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Looking back at who was taken across the league in 2007, it seems likely that BB was right to hate that draft.

Further, actually getting a Pro Bowler out of that draft is quite an accomplishment.

On the other hand, saying that makes the Jets' haul in 2007 (Revis and Harris) look like one heck of a drafting job.

Quick hits from Belichick radio interview - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

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2. Depth of draft showed up late. Belichick seemed extremely pleased with the team’s draft picks through the top of the seventh round, expressing surprise that the team was able to pick up the quality of players like center Ted Larsen (sixth round, 205th overall) and offensive tackle Thomas Welch (seventh round, 208th overall) that late. “We’ve taken players that didn’t nearly have the grades that they had in the fourth round before, because the board [was] depleted,” he said. “Like in the ’07 draft, as an example.”

Yep, 7th rounders this draft better than 4th rounders in that draft!

Good point. Even the top 15 was very sparse for good players.

1 JaMarcus Russell QB Louisiana State Oakland Raiders
2 Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech Detroit Lions
3 Joe Thomas OT Wisconsin Cleveland Browns
4 Gaines Adams DE Clemson Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5 Levi Brown OT Penn State Arizona Cardinals
6 LaRon Landry SS Louisiana State Washington Redskins
7 Adrian Peterson RB Oklahoma Minnesota Vikings
8 Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas Atlanta Falcons
9 Ted Ginn Jr. WR Ohio State Miami Dolphins
10 Amobi Okoye DT Louisville Houston Texans
11 Patrick Willis ILB Mississippi San Francisco 49ers
12 Marshawn Lynch RB California Buffalo Bills
13 Adam Carriker NT Nebraska St. Louis Rams
14 Darrelle Revis CB Pittsburgh New York Jets
15 Lawrence Timmons LB Florida State Pittsburgh Steelers[/B]
16 Justin Harrell DT Tennessee Green Bay Packers
17 Jarvis Moss DE Florida Denver Broncos
18 Leon Hall CB Michigan Cincinnati Bengals
19 Michael Griffin FS Texas Tennessee Titans
20 Aaron Ross CB Texas New York Giants
21 Reggie Nelson FS Florida Jacksonville Jaguars
22 Brady Quinn QB Notre Dame Cleveland Browns
23 Dwayne Bowe WR Louisiana State Kansas City Chiefs
24 Brandon Meriweather DB Miami (Fla.) New England Patriots
25 Jon Beason MLB Miami (Fla.) Carolina Panthers
26 Anthony Spencer OLB Purdue Dallas Cowboys
27 Robert Meachem WR Tennessee New Orleans Saints
28 Joe Staley OT Central Michigan San Francisco 49ers
29 Ben Grubbs G Auburn Baltimore Ravens
30 Craig Davis WR Louisiana State San Diego Chargers
31 Greg Olsen TE Miami (Fla.) Chicago Bears
32 Anthony Gonzalez WR Ohio State Indianapolis Colts
2007 - Round 2
Sel # Player Position School Team
33 Alan Branch DT Michigan Arizona Cardinals
34 Paul Posluszny MLB Penn State Buffalo Bills
35 Arron Sears G Tennessee Tampa Bay Buccaneers
36 Kevin Kolb QB Houston Philadelphia Eagles
37 Eric Weddle SAF Utah San Diego Chargers
38 Zach Miller TE Arizona State Oakland Raiders
39 Justin Blalock G Texas Atlanta Falcons
40 John Beck QB Brigham Young Miami Dolphins
41 Chris Houston CB Arkansas Atlanta Falcons
42 Tony Ugoh T Arkansas Indianapolis Colts
43 Drew Stanton QB Michigan State Detroit Lions
44 Sidney Rice WR South Carolina Minnesota Vikings
45 Dwayne Jarrett WR USC Carolina Panthers
46 LaMarr Woodley LB Michigan Pittsburgh Steelers
47 David Harris ILB Michigan New York Jets
48 Justin Durant OLB Hampton Jacksonville Jaguars
49 Kenny Irons RB Auburn Cincinnati Bengals
50 Chris Henry RB Arizona Tennessee Titans
51 Steve Smith WR USC New York Giants
52 Brian Leonard RB Rutgers St. Louis Rams
53 Eric Wright CB Nevada-Las Vegas Cleveland Browns
54 Turk McBride DE Tennessee Kansas City Chiefs
55 Josh Wilson CB Maryland Seattle Seahawks
56 Tim Crowder DE Texas Denver Broncos
57 Victor Abiamiri DE Notre Dame Philadelphia Eagles
58 Ikaika Alama-Francis DE Hawaii Detroit Lions
59 Ryan Kalil C USC Carolina Panthers
60 Samson Satele C Hawaii Miami Dolphins
61 Gerald Alexander FS Boise State Detroit Lions
62 Dan Bazuin DE Central Michigan Chicago Bears
63 Brandon Jackson RB Nebraska Green Bay Packers
64 Sabby Piscitelli SAF Oregon State Tampa Bay Buccanee

I'm sure Mel Kiper and the ESPN crew crowned "<Insert the most aggressive team in the draft here> for being bold and pulling the trigger on <insert bust players here>."

<Insert the most aggressive team here> is now feeling the effects of mega contracts given <insert draft busts here>, all while sacrificing their picks in later, better drafts.

Not quite the 2000 NBA Draft, but yeah, it wasn't good.

Looking back on it, we did very good to snag Moss, Welker, and Meriweather that year.

Also, we traded our second first rounder that year to the 49ers which turned out to be Mayo, so that was a good move too.

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Originally Posted by Sciz (Post 1807947)

Quick hits from Belichick radio interview - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

Yep, 7th rounders this draft better than 4th rounders in that draft!

Yep, that's what I was keying off. ;)

A few excellent players went high, of course -- Johnson, Willis, Revis, Petersen. But on the whole it was pretty sparse beginning to end.

Good thing there were attractive opportunities to trade picks for a pair of Pro Bowl WRs!

looking at the 1st two rounds i can count on two hands the number of players that have actually produced by now

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Originally Posted by Fencer (Post 1807940)

On the other hand, saying that makes the Jets' haul in 2007 (Revis and Harris) look like one heck of a drafting job.

You don't have to say anything to make that draft look like one heck of a job. They moved up as high as they could to get all many talented players as possible, then claim all the low round picks we cut because there was no space for them. They basically drafted twice.