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I think every single person sitting in that draft room, including Robert Kraft knows who is making the final decision, whether it is the consensus of the room or not. This is BB's team and he makes all the decisions. He puts people he trusts into positions of power, but in the end if he has final say. The reports were that the Pats were trying to trade the pick and couldn't, in the end I think they panicked and BB just took 'his' guy. When BB says "we are taking this guy" I don't think Nick Caserio or anyone else in that room will change his mind. If this was any other team they would be crucified for this pick, I don't see why the Pats should be any different.
So, it is your belief that BB is an idiot and doesn't learn from his mistakes. That he has put guys in power who are just "Yes" men. And it's your belief that BB has changed how he sets the draft board up. That it's no longer done by a consensus between him and the VP/Director of Player Personnel. That it's just him with the VP/Director being a "YES" man.
The fact that you think BB "panicked" is a joke, right? If they weren't able to get fair value for the pick, then they took the top name from their board. That's how they've done it.
And the early Super Bowl wins of the Pats were built on the drafts of previous regimes and the veteran talent BB put together. Plus a lucky 6th round pick that nobody including BB thought would be a 10th of the player he became. So lets not pretend that BB's drafting prowess was the reason for the early Super Bowls. He is a very good drafter, but he also makes some horrible, head scratching picks sometimes.
You're right. What was I thinking. The picks of Seymour, Light, Branch, Givens, Warren, Wilfork, Green, Wilson, Samuel, Koppen, Graham and Watson had no bearing on the SBs that the Pats won. How silly of me.
You can pretend whatever you want. I'll deal with reality and the fact that without the draft process where BB and Pioli both agreed on a pick or it didn't make the draft board clearly had an impact on the 4 SBs that they went to from 2001 to 2008.
Oh, the head scratching picks are fewer and more far between than people care to admit.