JoeSixPat
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I'm as excited as everyone else to have two young LBs added to the roster, especially a Top Ten pick like Mayo...
But I'm having a tough time forgetting that Belichick is so particular about which LBs can fit in his system that he's pretty much passed on drafting any LB high in the draft since - well, forever.
That's a pretty stark fact noting that BB is a guy who is always drafting with the future in mind - and hasn't been willing or able to use the draft to gain some up and coming talent even as his LB corps gets older and slower.
He's preferred to look to proven NFL veterans as a barometer of whether they can fit in the system - and even then he's been wrong.
So can someone tell me why, once the euphoria from draft weekend dies down, that I should expect Mayo and Crable to do what Belichick never felt rookie LBs were able to do in the past and step right in and contribute? (or the first ones that BB even felt were a worthy investment for the future?)
Not trying to throw cold water on our draft picks - just trying to be realistic when everyone seems to have these guys starting in their minds.
But I'm having a tough time forgetting that Belichick is so particular about which LBs can fit in his system that he's pretty much passed on drafting any LB high in the draft since - well, forever.
That's a pretty stark fact noting that BB is a guy who is always drafting with the future in mind - and hasn't been willing or able to use the draft to gain some up and coming talent even as his LB corps gets older and slower.
He's preferred to look to proven NFL veterans as a barometer of whether they can fit in the system - and even then he's been wrong.
So can someone tell me why, once the euphoria from draft weekend dies down, that I should expect Mayo and Crable to do what Belichick never felt rookie LBs were able to do in the past and step right in and contribute? (or the first ones that BB even felt were a worthy investment for the future?)
Not trying to throw cold water on our draft picks - just trying to be realistic when everyone seems to have these guys starting in their minds.