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Yeah I had them hitting on 8/15 not including AB (I’d assume Wheaton is the one you dropped off) which puts them at a .533 batting average while the Patriots hit on 2/9 which is a .222 batting average.
A lot of other teams must hit on draft picks to save their floundering franchise.
I know they've won like three titles with him. Wait, what?
He's a poor drafter of wide receivers, not in general. Thats what the thread is about. He's sucked drafting WRs
To the OP, you are absolutely right. They've had more "misses" than hits. Not only that but they can plug in a lot of proven vets, and make them bad. I would recommend that you get your resume together and get over to 1 PP, because clearly, anything would be an improvement... it's time we get some of our recent/repeating influx of "The Pats Suck When They're 10-2" members over to Gillette to straighten things out. Belichick's got what, 7 rings? And he's an idiot! Jeez, you're looking at 10-20 by the time you're done!
And by the way, Chad Jackson will be hitting his stride any minute now
Seriously... I don't begrudge people their easy observations. I see a great deal of certainty that (1) BB/the Pats can't draft receivers, (2) The O-Line can't block, and (3) cliff. Flu seems not to have many remaining supporters.
Tom's a great great QB but the O Line and receivers (including TE) are terrible. The O-line is coming back and I'm tired of hearing about protection, but Brady's falling off the cliff and his receivers are terrible. The receivers are an average bunch and take too much heat, Tom's off target and gets no protection...
Everybody sucks right now. Glad you've at least kept yourself to "the Patriots can't draft receivers" (like Julian Edelman). "The Patriots can't draft linebackers" really wouldn't be au courrant this year. Not that we've never heard it.
Now that said, Edelmensch was drafted in 2-9. Since then, out of 8 guys, 2 were occasionally valuable, Mitchell and Dobson. So, one of the best in the league, 2 meh guys, 6 washouts. Also, the greatest TE of all time, and another pro bowl caliber TE until he killed a guy. Most Pats WR picks are later picks at that. Sounds like the problem is that the draft is a crapshoot. It's also quite possible that you'll get something different out a receiver in year 2 or 3 than in year 1 in the Pats system (as opposed to a pickup game down at the vacant lot.)
The Patriots offense is not a plug and play endeavor. If you don't like the results they've gotten over time, then please, when you take your resume over to 1 PP, make sure you explain the more successful system they can plug in to make their chances of receivers working out. What the hell, bring your PR and legal resumes too, in case you can make a case for AB (I really had to throw AB into this somewhere.)
Sorry man you triggered a core dump. Freedom of speech and all that, and the offense has troubles right now. Dude, cope. This might end up being a defense-forward team that makes the grade, a la the 2000 Ravens, or more likely it will be either (a) a more balanced team on which the O gets back up after getting knocked down a time or two, or (b) an off-year edition of the Pats that doesn't win the SB, or (gasp) might not even go to the SB. Believe it or not, that happens to 30 teams every year.
but "Wahhhhh this team is run soooo badly" really fails from my perspective. My local coverage is of the Redskins. We've got a ways to go before it's time to whine about the Pats' failing draft strategy.
That said: performance is way down since the Pats got their rude awakening vs. Balmer. Gotcha. The boobirds are out.
They always come out. They always have brilliant analyses of "the end," and how overall success has masked their pet peeve. They're always saying it's all over now. One day they'll be right. It might be this time. Then they can all stake out their favorite corner of "Toldyaso Park," pitch a tent, and commence Occupy Patsfans. I dunno if you think the sky is falling, or you just don't like their WR drafting.
Carry on. I didn't read far enough to see whether you had the usual post-facto List Of Guys I Would Have Drafted staple in this post... all I can say is, whether you had the list or not, why the Pats don't just fire all their talent evaluators and hire Patsfans posters is beyond me.
also GET OFF MY LAWN
I'm coping just fine. It was just my analysis of how I saw it and felt. I could be wrong, I'm not claiming to be the champion of stats but they've been bad bro. They draft JAGs for the most part, even in situations where they could've had much better!
C'mon they drafted Tate or Mike Wallace. I know this is a RB comparison but Sony over Chubb? There's no excuse for that, they both literally attended the same college. There's no way you look at them both and take Sony. I believe in Bill and I know he does some weird things sometimes and it usually works out in the end but I feel like they may be in over their heads this time. I've never seen Brady this disconnected from the offense. He's gone next year I feel.
And I have my own lawn.....
