of the rare guys in football that have the size to anchor and stuff double-teams and the mobility
and quickness to make tackles along the entire box. I'm not expecting him to be Aaron Donald versus passing games, but he can and will pressure QBs better than any
interior DL we've had here. Ever. As long as he wants it and adapts to what we expect, the sky is the limit and I don't expect him to take long to become productive. People
that haven't seen him play are going to be quickly impressed. He uses his powerful hands and arms to keep guys off his chest and keeps his head up at all times. He doesn't lose
track of the ball and becomes a heat-seeking missile that locks on and closes quick. He's "country strong" like Richard Seymour was and shows fine instincts even though he hasn't
played long enough to have seen it all yet. His floor is high and but his ceiling could be way higher. I don't usually like to watch Alabama, but down the stretch last season I
focused on Barmore because he was dominant on almost every snap and I couldn't take my eyes off him. I base my opinion on a small sampling and don't usually like to do that, but couldn't help myself. He is perfect for what we need on the field and should shatter the local 2nd round jinx. I can't understand why he didn't go top 20, unless it was fear that he will go off the reservation. Let'shope all those worries are totally unfounded as they are with a lot of players around the league who end up in the pro bowl. We should find out quick enough.
Henry Anderson -- I liked watching Henry when he was at Stanford and projected him to the Pats then. He's tall and strong and has a weird knack for slipping blocks and penetrating which is unusual for a guy that is 6' 6". He's smart and steady and has recently been rated as a top 10 run stuffing DL. He's definitely an under-the-radar guy similar to Lawrence Guy and he'll do his job well from the opening whistle. Anderson plays textbook run at DE but can slide inside when you need him.
Davon Godchaux -- I knew his name and that he was from LSU, but during 2019 I noticed him because he was about the only guy on the Miami D who kept fighting (5 tackles) as we blew
them out 43-0, then in the season finale he once again proved a pain in the ass with 4 tackles (2 for loss) and pushed Shaq Mason around a few times, which doesn't happen often and
the Dolphins beat us. He's a pure interior guy. Compact, but very strong and should be coming into his prime. He's another really hard worker.
So, we know Lawrence Guy and Deatrich Wise, but I'd prefer for one more guy from the current roster to rise up from the pack. Byron Cowart, Montravius Adams and Carl Davis
have all shown flashes but one of them needs to demand a job. I believe one of them will and that's what camp is for. Carl Davis is the biggest guy of that group and in
very limited snaps showed signs that he could be a beast, but he got hurt pretty fast. Cowart had a rough year, but took a ton of snaps and will occasionally flash impressive
athletic skill. He needs to anchor better and understand what he's seeing, but he's got some potential. Adams was excellent at Auburn and seemed to be the leader of that D, but
I don't know what happened to him up in Green Bay.
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