Bill Parcell had some amazing drafts during his time here

[NG Pats Fan]

1996 - New England Patriots

RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 7 Terry Glenn WR Ohio State
2 36 Lawyer Milloy SS Washington
3 86 Tedy Bruschi LB Arizona
4 101 Heath Irwin G Colorado
4 119 Chris Sullivan DE Boston College
4 124 Kantroy Barber RB West Virginia
5 139 John Elmore G Texas
5 149 Christian Peter DT Nebraska
6 173 Chris Griffin TE New Mexico
6 195 Marrio Grier RB Tennessee-Chattanooga
6 206 Devin Wyman DT Kentucky State
7 216 Lovett Purnell TE West Virginia
7 247 J.R. Conrad C Oklahoma

1995 - New England Patriots

RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 23 Ty Law CB Michigan
2 57 Ted Johnson ILB Colorado
3 74 Curtis Martin RB Pittsburgh
3 88 Jimmy Hitchcoch CB North Carolina
4 112 Dave Wohlabaugh C Syracuse
6 195 Dino Philyaw RB Oregon
7 234 Carlos Yancy DB Georgia

1994 - New England Patriots
RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 4 Willie McGinest OLB USC
2 35 Kevin Lee WR Alabama
3 78 Ervin Collier DT Florida A&M
3 90 Joe Burch C Texas Southern
4 121 John Burke TE Virginia Tech
5 135 Pat O'Neill P Syracuse
6 166 Steve Hawkins WR Western Michigan
6 168 Max Lane T Navy
7 198 Jay Walker QB Howard
7 222 Marty Moore LB Kentucky

1993 - New England Patriots
RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 1 Drew Bledsoe QB Washington State
2 31 Chris Slade OLB Virginia
2 51 Todd Rucci T Penn State
2 56 Vincent Brisby WR Louisiana-Monroe
4 86 Kevin Johnson DT Texas Southern
4 110 Corwin Brown SS Michigan
5 113 Scott Sisson K Georgia Tech
5 138 Rich Griffith TE Arizona
6 142 Lawrence Hatch CB Florida
8 198 Troy Brown WR Marshall


In 4 years of drafting with New England, Parcells got

Drew Blesdsoe
Troy Brown
Chris Slade
Willie McGinist
Ted Johnson
Tedi Bruschi
Curtis Martin
Ty Law
Lawyer Milloy
Terry Glenn

I mean that is an unbelievable quality of talent, and what's more impressive about it is Parcells hit BIG in a bunch of different positions. He hit on all our skill positions on offense(Pro Bowl players at QB, RB, WR Bledsoe Glenn Martin) he hit on pass rushers(McGinist, Slade),hit on run stuffing linebackers(Johnson Bruschi), hit on secondary(Law Milloy)....He set us up greatly for those superbowl winning teams. Parcells didn't have a lot of success with lineman, but I think the current patriots need to do a little less hitting on lineman and a little more hitting on the skilled position players.

 

[SeanBruschi54]

Ugh.....Thats not so great when you look at it.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

Ugh.....Thats not so great when you look at it.

:bricks: I think the quality we got is unbelievable. Are you being sarcastic?

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

1996 - New England Patriots

RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 7 Terry Glenn WR Ohio State
2 36 Lawyer Milloy SS Washington
3 86 Tedy Bruschi LB Arizona
4 101 Heath Irwin G Colorado
4 119 Chris Sullivan DE Boston College
4 124 Kantroy Barber RB West Virginia
5 139 John Elmore G Texas
5 149 Christian Peter DT Nebraska
6 173 Chris Griffin TE New Mexico
6 195 Marrio Grier RB Tennessee-Chattanooga
6 206 Devin Wyman DT Kentucky State
7 216 Lovett Purnell TE West Virginia
7 247 J.R. Conrad C Oklahoma

1995 - New England Patriots

RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 23 Ty Law CB Michigan
2 57 Ted Johnson ILB Colorado
3 74 Curtis Martin RB Pittsburgh
3 88 Jimmy Hitch**** CB North Carolina
4 112 Dave Wohlabaugh C Syracuse
6 195 Dino Philyaw RB Oregon
7 234 Carlos Yancy DB Georgia

1994 - New England Patriots
RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 4 Willie McGinest OLB USC
2 35 Kevin Lee WR Alabama
3 78 Ervin Collier DT Florida A&M
3 90 Joe Burch C Texas Southern
4 121 John Burke TE Virginia Tech
5 135 Pat O'Neill P Syracuse
6 166 Steve Hawkins WR Western Michigan
6 168 Max Lane T Navy
7 198 Jay Walker QB Howard
7 222 Marty Moore LB Kentucky

1993 - New England Patriots
RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 1 Drew Bledsoe QB Washington State
2 31 Chris Slade OLB Virginia
2 51 Todd Rucci T Penn State
2 56 Vincent Brisby WR Louisiana-Monroe
4 86 Kevin Johnson DT Texas Southern
4 110 Corwin Brown SS Michigan
5 113 Scott Sisson K Georgia Tech
5 138 Rich Griffith TE Arizona
6 142 Lawrence Hatch CB Florida
8 198 Troy Brown WR Marshall

Drafting defense! McGinest, Law, Johnson, Milloy and Bruschi in a 3 year span is pretty damn good and they all played on the 2001 SB team. I'd love to see the current team add defensive players like that.

