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I'm not a person who thinks all of our drafts are awful, but for a very long time we relied quite heavily on veteran "rentals" through free agency, moreso than building through the draft.
In recent seasons I think a larger core of our starting units have been homegrown and there hasn't really been a drop off.
BB plays a game that most people don't like or agree with, but it yields some of the most consistent results in the NFL. I can't really argue with it.
It's frustrating not winning the Super Bowl every year, but nobody does, and nobody is really as consistently close to the big game as we are, even since our dynasty ended we've still probably been the best team in football since 2004, the Giants and Steelers have won a pair of Super Bowls since then but you can't tell me that as a whole they've been better than us, we have only had one truly mediocre season and that was 2009, they are both mediocre every other season and might be trending heavily downward at the moment while we're in a holding pattern.
All in all a very good post but i have to say that its a testament to what the Patriots have been that people consider 10-6 "Mediocre" and 12-4 a "holding pattern". Growing up i would have died to see a 10-6 season with a home playoff game. Hosting an AFC Championship Game would have been beyond belief. We have become quite spoiled here.
All in all a very good post but i have to say that its a testament to what the Patriots have been that people consider 10-6 "Mediocre" and 12-4 a "holding pattern". Growing up i would have died to see a 10-6 season with a home playoff game. Hosting an AFC Championship Game would have been beyond belief. We have become quite spoiled here.
The drafts are not failures then tend to be average, if you add a superior coach and QB you have a recipe for a lot of regular season wins.
Hello New England Braves.
They need some outside opinion, how the hell could Duron Harmon be the pick at 91? They had to know he would be there in round 4 or even at the end of the draft.
It takes play makers to win games, in most cases a quarter (star player) is worth more than 5 nickels.
Rant over, Go Pats. Almost guaranteed a another AFC East (Norris) Trophy, lets see what they can do in the clutch.
Tom Brady hides a lot of warts on Belichicks drafting with winning seasons.
You see it when Brady has a bad game and cant carry the team that day. Youve seen it in both Super Bowl losses when Brady drove the Pats down for lead with minutes remaining, but the pass defense couldnt stop a nose bleed.
You will never convince the HOMERS, but BB the GM has hurt BB the HC. Im tired of hearing about "value" when the guy you traded down for never amounts to sh%t and is now working at Burger King. On what planet is that value?
Then the HOMERS will make excuses like "the draft is a crapshoot" BS. Other teams find better players after the player NE has chosen time and time again. The Packers found Greg Jennings after NE selected Chad Jackson. NE 83 Brandon Tate, PITT 84 Mike Wallace. NE 62 Wheatley NE 129 Wilhite KC 140 Brandon Carr.
Crapshoot my arse. Luck has nothing to do with it. Youre in the business of drafting NFL talent and thats what youre paid big money to do.
Then the HOMERS will say "Well, those teams didnt have a winning record and make the playoffs" Hey arsehole, its what Mike Wallace in lieu of Brandon Tate could have done for this team. Its what Brandon Carr could have brought to this team playing with a HOF QB and the fact that NE could have used draft picks wasted trying to find a CB on other needs.
Then the HOMERS will make excuses like "the draft is a crapshoot" BS. Other teams find better
Then the HOMERS will say "Well, those teams didnt have a winning record and make the playoffs" Hey arsehole, its what Mike Wallace in lieu of Brandon Tate could have done for this team. Its what Brandon Carr could have brought to this team playing with a HOF QB and the fact that NE could have used draft picks wasted trying to find a CB on other needs.
Then explain
11-5
9-7
14-2
14-2
10-6
12-4
16-0
11-5
10-6
14-2
13-3
12-4
Tom Brady hides a lot of warts on Belichicks drafting with winning seasons.
You see it when Brady has a bad game and cant carry the team that day. Youve seen it in both Super Bowl losses when Brady drove the Pats down for lead with minutes remaining, but the pass defense couldnt stop a nose bleed.
You will never convince the HOMERS, but BB the GM has hurt BB the HC. Im tired of hearing about "value" when the guy you traded down for never amounts to sh%t and is now working at Burger King. On what planet is that value?
Then the HOMERS will make excuses like "the draft is a crapshoot" BS. Other teams find better players after the player NE has chosen time and time again. The Packers found Greg Jennings after NE selected Chad Jackson. NE 83 Brandon Tate, PITT 84 Mike Wallace. NE 62 Wheatley NE 129 Wilhite KC 140 Brandon Carr.
Crapshoot my arse. Luck has nothing to do with it. Youre in the business of drafting NFL talent and thats what youre paid big money to do.
Then the HOMERS will say "Well, those teams didnt have a winning record and make the playoffs" Hey arsehole, its what Mike Wallace in lieu of Brandon Tate could have done for this team. Its what Brandon Carr could have brought to this team playing with a HOF QB and the fact that NE could have used draft picks wasted trying to find a CB on other needs.
Tom Brady hides a lot of warts on Belichicks drafting with winning seasons.You see it when Brady has a bad game and cant carry the team that day. Youve seen it in both Super Bowl losses when Brady drove the Pats down for lead with minutes remaining, but the pass defense couldnt stop a nose bleed.
You will never convince the HOMERS, but BB the GM has hurt BB the HC. Im tired of hearing about "value" when the guy you traded down for never amounts to sh%t and is now working at Burger King. On what planet is that value?