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Couldnt agree more. This is a very understated and under-appreciated handicap in my opinion. 2011-2017 Because of their winning record, for the past seven years the Patriots have drafted on average at #30 in each round. 2002-2017 #28 2000-2017. #26.2 EDIT: No other team drafts on average in...

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This is why I've long believed this to be true. Players have never bad-mouthed Bill after they've left the team. This includes a litany of serial malcontents and vocal personalities. The closest we've gotten was Welker and even if you 100% put the blame on Belichick for everything that happened...

I cant even begin to judge a TE on how well he's doing. That said, both Brady and Belichick have said words to the affect that the TE position is the hardest position to learn on the team. I believe because the player has to learn both the OLine and the WR playbook.

Except I'm pretty sure this would be the POV of a 10 foot+ tall quarterback standing quite a bit farther back from the LOS. Bring the camera down to the 6' mark, put it in the middle of a pocket of huge angry linemen and throw a helmet on it and we might have a more accurate appreciation for...

An entire season of paychecks? Nope, I consider that very sports-news worthy.

That's the extreme version of the point you are trying to defeat. Losing hands does not make you a bad poker player. Certainly doesn't negate the fact that vets from losing/underperforming franchises often do perform well in the Patriots system.

As I've pointed out, I've a pretty limited knowledge of the Xs and Os side of things. Ignorance expressed, it's been my impression that Safeties are much easier to find than CBs in that the skills needed to be a good CB are more specialized/rare. I was guessing this was the biggest knock...

Another idea is for Ian to give us a Football Xs and Os Forum where we can ask football related questions that we otherwise wouldnt waste space on the Main board or see relegated to the wastelands of the Practice Squad. Ok, this answers that question pretty succinctly/defininitively. Thank...

Does this Defense need a 10m reputed free-lancer right now? (15m next year). I loved seeing him on the field but the Madden in me would much rather see the DL given an adrenaline shot or a true Edelman type added (but not a fan of subtracting anything from the defense atm)

First off, this could be a terrible idea. With my incomplete understanding of the Xs and Os my guess if this is indeed a terrible idea it is because Butler is too good of a CB to waste as a Safety. That or we don't need a second McCourty-type on the field at the same time. (?) That said, the...

So how are you "educated" exactly? I mean, if you are going to have Belichick cut these guys he's probably going to want to know what your credentials are ;)

There's always Deadwood. But then again.. its Deadwood.

So "lucky" Belichick kept four quarterbacks on the roster Brady's first year. Was it omniscient? No. But sounds awfully like the kind of luck you make by being smart.

ViperGTS is just a less smart, less knowledgeable Rob Parker.

For what little its worth, I suspect worse comes to worse, Butler would make a great safety. Hell of a tackler, fiery and he absolutely has some coverage skills.

How DARE you quote me and then maliciously insert typos! ;)

WTF: Dan Connelly out of retirement to be our kick returner. [gratuitous video]

Yup. You know why? Because I'm on the wise but still aware of the sheer magnitude of my own ignorance side of the Dunning-Kruger scale of things. Belichick has my full blessing to do bottom of the roster sifting. ;) Take the Efficient Markets hypothesis, which I don't think translates fully...