You are free to believe that the scouting services available to other teams and to some of the media ALL produce nonsense on a regular basis. Obviously, some players end up being drafted higher or lower than predicted. Often this is due to team interviews with players.
Apparently, we should NOT consider Belichick a master when he find nuggets in the late round. After all, these are really MISSES for Belichick, since if he really thought that these players had promise, he would have drafted them earlier.
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In the end, everyone is free to look at results. For example, we can look at all the defensive backs that the Belichick has drafted in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, and those drafted by other top teams. We can also look at the "ratings" that the media put on those players. I guess that since the patriots have won more than anyone, I should expect to see that when Belichick "reached", that is, chose a player higher than his rating would dictate, that Belichick was right.
I'll wait while folks find this list of defensive backs that Belichick has reached on and SHOWN THEM by making them pro bowlers.
We've been to this rodeo before. This was a terrible draft for defensive backs, and Belichick did well by getting one that projects to being a solid backup and special teamer. And just BTW, I'm OK with that result.
