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Trying to address the CB issue and actually addressing it are not the same thing. You've admitted that the majority of the picks dedicated to that area of the team were busts, so that's a good start. The fact of the matter is it took Belichick almost five years to fix that part of the team. It also effectively played a very big part in why the Patriots weren't hoisting the Lombardi at the conclusion of Super Bowl XLVI.
Unfortunately, using high draft picks or signing big name free agents do not guarantee anything. The best you can expect is for a team to try to address areas of needs. Let's say the Pats went after Asomugha rather than drafting say Butler, the Pats would be in worse shape considering the expensive bust that Nmandi turned out to be.
People have unrealistic expectations for the team. Look at our division alone. For the most part, the Bills, Jets, and Dolphins have spent a decade trying to fix their holes to be even relevant in the Super Bowl contest. Except for the two years the Jets made it to the AFC Championships (one was a fluke that they got into the playoffs), they have failed miserably.
Belichick on the other hand has kept this team in the hunt with two Super Bowl appearances (both could have been won if not for a play or two here and there) and three AFCCG appearances in the last five years.
Yes, Belichick has failed to fix certain areas, but he is keeping this team in the hunt. Does he need to do better in the personnel department in certain areas? Absolutely, but name a GM that doesn't (People consider Ozzie Newsome the best in the business and it took him over a decade in between Super Bowls). Is he the disaster of a GM that a lot of people like to make him out to be? Absolutely not.
The Pats went through a phase where they struck out a lot in the draft and free agency. Things in the last few years have turned around in that area especially in the draft. He has created a young defense with a lot of talent. This could be the year where it all comes together with Jones, Hightower, and hopefully Dennard having a full offseason, McCourty getting more acclimated to playing safety, Talib having time to learn the defense a little more, and other young guys maturing. Plus the addition of Wilson and a DE whether it is Abraham, Freeney, and/or Dumervil.