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Bill Belichick put off rebuilding his WR corp as long as he could. He chose to retool instead with veterans. This was based on the success he had with Welker and Moss.
Unfortunately, these receivers seem to have had commodities, that most receivers don't possess. Both Talent and Brains.
No one wil ever say that Randy Moss is a mental giant, but in comparisons with his WR peers, he does. He shared other traits common to them as well, unfortunately. Randy has a DIVA personality that would appear periodically. It is a common trait for the Divas of the WR fraternity.
I attribute that to being a pampered athlete, forgiven for most common human failings, and never really held accountable for his actions, throughout his youth, because of his athletic fame and prowess,along with no requirement ot be able to think.
When BB tried to retool with other veteran WRs, many simply couldn't read, or understand and comprehend the complicated option passing Offense that the Pats operate.
So when Belichick decided to add youth to the last remaining "oldster" squad on his Team, he added a stipulation to himself and the scouts. The WR candidates must have brains as well as athletic ability.
He would eliminate the brainless from consideration. That meant that Tavon Austin with his magnificent 7 score on the Wonderlic, and Cordarrele Patterson with his stupendous 11 Wonderlic eliminated themselves from consideration. His experience with the brainpower of Ocho with his 10 on the Wonderlic, underlined that the results would not be satisfactory.
He selected Aaron Dobson with his 20 Wonderlic, a relative genius level score amongst his WR brethren. Then he bypassed many other athletic but not brainy candidates in the third round, before selecting Josh Boyce a speedy, tough guy who is a complete WR anomaly. This WR had graduated already from TCU, and was attending Graduate School in his Senior season!
He chose these to accompany his young veteran import, Danny Amendola who posses a rare score for a WR of 27 on his Wonderlic, as the Troika on which to rebuild the Patriot's WR corps. Donald Jones is reputed to be pretty smart too.
I'm willing to bet that there will be few stories written about how "difficult" or "slow to absorb" the Patriot option passing game, this new WR corps is.
It all makes sense now, doesn't it.
s
Unfortunately, these receivers seem to have had commodities, that most receivers don't possess. Both Talent and Brains.
No one wil ever say that Randy Moss is a mental giant, but in comparisons with his WR peers, he does. He shared other traits common to them as well, unfortunately. Randy has a DIVA personality that would appear periodically. It is a common trait for the Divas of the WR fraternity.
I attribute that to being a pampered athlete, forgiven for most common human failings, and never really held accountable for his actions, throughout his youth, because of his athletic fame and prowess,along with no requirement ot be able to think.
When BB tried to retool with other veteran WRs, many simply couldn't read, or understand and comprehend the complicated option passing Offense that the Pats operate.
So when Belichick decided to add youth to the last remaining "oldster" squad on his Team, he added a stipulation to himself and the scouts. The WR candidates must have brains as well as athletic ability.
He would eliminate the brainless from consideration. That meant that Tavon Austin with his magnificent 7 score on the Wonderlic, and Cordarrele Patterson with his stupendous 11 Wonderlic eliminated themselves from consideration. His experience with the brainpower of Ocho with his 10 on the Wonderlic, underlined that the results would not be satisfactory.
He selected Aaron Dobson with his 20 Wonderlic, a relative genius level score amongst his WR brethren. Then he bypassed many other athletic but not brainy candidates in the third round, before selecting Josh Boyce a speedy, tough guy who is a complete WR anomaly. This WR had graduated already from TCU, and was attending Graduate School in his Senior season!
He chose these to accompany his young veteran import, Danny Amendola who posses a rare score for a WR of 27 on his Wonderlic, as the Troika on which to rebuild the Patriot's WR corps. Donald Jones is reputed to be pretty smart too.
I'm willing to bet that there will be few stories written about how "difficult" or "slow to absorb" the Patriot option passing game, this new WR corps is.
It all makes sense now, doesn't it.
s