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If there is one criticism with the New England Patriots drafts since 2008, an overemphasis on defensive backs and a complete neglect of interior offensive lineman which results in the following:
Wendell
Connolly
Devey
Kline
This team with D'Qwell Jackson makes me breathe a lot easier about how we'll stand up come December.
If there is one criticism with the New England Patriots drafts since 2008, an overemphasis on defensive backs and a complete neglect of interior offensive lineman which results in the following:
Wendell
Connolly
Devey
Kline
Yet three of the six cornerbacks currently on the New England Patriots roster were originally undrafted free agents:You need a minimum of 8 DBs, and probably 10 or 11. You need 3 to 5 Interior Offensive Linemen, half the number. CBs are the best athletes and the toughest to find.
Yall really have gone off the deep end. All of the complainers should be banned IMO. Yall are just cryin little nitpicking babies. We have been the most succesful franchise since 2000 in the NFL and yet all yall can talk about is mediocre results. Are you guys on crack? One miracle play and one dropped pass from 5 Super Bowl wins instead of 3 and almost a perfect season and you guys are complaint about mediocre results??? What planet are yall from??
Yet three of the six cornerbacks currently on the New England Patriots roster were originally undrafted free agents:
Arrington
Browner
Butler
Your argument is a major fail.
That is only 3 of 11 DBs. Where are the other 8? BB gave up too soon on injured Dion Butler, and some draftees had there careers shortened with injuries, like Lee Bodden. You draft and sign and trade and draft until you find the right number of answers.
BB has already invested 4 First Rounders on the current Defensive line and 3 at LB.
Now its the time for the interior Offensive line,having drafted the Offensive Tackles high already.
Haven't seen them play this season? Even most of the biggest homers are acknowledging significant problems.
Your argument is a major failure.That is only 3 of 11 DBs. Where are the other 8? BB gave up too soon on injured Dion Butler, and some draftees had there careers shortened with injuries, like Lee Bodden. You draft and sign and trade and draft until you find the right number of answers.
BB has already invested 4 First Rounders on the current Defensive line and 3 at LB.
Now its the time for the interior Offensive line,having drafted the Offensive Tackles high already.
Your argument is a failure fail.
There are three starters on the interior of the offensive line. There are two starting cornerbacks and two starting safeties on defense. For every four defensive backs drafted, three interior offensive lineman should be drafted. Not one interior offensive lineman has been drafted in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft since 2005. In the same time period, nine defensive backs have been selected in the first three rounds.
http://www.pro-football-reference.c...os=ALL&college_id=all&conference=any&show=all
Haven't seen them play this season? Even most of the biggest homers are acknowledging significant problems.
Stop making excuses.The career expectantcy of an Offensive lineman is 10+ years. The career expectantcy of a DB is less than half that. Compare Apples and Oranges, Please.
I'll take a turkey sandwich over Wendell at this point though.They are giving out free samples of the Bryan Stork Kool Aid something fierce right now. He looked solid in his reps, but they were limited reps at the end of the game against a week defensive line, I think we need to take a moment on Stork before we hand him the starting center job.