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For what it's worth, I pretty much agree with your assessment especially
with regard to the 2007 draft. Forgetting the trades, the Pats drafted nine players and only one remains on the 53 man roster. That is a pretty lousy
draft. By contrast, eight of nine draft choices made the Colts with one
on IR. Seven of ten players from 2008 made the team, but only three
players contribute on a regular basis (Maroney,Gostowski and Andrews). O'Callaghan is a backup, Jackson plays a little on special teams, Smith inactive, and Thomas on IR. Not super production from 2006.
The problem with a couple of below average drafts occur a few years
down the road. Who have the Pats drafted to replace Samuel, Gay, Seau,
Bruschi, Gaffney, Moss, and Stallworth should they leave the team?
Come on! The Pats had nine draft picks this year and six of them were drafted in the sixth and seventh round. What a shocker that most of them got cut especially on a team without tons of holes. I always said if you can't draft sixth and seventh rounder who can't make the team, you have no business drafting.
As for the Colts, they had six picks in the first four rounds and only one pick in the sixth or seventh round this past draft. That means that the Colts drafted eight times before we made our third pick. They draft four times before we made our second pick this year.
People really need to look at the facts before they make statements like these.
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