AzorianPats
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Always interesting to see when posters discuss how the draft could have been better than it was, after the first round.. while ignoring all of the successes.
The reality of what happened to this team is simple..
In 2012 the TE production was 116 catches and 16 TD's
In 2013 the TE production was 56 catches and 6 TD's
What was planned for in March/April was not on the field in September, and this put more focus on the rookie receivers and the offense had to reinvent itself several times throughout the season...
I listen to talk radio more often than I should, and hear the continual whine about what a great coach BB is, but what a terrible GM BB is.. all the while the hosts ignore these basic facts.
Not even march/April. The plan going into MINI camp, blew up in their face a week or 2 later when AH got arrested ...
The goal every year is to be champion, but considering the circumstances, we made it to the AFC championship literally on our last legs. Could BB have done a better job loading up the offense? Maybe, but that's all hindsight now. At the end, the offense was one of the best in football, with all those rookies, and DA with a bad groin out their, those 6 weeks Gronk was in. Easy to say now "we all knew he would end up on IR sooner or later"
Compare us and the injuries to Atlanta, a team with a star QB, and who loaded up their offense... Will how did they pan out? Not better then us.