This Patriots PS revolving circus is getting ridiculous. They are telling us that better players are there to be add?? I liked both Webb and VV. That Defense ain't getting fixed via the Taxi squad good Teams will exploit them... Great Teams will destroy them. The Chiefs are a Great Team.
Let's do some simple math:
Average NFL career: 3.3 years
NFL Draft: 7 rounds
Total NFL squad including practice squad: 63
If you drafted with 100% success, that would fill 36.7% of your roster.
If you drafted with 100% success and all players became starters (removing the practice squad) that would amount to 40% of your roster.
The above are ridiculous assumptions.
The reality is no team drafts as high as 50% success including practice squad players.
Best case scenario 18.4% of your roster comes from the draft.
You CANNOT mathematically build your team from the draft.
81.6% of your team must come from other sources.
Do you think Ernie hasn't crunched these numbers?
This is why Belichick refers to draft players as "Freebies".
This is why BB is constantly jacking the bottom of the roster.
Add in injuries and player depth is why the Pats are consistently successful.
This is why Robert Kraft, a man much richer, smarter, and plugged in than myself refers to "Managing team depth."
In conclusion:
The next time someone on the board whines about constantly messing with the bottom of the roster, do the math for yourself.
