The Biggest Bust (Harry vs Polk)

[BennyBledsoe]

Jackson was much worse for me because I still had hope that we could draft an impact WR back then.

By the time we got to Harry, I all but lost hope that we could draft a good WR. That was before I even saw his YouTube highlights. Once I saw that, I was certain he would be a bust. A WR who could not get separation in college, and had to rely on out jumping and muscling future insurance agents, had no hope in the NFL. His tape made him the much worse pick.

Yeah, if I ever see the words 'contested catch specialist' in another scouting report, I'm going to say.... RUN! RUN FAR AWAY! That means the clown couldn't get open against college DBs, never mind NFL DBs.

 

[PatsFan2]

Jalynn to retire after playing 1 season, N'Keal aint looking so bad by comparison...

Should NOT impact our trade compensation.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49515016/saints-place-wr-jalynn-polk-24-reserve-retired-list

Atleast he can tell his Grandkids he was the Second Patrots pick from Hofer Drake Maye's Draft. We can bet he's going milk that: what a horrid Draft.

 

[Triumph]

The 11 highest draft picks the Pats have spent on WR in the past 2 decades:

1. N'Keal Harry. 2019, #32.
2. Chad Jackson. 2006, #36 (trade up).
4. Ja'Lynn Polk. 2024, #37.
5. Tyquan Thornton. 2022, #50.
6. Aaron Dobson. 2013, #59.
7. Kyle Williams. 2025, #69.
8. Brandon Tate. 2009, #83.
9. Taylor Price. 2010, #90.
10. Josh Boyce. 2013, #102.
11. Javon Baker. 2024, #110.

Not an inspiring track record, and doesn't exactly bode well for Kyle Williams.

Harry made no sense at all because he was built like a TE, not fast and even Brady couldnt up his game. Same draft - AJ Brown 51st, DK Metcalf 64th, Terry McLaurin 76th

32nd pick is god awful bad, but Polk at 37th isnt much better. The only saving grace is no WR picked after Polk has done anything.

 

[gobesmug]

Harry made no sense at all because he was built like a TE, not fast and even Brady couldnt up his game. Same draft - AJ Brown 51st, DK Metcalf 64th, Terry McLaurin 76th

32nd pick is god awful bad, but Polk at 37th isnt much better. The only saving grace is no WR picked after Polk has done anything.

Exactly. Polk was a reach and WR never should have been drafted there.

The pick should have been Cooper Dejean.

Harry being drafted over AJ Brown pissed me off so much on draft night. I gave up looking into WRs after that.

Brown would have been amazing with Brady and it's possible we win #7 if AJ was taken instead.

With Polk at least it helped us get rid of Mayo at HC

 

[Since1960]

Between Polk (best hands in the NFL) and Baker (will make people in wheelchairs stand up), we got a combined:
13 receptions for 91 yds.
What a haul!

Makes Ty Thornton look like a future inductee for the “Hall of Fame”!