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Obviously Belichick specializes in having more picks. The perception by many here is that recently, he does poorly with the picks. Belichick has had EIGHT defensive picks in the first two rounds in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 drafts. He has hit on 50% of those picks. It is possible there may still be some production from Brace and Cunningham as there was in their rookie year.
HITS
Mayo, Chung, McCourty, Spikes
MINOR PRODUCERS IN THEIR ROOKIE YEARS
Brace, Cunningham
FAILS
Wheatley, Butler
BOTTOM LINE
Belichick has done OK in acquiring talent through top draft picks. Lower level picks have produced only Pryor and Deaderick for the defense over these 3 drafts (plus Edelman and Slater). Some might think that late round picks were Belichick's specialty. It seems not to be the case for 2008-2010.
BTW, this same pattern is true on the offense. Belichick has been 100% in the first 2 rounds (Vollmer and Gronkowski). He has only Hernandez and Edelman to show for all the rest.
I believe the difference is that in the past Belichick did more with veteran free agents, late round draft picks and trades. Now, it seems to need to rely on UDFA's instead.
HITS
Mayo, Chung, McCourty, Spikes
MINOR PRODUCERS IN THEIR ROOKIE YEARS
Brace, Cunningham
FAILS
Wheatley, Butler
BOTTOM LINE
Belichick has done OK in acquiring talent through top draft picks. Lower level picks have produced only Pryor and Deaderick for the defense over these 3 drafts (plus Edelman and Slater). Some might think that late round picks were Belichick's specialty. It seems not to be the case for 2008-2010.
BTW, this same pattern is true on the offense. Belichick has been 100% in the first 2 rounds (Vollmer and Gronkowski). He has only Hernandez and Edelman to show for all the rest.
I believe the difference is that in the past Belichick did more with veteran free agents, late round draft picks and trades. Now, it seems to need to rely on UDFA's instead.
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