How does the Patriots' first selection factor into the roster and playing time mix?
Malcom Brown was never a player I considered as an option for the Patriots this year because I thought, like many others, Brown would be off the board before BB actually starts to care about the draft. Thanks to some fortuitous rolls in the draft and some big head-scratching picks by AFC Rivals, Brown fell to the Patriots at the 32nd selection. The Patriots were preparing to trade down assuming the three teams ahead of them were going to take him.