BobDigital
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No, the Pats didn't know it. Why? Because one only has to look back at 2002 when they didn't have a NT to see what that can mean.. Also, Ty Warren was only a 2nd year player.. He hadn't established himself yet.. You're making way too many assumptions about what the status of the team really was.
I stand corrected about Troy Brown.. However, you are wrong about Gaffney. Gaffney wasn't added until the October 9th, 2006. Well into the season. Doug Gabriel was added to the team via trade on Sept 2nd. And he didn't last the season. So this idea that the WRs was solid is just BS on your part..
So, now your changing your argument to fit reality.. That's called spinning.. The 2005 Defense was 17th in points allowed and 26 in yards allowed.
You pulling the 2006 Defense into the argument is non-sensical as it had no bearing on what the Pats did in the 2006 draft. The Pats drafted Maroney and Jackson because they needed a RB and a WR. Both were Josh McDaniels picks, though they were done with BB's support.
You said solid WRs. Not Solid Receivers. Gronk and Hernandez are TEs, not WRs. Here you are, again, changing your argument because what you stated originally was flawed and your doing a poor job trying to make up for it.
Yes, you did overlook it and trying to say otherwise is a lie and everyone here knows it. If you hadn't overlooked it, you'd have mentioned it in your OP. Something you didn't do and you said as much when reflexblue pointed out the issue.
Here is yet another flawed statement on your part. There is no "usual" for the Patriots when it comes to adding a RB. They spend the capital they have available at the time based on how they perceive their need. The times when the need was the highest, they spent high capital. When it's been lowest, they've not spent as much.
As for standing by what you said, that doesn't make you correct. It makes you stubborn and ignorant. Particularly when the facts contradict you.
It didn't clarify anything. All it did was show that you are grasping at straws because you aren't willing to admit that your entire premise was wrong. Dillon's cap number may have only been 2.15 for 2005 and 2.6 for 2006, but the Pats paid him close to $10M for those 2 years as part of the contract he'd signed. As for Kevin Faulk, his 2009 cap hit was $4.29M. And that was for a 3rd down back that was seeing 400-500 snaps a year.
Unfortunately for you, your OP and comments prior to this reply contradict you.
You have no overall point. You've already shown that. And no, I didn't leave out any details. What you did was make assumptions and try to show how smart you are based on those assumptions. Do yourself a favor and read Patriots Reign as well as Management Secrets of the New England Patriots Vol 1 and 2.
Okay you are clearly going out of your way to be very rude and also called me a liar. You are also claiming to know my state of mind which is highly arrogant of you. If you wanted to have a conversation about why I felt this is how BB operates we could have done that. That is what I had hoped we could have done. However you have made it clear all you are interested in being a jerk and stroking your ego. I don't do that and don't facilitate those who do. So conversation over and i would appreciate it if in the future you make the effort to not to reply to any of my future post.