Originally Posted by
Mojouw
Sigh. You posted a select list of Patriots draft picks immediately after a post that claimed that Billy B is not very good at drafting players. I assumed that this meant you disagreed and believed that Billy and the Pats were above average or better at drafting.
I then posted that neither your nor the article provided much in the way to back up that point. You then pointed to their amazing and unprecedented run of wins, playoffs appearances, and SBs as evidence that this meant that Bill and the fellas were awesome at drafting. Or at least that is what I assumed. Now if all you meant is that Bill gets guys that fit his system and is totally mercenary about ensuring that players know the system and execute it -- fine. I've long held that belief as well. However, if you were attempting to argue or imply that the unprecedented run of wins and success was causally linked to drafting at a better or more efficient rate than other comparable NFL teams, I stand by my original statement that this is not true based on my current understanding. Feel, differently -- prove me wrong by breaking down the drafts in some sort of analytical manner.
I would suspect that if you are living in Boston, you are either a Pats fan or at least have been inundated with the idea that Billy and Pats are infallible football knowing mystics that have somehow "hacked" the NFL in order to cause their incredible run of success. I would argue that, at least in the draft, Bill is mortal, just like any other GM. He has successful, average, and really bad picks. At about the same rate as the "non mouth breathing GMs". Again, I do not think that anyone I have heard discuss this or had this conversation with has really disagreed with that.
Based on your postings, it came across that you did. However, now you seem to be arguing for something fundamentally different - that the Pats get "their" kind of guys. Granted. So I have no idea what your list of random Patriots draft picks was attempting to communicate? Those are all "Patriots" type players? They were "great" draft picks because they were coachable and talent was a secondary concern?