DRAFT 69th overall pick - WR KYLE WILLIAMS, Washington St

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To be fair, there was also David Givens in the 7th round of the 2002 draft... But yeah that's it.

Ignoring Golden Tate, Keenan Allen & AJ Brown, among others, are the big ones for me. In-ex-****ing-scusable.

Maybe my favorite pair of receivers in the two dynasties, Branch and Givens, they just worked so well with Brady.

 

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They get a pass on Malcolm Mitchell. And they did better from the 6th round on (Givens, Edelman, Douglas, Boutte) and UDFA than they did in rounds 1-4. Plus they did well with TEs. But they sure missed out on a lot of talent.

They don't get that big a pass on Mitchell from me: Everyone in the known universe knew that he was damaged goods and had a short shelf life; so based on that I thought the 4th-rounder used on him was an over-draft... Besides, I preferred Rashad Higgins over him anyway; and he didn't get picked until the 5th round so I figure that's where Mitchell should've gone too.

 

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I remember Edelman looking pretty good that preseason (can never forget that Wally Pipp quote by BB to Welker on the sideline) and again in that fateful Week 17 game at Houston when the turf monster got Welker. Edelman was one of the few Patriots that showed up when they got thrashed by the Ravens in the wildcard game the following week. It didn't surprise me when Welker left in free agency and Edelman was the one to step up in his place. I wonder how things would've turned out if Edelman had been given a chance to play more on offense during the Welker years.

Edelman was wide open on 3rd down on the first play of the 2nd quarter of SB 46; if Brady trusted him then as he came to trust him later, then that completion would've resulted in 1st/Goal... Heck that play might've resulted in a TD all by itself... Championshiiiiiip.