Patriots rated dead last in Draft Power Rankings article on NFL.com

BlueThunder · May 13, 2016

I read somewhere that a first round pick should be a starter his first year......second round pick could start by the second half of season.......3rd round pick starts in second year......

Anyone have a link to something similar?

Tony2046 · May 13, 2016

Danger Zone said:
Who had their First Round pick stolen and on top of that drafted virtually last in spot 29 out of 32?

By the time the Patriots picked. 59 of the "best" most sure-fire players were off the board.

And its not just this year either, the Patriots have lost more 1st Round picks than any other team: 1 for Spygate and a for Hey-I-Just-Love-the-Jets-Give-Them-Your-First-Round-Pick-For-Hiring-That-BIIIG Name-Browns-Coach-Guy

So not only have the Patriots lost more First Round picks than any other team, but they also drafted by far in the worst (latest) position of any NFL team -several rounds behind all other teams on average in the draft.

Patriots average draft position in each round over the past 15 years: 28th.

Imagine putting together a team when you have to pick last (on average) in the Draft for 15 years straight.

Do you play Fantasy football? Imagine there is no snake-format. Imagine having to Draft 28th out of the 32. EVERY YEAR.

Thats a huge disadvantage in my opinion.

Great post and it says a lot about how far above the rest BB truly is.

Tony2046 · May 13, 2016

BlueThunder said:
I read somewhere that a first round pick should be a starter his first year......second round pick could start by the second half of season.......3rd round pick starts in second year......

Anyone have a link to something similar?

Here you go. Reliable source.

Patriots rated dead last in Draft Power Rankings article on NFL.com

TheFlyingWedge · May 13, 2016

Fascinating

Kontradiction · May 13, 2016

IcyPatriot said:
Way to much value placed on the draft ...
Just one tool in Belichick's player acquisition bag.

Disagree. You can get young, talented players for extremely cheap. Yes, it's just one tool. But it's also arguably the most important tool. Therefore, it's extremely valuable.

ThatllMoveTheChains!!! · May 13, 2016

KontradictioN said:
Disagree. You can get young, talented players for extremely cheap. Yes, it's just one tool. But it's also arguably the most important tool. Therefore, it's extremely valuable.

Hence why the league comes up with absurd penalties for possible rule violations... "Parity"

BlueThunder · May 13, 2016

Heh

Using the the NFL and RELIABLE in same post

Tony2046 · May 13, 2016

BlueThunder said:
Heh

Using the the NFL and RELIABLE in same post

That link was to your post.

Hence reliable.

BobDigital · May 13, 2016

IcyPatriot said:
Way to much value placed on the draft ...
Just one tool in Belichick's player acquisition bag.

Well the draft is where you build championships but rarely in just 1 or 2 years. Brady, Gronk Edelman Vollmer Solder Collins Hightower McCourty all were drafted are 8 of their most important players.

That is how it is for most teams. FA and where you put on the finishing touches not the bulk of the work generally but this past draft was not going to have many franchise players/

robertweathers said:
For each draft, Ron Wolf's rule of thumb is....

3 starters- excellent
2 starters- very good
1 starter - fair

4 contributors- excellent
3 contributors- very good
2 contributors - fair

I suspect Bill would agree with Wolf.

NFL.com is clueless just like their boss

I agree with this generally. To be more specific in each draft ideally you want 1 very good player/high impact player, 1 solid to decent starter, 1 good rotational guy/back up and then just try to get good depth for everything else and if you do that you had a successful draft.

goheels22002 · May 13, 2016

The only list that matters is the last one of the season that places the Super Bowl winner as #1 in the Power Rankings.

The rest of the league should be embarrassed for looking the other way and not evicting a Commissioner who place his power above the best interests of the teams that make his job possible.

RobertWeathers · May 13, 2016

BobDigital said:
Well the draft is where you build championships but rarely in just 1 or 2 years. Brady, Gronk Edelman Vollmer Solder Collins Hightower McCourty all were drafted are 8 of their most important players.

That is how it is for most teams. FA and where you put on the finishing touches not the bulk of the work generally but this past draft was not going to have many franchise players/

I agree with this generally. To be more specific in each draft ideally you want 1 very good player/high impact player, 1 solid to decent starter, 1 good rotational guy/back up and then just try to get good depth for everything else and if you do that you had a successful draft.

Yep. I'm assuming that Wolf kinda bundles that in with "contributors"

Ross12 · May 13, 2016

How did anyone expect NFL.com to rank the Pats draft? They see guys like Kamu Grugier-Hill and go "who the f*** is that? this draft is awful, fail them!"

Gronkowski123 · May 13, 2016

what did kiper say?? hes the only 1 i care about.

the rest are hack wannabees. shame he works for espn though

Deus Irae · May 13, 2016

Team without 1st round pick is ranked in a draft power ranking, when 0 games have yet been played.

So?

Rusty Griswold · May 13, 2016

demerit said:
Didn't see this posted already but it seems absurd to me. I'm assuming it's because the Pats didn't pick at all until the 60th pick hence not getting any of the flashy big name players. Either that or the NFL really does hate the Patriots.

2016 NFL Draft class power rankings: Teams 25-32

LMAO

Who is the author, Mel Kiper? I mean, you'd think people would learn by now. $100, 2 years, this draft will look no worse than middle of the pack compared to other teams' drafts.

Fencer · May 13, 2016

They stated their criteria in the article -- it's based on how a team did against a pre-draft lift of top 100 prospects.

50-yard-line · May 13, 2016

Ross12 said:
How did anyone expect NFL.com to rank the Pats draft? They see guys like Kamu Grugier-Hill and go "who the f*** is that? this draft is awful, fail them!"

You see guys like Duron Harmon and go "Who the f*** is that?"
You see guys like Jamie Collins and go "who the f*** is that?"
You see guys like Malcolm Butler and go "Who the f*** is that?"

What I see is a limitation in your vision.

BlueThunder · May 13, 2016

We see a guy like Brady picked and go..... WTF ???? ..they got Drew.......

Koma · May 13, 2016

There's another way to look at this: Imagine if you were a fan of the team that came in at 31 or 30. Your team had a first round pick and they still barely beat a team without one.

Deus Irae · May 13, 2016

They give the exact basis for the rankings, and it's perfectly legit.

ow, in using NFL Media senior analyst Gil Brandt's Hot 100 prospect rankings as the measuring stick, the Titans are the clear "winner" of the draft.

Points were assigned to each player based on where he was selected in the draft; 100 points were rewarded to the No. 1-ranked prospect, 99 points to the No. 2-rated prospect and so on.

Here is how all 32 teams stacked up using Brandt's Hot 100 list as the definitive draft guide.

2016 NFL Draft class power rankings

Now, we may all question Brandt's rankings, and we'll certainly be re-evaluating the draft over the next few years, but there's nothing to see here, folks.

Patriots rated dead last in Draft Power Rankings article on NFL.com

PatsFans.com Supporter

PatsFans.com Supporter

PatsFans.com Supporter

In the Starting Line-Up

On my retirement tour.

In the Starting Line-Up

PatsFans.com Supporter

PatsFans.com Supporter

Pro Bowl Player

PatsFans.com Supporter

Member of the Seattle 7 & Roadie for Metallica

Moderator

Pro Bowl Player

PatsFans.com Retired Jersey Club

On the Game Day Roster

Pro Bowl Player

Veteran Starter w/Big Long Term Deal

PatsFans.com Supporter

In the Starting Line-Up

PatsFans.com Retired Jersey Club

Similar threads