On the other hand, the 94 draft had Lee in the 2nd who caught a whole 8 passes for the Pats and two 3rd rounders who didn't even make it out of training camp.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

On the other hand, the 94 draft had Lee in the 2nd who caught a whole 8 passes for the Pats and two 3rd rounders who didn't even make it out of training camp.

The 1994 draft was a hit with Willie McGinest alone though. I mean how many times did that guy come up big for us in the clutch for 10 + years?

 

[jeffbiologist]

Now didnt he leave town because he was NOT responsible for "groceries" the last year?? That Terry Glenn pick?? I dont think you can give him 100% responsibility, Bobby Grier was player personnel right? Or was that another administration?

 

[NG Pats Fan]

1996 NFL draft for the patriots have to be the best first 3 rounds in franchise history

 

[NG Pats Fan]

Terry Glenn is still the most talented WR we ever drafted(BY FAR). Had he stayed and played with Brady, he would have been a consistent pro-bowl WR and maybe future hall of famer.

 

[upstater1]

Terry Glenn is still the most talented WR we ever drafted(BY FAR). Had he stayed and played with Brady, he would have been a consistent pro-bowl WR and maybe future hall of famer.

How can you give him credit for that draft when he slammed the door and left the room because he totally disagreed with the Glenn pick?

 

[jeffbiologist]

Terry Glenn is still the most talented WR we ever drafted(BY FAR). Had he stayed and played with Brady, he would have been a consistent pro-bowl WR and maybe future hall of famer.

SHE was a great pick but drafting that high Parcells wanted a pass rusher and he didnt get it....and we lost that SB. Glenn was made of glass(ankle/collarbone) AND was a head case/diva, not a good combo and was the singular reason BP left town.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

1996 NFL draft for the patriots have to be the best first 3 rounds in franchise history

95 was better.

 

[TheComeback]

95 and 96 are very impressive, but it's not so spectacular outside that. A couple of great players mixed in with lots and lots of busts. It also wasn't just Parcells drafting those guys.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

SHE was a great pick but drafting that high Parcells wanted a pass rusher and he didnt get it....and we lost that SB. Glenn was made of glass(ankle/collarbone) AND was a head case/diva, not a good combo and was the singular reason BP left town.

Your giving Glenn a bad rap. Glenn got almost 1200 yards receiving as a ROOKIE(a record at the time)...He had insane hands, was very fast, made incredible catches, had great vertical, and put up very good numbers over his career. I actually think he underachieved a bit, his talent level was off the charts. He gave us the # 1 WR we desperately needed.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

95 was better.

your right two amazing 3 rounds back to back, im flabbergasted the talent we got in rounds 2-3 back then when we are getting players like tyrone mckenzie, brandon tate, darius butler, ron brace, terrence wheatley, shawn crable, kevin oconnell in rounds 2-3 these days :bricks:

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

Terry Glenn is still the most talented WR we ever drafted(BY FAR). Had he stayed and played with Brady, he would have been a consistent pro-bowl WR and maybe future hall of famer.

Your giving Glenn a bad rap. Glenn got almost 1200 yards receiving as a ROOKIE(a record at the time)...He had insane hands, was very fast, made incredible catches, had great vertical, and put up very good numbers over his career. I actually think he underachieved a bit, his talent level was off the charts. He gave us the # 1 WR we desperately needed.

Irving Fryar and Stanley Morgan were pretty talented too.

Glenn underachieved more than a bit. He was a world class knucklehead who literally quit on the 2001 SB team.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

Do you remember the one game he played with Brady in 2001 against San Diego? There chemistry was unbelievable. Glenn had 4 catches for like 140 yards and 1 TD, and he made a couple INSANE catches on the sidelines no one on our team today could make. Only game Glenn ever started with Brady as his QB.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

your right two amazing 3 rounds back to back, im flabbergasted the talent we got in rounds 2-3 back then when we are getting players like tyrone mckenzie, brandon tate, darius butler, ron brace, terrence wheatley, shawn crable, kevin oconnell in rounds 2-3 these days :bricks:

If just 2-3 of those players were hits we'd be looking a lot better especially on D.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

Do you remember the one game he played with Brady in 2001 against San Diego? There chemistry was unbelievable. Glenn had 4 catches for like 140 yards and 1 TD, and he made a couple INSANE catches on the sidelines no one on our team today could make. Only game Glenn ever started with Brady as his QB.

Why do the super talented receivers have to be such pea brains?

Moss, Glenn, Fryar

 

[Jackson 2]

Terry Glenn is still the most talented WR we ever drafted(BY FAR). Had he stayed and played with Brady, he would have been a consistent pro-bowl WR and maybe future hall of famer.

LOL...slow down, cowboy. Ever heard of Stanley Morgan? If not, you may want to Google him. Your contention is (BY FAR) the most ludicrous I have heard in a long, long time...

 

[NG Pats Fan]

Stanley Morgan more talented than Terry Glenn? Glenn made some of the best catches I have ever seen. He was like a much faster, better route running version of Brandon Lloyd.