JSn
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Some more nice insight into Bill and our Pats.
The National Football Post | Diner Morning News
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The National Football Post | Diner Morning News
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The Patriots have a complete team ready to compete in the NFL before the draft. I always felt that you had to attempt to cover your team needs before the draft so that you could enter the draft with the intention of taking the best player. Having the ability to be flexible in the draft allows you to just pick players and not have to worry about waiting for a certain player. The best drafts normally come from having the best offseasons. You enter the draft room with a sense of peace and know that if the chips don’t fall your way, your team can still go out and compete.
Now, I know this sounds elementary and you’re probably asking, “Don’t all NFL teams try to do this?” The answer is a big NO. Many teams don’t want to sign a veteran player at a position of draft need because they fear the coaches will not play the rookie and will end up playing the rundown veteran. Unless the head coach dictates who will play and when they play, this problem will always be a part of many organizations. In New England, for example, there’s only one person who determines who gets on the field, and if the veteran is better than the rookie, he plays. If the rookie is best, he will play. New England’s way of handling the manipulation of personnel is not the norm in the NFL. New England’s football operation runs like a paramilitary organization while many other teams take the “committee approach.” Everyone knows how I feel about the committee approach.
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