The New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli will be in their ninth NFL Draft weekend since they took over the coaching reins in 2000 and this will be the 73^rd draft for the league. The Patriots have so far selected 70 players in the Draft since 2000, much to the delight of the fans, and have chosen players in all the different positions except the punter position. There are a few spots on the Patriots side that the two coaching staffs’ feels that needs a look in and they might be able to do so during this weekend’s NFL draft.

The Pats coach Belichick feels that this year’s NFL Draft will not be an exciting one as there is no clear-cut number one player at the draft. The first round picks to the New England Patriots team during the NFL Draft were running back Leonard Russell and offensive tackle Pat Harlow. There are no superstars to be picked during this weekend’s NFL Draft

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