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FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots 2019 NFL Draft CoveragePatriots Off-Season CoverageGrading the Chase Winovich selection and how he fits in the Patriots defense in the immediate and long term New,1commentAthletic limitations makes him a hand in the dirt rusher instead of a standup edge rusher, but comes with a junkyard type mentality on the DL.EDTShareTweetShareShareGrading the Chase Winovich selection and how he fits in the Patriots defense in the immediate and long term Jason Getz-USA TODAY SportsThe Patriots had a need to address their pass rush and defensive line on Day 2 and they did not disappoint as they added a solid edge rusher. After some wheeling and dealing, the Patriots finally picked again at 77 and selected Michigan edge rusher Chase Winovich. Strengths:Sets a hard edge in the run gameVery coachable playerMultiple pass rush movesPlays with a good sense of urgencySolid in regards to hand usageMade more plays than 12th overall pick Rashan Gary last three yearsWeaknesses:Doesn’t move exceptionally well in space, more of a hand in the dirt guyAt times will be out of controlNeeds to bulk up to 260+ if playing defensive endRookie Year ProjectionWinovich can contribute right away due to ability to produce in run defense and moderate upside as a rusher. I don’t think he knocks off Deatrich Wise Jr. from the #2 edge rusher role, but he could challenge John Simon, my comp for Winovich Youth Isaiah Wynn Jerseys , for the #3 role as a rookie. As I mentioned in the weaknesses, Winovich profiles more as a defensive end than an outside linebacker and likely fell a bit in Round 3 due to the lack of a 3-4 fit. Pats Pulpit reacts to the Damien Harris and Yodny Cajuste picksSubscribe to the Pats Pulpit podcast for more draft reactions!Long Term ProjectionWinovich is likely a rotational edge rusher who is #2 or #3 on any team’s depth chart on a year to year basis due to athletic limitations as a rusher. Winovich is one of those players who will do the gruntwork on defense and set up other players on stunts, which I’d like to see the Patriots continue to employ like they did in the postseason. He’s more valuable on first and second down as an edge defender against the run with moderate pass rush upside if New England can get him to play more under control. Winovich is a very coachable player who has a knack for understanding the moving parts in the scheme and what his role in that scheme is so I think this will correct itself quickly.How Many Downs Can He Impact: 3, potentially 4 if the Patriots can improve his pass rush techniqueI expect him to see some time on different ST units: field goal, FG block, punt coverage, and punt return units. Pick Grade: BI like the fit Isaiah Wynn Jerseys Stitched , although I think they could have afforded to go for more upside with the pick. Winovich is a high character, smart football player and those type of players thrive in New England. There is some potential ST impact available plus perhaps more upside as a rusher when the Patriots fix up his hands and feet in his technique. Athletic limitations makes Winovich more of a hand in the dirt rusher than a standup edge rusher who is capable of dropping like Kyle Van Noy. Trey Flowers had the same limitations coming out of college and tested poorer at the combine, but would go on to be one of the best defenders for the Patriots the last three seasons. The Patriots have won six Super Bowls. Tom Brady was MVP of four of them.Deion Branch was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005.Now, Julian Edelman has joined them.Edelman caught 10 passes for 141 yards, with eight going for first downs. He had catches on both of the Patriots’ scoring drives.Edelman also had one carry for 8 yards.He beat out defensive teammates Dont'a Hightower and Stephon Gilmore as well as running back Sony Michel. Hightower had two sacks, Gilmore a sack and a forced fumble and Michel rushed for 94 yards and the game’s only touchdown.“He deserves it,” Brady told CBS’ Jim Nantz in the postgame ceremony. “That was one of the best games he’s ever played.”Edelman now ranks second all-time in playoff receiving yards with 1 Youth Duke Dawson Jerseys ,412. Only Jerry Rice, with 2,245, has more.It was quite a season for Edelman as he began it with a four-game suspension for performance enhancing drugs. He finished the regular season with 74 catches for 850 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games and then caught 26 passes for 388 yards in three postseason games.“Sometimes the cookie crumbles that way,” Edelman said of winning the MVP. “. . .It just matters that we won, man. It was a crazy year.”