I would give a 10 to Belichick in relation to other coaches in the league. I would give a 9 considered an A average for individual performance as Coach and GM. If I wanted to nit pick I could argue an 8 for his Drafting.
If I wanted to nit pick, I could argue you pulled those grades out of your ass.
BB the GM has not been perfect. Then again, no GM ever is. But what constitutes a 10? What constitutes a 9? How does this grading system work exactly?
Are we counting every miss as a deduction from a 10? Will Michael Jordan be graded as less than a 5 because he didn't even hit half his shots? Babe Ruth could be a 3.5 since he only hit .342.
What criteria are you using exactly?
Actually, **** that criteria. **** the draft too. As Herm Edwards has said (and I've ranted on before), YOU.PLAY.TO.WIN.THE.GAME.
If the goal is to maximize draft pick value, you sit Brandon LaFell and start Aaron Dobson. You also let Josh Boyce play as many reps as possible to try to salvage that draft pick. You start Cameron Fleming even if he's not ready. You sit proven starters to try to maximize draft pick value just so some schmuck on a message board might give you a 9 or 10 instead of an 8 in drafting.
If your goal is to maximize your draft pick value, you don't bring in veterans to challenge rookies, you give priority to higher draft picks over lower ones, you do everything you can to make sure your picks turn into players.
Who cares about winning when there are draft picks to develop?
I do. BB does. More than anything else. It's what matters. And there are lots of times we have done what is best for the team rather than what is best for the draft pick. I hope that never changes.