Besides the obvious--injuries--it's the piss-poor draft class a couple of years ago.
As usual,
Hey Bro is all over it. The 2006 draft class is an almost abject failure (the kicker saves it, Gostkowski) if L. Maroney falls to the third back, as I suspect will happen much of this season.
The sixth-rounder was a head-scratcher since most NFL personnel people considered he lacked the requisite physical skills to even perform on the NFL stage.
But some groupies here go apoplectic when one calls into question BB. Isn't he
human, too?
Ask
Cleveland.
Belichick is the best because he's the smartest. Others are as passionate. But brains=success. Take a look at the college ranks: Ohio State, Florida, and Alabama. Really smart guys.
Rich Kotite they are not.
But there are always stumbles along the way, whether it's Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr, Tom Brady or, um, I better gird my loins, Bill Belichick.
The 2006 Drarft was bad? HUH? You really should do more homework and understand what you are talking about before posting.
1) Maroney - Fall to the 3rd back? Because Morris has done almost exactly the same as him? Especially if you put into perspective that Morris got to run against defenses like KC, Oakland, and Denver while Maroney had to face Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and such.
2) Jackson - The only pure bust in that draft. But, during his rookie year, he was doing everything asked of him until he tore his ACL late in the play-offs. That ACL injury cost him an entire season. And, for whatever reason, Jackson couldn't earn Brady's trust after that.
3) David Thomas - This training camp is do or die. He's been ok, but nothing spectacular
4) Garrett Mills - We hardly knew you. He was IRed the 1st year. And the Pats tried to get him to the practice squad byt the Vikings weren't having anything of it. OH, did I mention he's a quality player for them
5) Gostkowski - we all know about him.
6) Ryan O'Callaghan had a 2nd round grade at one point. And in his 1st TC, he kept Kaczur on the bench. However, concussions and injuries since then have jeopordized O'Callaghan's career.
7) Jeremy Mincey - the 1st of 3 6th round picks. Going into the draft, he was a 4th round projection. The reason he was cut was because he thought he was going to have a year to learn the Patriots system and so he didn't try his hardest. He learned the hard way. Since then, he's been on the Jaguars.
8) Dan Stevenson - Spent time on the practice squad. Was cut and signed with Miami. At 6'5 and 300 lbs, he seemed to fit what BB was looking for in a G/C.
9) LeKevan Smith - Projected as a 4th rounder. Has been a good player for the Pats, seeing time on special teams and really starting to produce in the DE rotation.
10) Willie Andrews - For 3 years, he was one of the best special teams players the Pats had. It was only him running afoul of the law that cost him his space on the Patriots.
The ONLY one who might have "lacked the requisite skills to perform on the NFL stage" is Stevenson. But even he had a 7th/UDFA rating.
So, where the hell do you get your bogus information from. Who are all these "NFL PERSONNEL" who didn't think that one of Smith, Stevenson, or Mincey had what it took to play in the NFL?
Everyone admits that BB is human. But its the ignorance of people like you and Hey Bro that acts like BB is some dumb f**K 1st year coach who doesn't know wtf he is doing.