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DkF just calm down, good god man. We really don't know who is in charge of what. Throwing people's names out there who had a good draft or two from other teams while blaming everyone on this team for every mistake is a fool's errand and no way to run a team.
This team looked to have a historic defense and the GOAT QB, which meant a really good shot at another superbowl. It didn't work out, but you had to try. Which is of course what we mean here when we say go for it now.
I agree with the entire thought process here, but if we could only substitute Mo Snuze's name for Emanuel Sanders' name, we would all be looking at that trade in an entirely different light...Because it was Sanders who was really the best available at the deadline, Not Mo...
Do you have any links to all of this analysis? I'd love to see it. I have never seen anything showing them that low.
www.bostonherald.com
Shouldn't that be troll(S)?
Your comment was multiple analysts claiming bottom 5 since 2012. That link is 2016 -2019 where they are ranked 6th worst. I don't think anyone is claiming that 2017 - 2019 drafts were successful. 2017 (when they had minimal picks) plus 2018 (where top 2 draft picks have been perpetually hurt) and 2019 have not produced as needed. Your claim is bottom 5 since 2012 and that the front office needs to be replaced. I did my 5 second look and found football outsiders where is shows them much closer to league average since 2012 years vs at the bottom 5 .Why the Patriots’ draft misses are driving their downfall
The Patriots’ drafts from 2016-19 rank sixth-worst in the NFL, per career Approximate Value.
Just off a 5 second search. There are many more.
Your comment was multiple analysts claiming bottom 5 since 2012. That link is 2016 -2019 where they are ranked 6th worst. I don't think anyone is claiming that 2017 - 2019 drafts were successful. 2017 (when they had minimal picks) plus 2018 (where top 2 draft picks have been perpetually hurt) and 2019 have not produced as needed. Your claim is bottom 5 since 2012 and that the front office needs to be replaced. I did my 5 second look and found football outsiders where is shows them much closer to league average since 2012 years vs at the bottom 5 .
NFL Drafting Efficiency, 2010-2019
Guest columnist Benjamin Ellinger breaks down every draft pick in the past 10 years. Did Cleveland's tanking policy pay off? Which teams had the best results in the draft, and which wasted their picks? And is there anything meaningful in this data, or is there really some skill involved? The...www.footballoutsiders.com
Completely agree that draft is not as important as many make it out to be. I believe that chart you posted is draft capital (meaning value of picks a team had at their disposal) vs how the teams did with those picks. Does show that having top picks is not necessarily nearly as important as some make it out to be.
P.S.: And if Ziegler had Bill's other ear at the deadline, then he should've told him/Nicky to Pay the Damn Price and Get Sanders.
