2012 NFL Draft: Should the New England Patriots Trade Up on Draft Day?

March 25, 2012   ·   Drew Bonifant   ·   Jump to comments

If your head is still spinning from the New England Patriots' busy free agent spree, don't expect a break anytime soon.
History tells us that the wheeling and dealing in Foxboro doesn't stop as the focus shifts to draft day. If anything, it gets more frantic.
A little more than a month remains until the draft, where the Patriots are typically one of the more active teams in the NFL. New England trades its draft picks like a Yankee Swap, moving up and down and in and out of rounds, leaving fans and analysts wondering who the team will pick—and where.
Usually, such moves push the Patriots down in the draft order. The Patriots are fans of the 2-for-1 deal. They like value, value and more value. Why draft in the first round when you can draft twice in the second and third? Why draft in the first round this year if you can draft twice in the first round next year?
This year, however, the team has plenty of team depth, cap space and a few clear needs. Should this be...

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