VJCPatriot
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Does draft position stop us from taking Lamar Jackson over Sony Michel in 2018? How about Deebo Samuel, AJ Brown, or DK Metcalf over N'Keal Harry in 2019? Hint it doesn't because those players were all taken LATER than our own picks. It's not just about when you take the pick it's about who you choose. The Patriots have failed to make great choices over the years and the lack of talent accumulation through the draft has cost them.One thing that has driven my crazy over the last 20 years are pundits and posters who claim that the Patriots are lousy in the draft, when not taking into account their draft position.
BB's free agency spending spree was his biggest indictment of his own draft process. He signed not one but two tight ends at premium money showing his inability to draft tight ends over the years when it was CLEAR that Gronk was on his last legs. And how sorry would the Patriots pass rush look without Judon? It shows the Patriots have failed to draft a good pass rusher at DE. As for WR we all know the Patriots drafting in that position has been a joke.
Or how about our drought at linebacker? The Patriots were in perfect position to take rookie defensive player of the month Devin Lloyd but instead passed on him to take a guard in Cole strange. So now we have to scrape the bottom of the barrel instead and resign Jamie Collins whom we have already cut 3 or four times now? BB has done a bad job at drafting and he needs to be held accountable.