Thoughts on Kiper's "Grade A" Patriots Draft for New England

[PatsFan2]

I love this satisfaction that the Patriots offense is so complex, and Brady is so picky, that it requires a select few who can succeed in it. Congrats, the Pats have created an NFL offense so complex and picky that no WR can succeed. It's complete bull**** and an excuse for the Pats failing with a few bad WR picks. Remember when Brady's favorite WR was the open one? Now it takes a special, special, super special kismet connection with Tom to be a good receiver in the NFL, otherwise, you are not Brady material.

Speaking of failing on a few bad WR picks...the Patriots need to stop Drafting guys from Schools who run Gadget Offenses...Bethel Johnson and Taylor Price were a few. The Pats failing at WR is not for a lack of trying we know that BB is enormed with Speed as in the case of the two mentioned. But route running and football intelligence should be a requirement also history in a Pro style Offense.

 

[captain stone]

Looking at the list, which is pretty good, I am still convinced that Bill needs to take the best deal possible
for #29 so he can have a fourth top-100 pick to use on another edge defender, be it a Pass-Rusher
or a coverage OLB...or both, if he foregoes picking an interior OLman until the last round(s).
Either way, both the best WR and the best DB available must be drafted with 2 of our first 3 picks.

 

[JackBauer]

You are drastically underselling Edelman and Amendola. Edelman looked very good last year even with injuries and being the #5 receiving option. Amendola had Bradford throwing to him and will likely put up numbers somewhere around where Lloyd did.

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Ridley-Gronk-Hernandez-Edelman-Amendola. That's a pretty damn good quintet of skill position players. Top 10 RB, GOAT bound TE, top 5 TE and two quality #2 WRs is all you need. Sure one or even two will go down but we stillh ave enough fire power to win if our defense can consistently get stops.

No, you're overselling Edelman, and have been for some time now (and I actually like Edelman quite a bit). On what planet is a guy who has been in the league four years and managed a paltry 359 yards in his best season receiving a "quality #2 WR"?

Sheesh.

Not to mention the fact you're telling us we should be giddy at the prospect of our best wideout posting in the ballpark of 71-911-4. Absurd.