New England Patriots Audio

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addresses the media during his post draft press conference at Gillette Stadium on April 30,2011. BB: We've got another one in the books here. We started off the day kind of waiting through that fourth round. When Marcus Cannon was on the board there in the fifth, we felt like that was a good value for that pick. He's a very highly-rated player and obviously we felt comfortable enough to take him at that point, so that was that. Lee Smith was an outstanding blocker at Marshall. Actually, I crossed paths with his father when I was at Cleveland the first season there. We finished up with Markell [Carter] who has had a very productive career at a smaller school. And then of course, Malcolm [Williams], a fast, physical back that has been very productive in the kicking game. That's where we're at. Now we're kind of in a different mode for right now. We'll see how all that works out. This is one step in the team building process. I'm sure there will be others to come, but maybe not for a while. We'll just have to wait and see. Q: When you said you felt comfortable taking Marcus Cannon, did you mean in terms of his health status? BB: Obviously there was a reason why he was still on the board there. Q: It seems like it's been fairly recent that he was diagnosed. Do you have any idea how soon his treatment will be done? BB: No, I'll just say that we were comfortable with the situation and all that it entails. Q: Do you prefer him at guard or tackle, or just kind of play it by ear? BB: With all these players, once we get them and get a chance to work with them, we'll look at their skill sets and put them in different positions. We move people around quite a bit anyway in our offense and defensive systems, so we'll see how it all works out. I'm not sure exactly what's best for anybody. I assume we'll play [Ryan] Mallett at quarterback, but the rest of them, we'll see how it goes. Q: Was it difficult to evaluate a guy like Malcolm Willi...