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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Caserio was channeling his inner Belichick in the 1st 3 and a half minutes. I loved it!
I thought the press conference overall was informative.
It's surprising the Pats only have 75 players on their draft board. What happens if all 75 players are picked?
I'm really curious to read more analysis of this 50-75 players on the draft board thing.
Some questions that spring to mind:
- how many players per draft end up being "worth" a spot on a draft board after 1 year, 2 years, etc? I.E. are the Patriots saying they have 75 players on a draft board, and annually there are ~200 guys worth a spot? FWIW There are more than 1700 players active in any given year.
- how does the team determine how to spread those players out over the 7 rounds and UDFA? Obviously, this isn't a "top 100" type list, as most of those guys would be taken before the draft's mid-point. Are players therefore weighted in a manner that forecasts the appropriate place in the draft to pick them?
Fyi- It's Cosa Nostra and GF 1 was the baptism scene.While Nick Caserio was kindly answering questions, it looks like Boston Causa Nostra were settling accounts with Famiglia Buffalo. The cynical timing reminds me of the Baptism scene at the end of The Godfather II : facade of respectability & cold-blooded murders.
With the Pats not picking till #72, this draft blows for Pats fans right now....I know some fanboys get hard ons for nickel backs from Southwest Louisiana picked in the fifth round and undrafted FA, but this draft just has no juice.
Sure, the Pats could make a blockbuster draft day trade trade that nets a first rounder and a second, but how are we supposed to get excited for this draft? I'm Not saying it is the teams' job to get the fans pumped and jacked for the draft, but not having picks in rounds 1 & 2 really makes this draft massively boring...are people really pouring over draft info targeting guys they "think" will be available at pick 72?
Spare me the "BUT BRADY WAS PICK #199!"
Assuming a pick value of 300 for the undrafted free agents in the lineup, the average Patriots starter was picked with the 187th selection of the draft. That’s typically a mid-sixth rounder each May.
Ber in mind that teams tend to have a backup board. The man board is the prospects they are targeting but if they're blown out on their main board, they'll dip into their backup board. I don't know specifically if the Pats use that but I wouldn't mind betting that's how the Dennard pick happened.
As for how the Pats draw up their board, I have a suspicion that scouts are given a set criteria on what the Pats are looking for, whether that be size, arm length, athleticism, character and even position and it's that rather than pure talent that helps populate the draft board across the full range.