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I'd put money that Jones couldn't give 2 flying F**Ks that the Patriots didn't "DRAFT" a TE at 76. Why? Because the Patriots signed a TE that is way better than anyone that was around at 76 during the draft. It doesn't matter that he's potentially a FA at the end of the year. Just like it doesn't matter that Henry is one either. This is something YOU still can't comprehend. Just like your chum, Capt. Stone. I guarantee you that Jones just wants the offense to be significantly improved over last year so that the offense doesn't look putrid.
BTW, Gesicki didn't allow a sack from 2019-2021. He allowed 2 in 2018 and 2 in 2022. So, I think his pass blocking is slightly better than advertised.
I look at the Pats roster and I see this:
Calvin Anderson - Started multiple games at LT for the Broncos. He gave up 2 sacks, 3 hits and 17 total hurries in 438 snaps.
Trent Brown - Gave up 8 sacks, 8 hits and 23 hurries in 1030 snaps.
Reilly Reiff - Gave up 3 sacks, 2 hits, 13 hurries in 534 snaps at RT for the Bears.
Conor McDermott- 0 sacks, 3 hits, 8 hurries in 361 snaps for the Pats.
Yodny Cajuste - 3 sacks, 0 hits, 9 hurries in 192 snaps
GONE:
Isaiah Wynn - 4 sacks, 2 hits, 11 hurries in 363 snaps.
You also have Strange, Sow, and Steuber.
Unlike You and Cap, I see a plethora of varied talent that should be better with an excellent OC in B'OB and O-Line Coach in Klemm. I'm not saying they'll turn into All-Pros, but I expect the OT to NOT give up 15 sacks, 13 hits and 51 hurries. When the OTs are allowing 79 pressures, that a serious issue.
The IOL allowed the following last year, by comparison
Strange - 5 sacks, 1 hit, 17 hurries in 982 snaps
Ferentz - 2 sacks, 0 hits, 2 hurries in 265 snaps
Andrews - 2 sacks, 1 hit, 10 hurries in 799 snaps
Onwenu - 1 sack, 2 hits, 11 hurries in 1044 snaps.
Whether Strange is at LG or at LT, I expect him to give up fewer sacks and hurries. If D. Andrews stays healthy all year, I expect him to stay under 25 pressures for the whole season.
This is where you forget things. We just had our 36 year old FS retire. Dugger is a UFA at the end of the season and currently one of the best Hybrid LB/S in the league. Phillips is 31. Mills is 29. Peppers is 28. Mapu is 23.
Having someone back there who can LEARN from Dugger and be INSURANCE in case of injury to one of the other 4 isn't a bad thing. in fact, it's a GOOD thing.
OH. And you've forgotten what BB has said about the TE position on the Pats. That it's the hardest position to learn AFTER QB.
No. It was only a "historically talented TE Class" in the eyes of Draftnicks. You have no idea how the TEAMS saw it. How many TEs were taken in the 1st round? ONE. At one point, the draftniks were talking like as many as 5-6 would go in round 1. Yet, only ONE went. Yeah, 5 went off in the 2nd round and 3 more in round 3. 2019 had 8 TEs in the first 3 rounds. Look at how many of those are already on their 2nd or 3rd teams.
You complain about the Pats not taking Washington. How many teams passed on Washington before the Steelers took him? This was a guy being touted as a 1st round talent. Yet even the Steelers passed on him several times before they pulled the trigger. Think about that.
The Same with the WR class.. It's not terribly great, yet it was being touted as being talented and deep. The 2022 WR class is mostly #3/#4 receivers with a couple players who could become a #1 or #2.
But here is the tell-tale that the Draftniks out there don't really know much. This was arguably one of the weakest classes for QBs according to them. Yet, an NFL record for QBs drafted was set at 14 with 3 going in the first 4 picks. Feel free to explain THAT one.
I learned 10-12 years ago that the draftniks are ONLY a general guide. AT BEST. To hold them as GOSPEL is erroneous and ridiculous and only makes a person look silly. No one has any idea how all these players will turn out. Some will become stars. Others will bust. Others still will be JAGs. To sit there like you and Cap do and pretend like you are God's gift to talent evaluation and that you're somehow smarter than Belichick, Groh and Wolf is just ridiculous.
