Draft rumors.

[Bengalbug]

(04-22-2017, 10:26 PM)O Crazyjdawg Wrote: They are pretty good at drafting on the Oline, but their starting WRs (Hogan, Amendola, Cooks), RBs (Lewis, Burkhead, Blount), DBs (Chung, Gilmore, Coleman), LBs(Ninkovich, McClellin, Van Noy) and DL( Ealy, Branch) are heavily imported from other teams. And, obviously, many of their high profile players from past teams, such as Welker, were imports as well.

They are built via free agency, trades and Tom Brady.

That's not a bad thing, but they're actually pretty mediocre in the draft.

Since 2000 the patriots have drafted the most amount of pro bowls, 63, out of any team in NFL.   Take away Tom Brady's 17 and they are still better than the bengals total of 43.

http://www.patspulpit.com/2017/3/23/14999704/new-england-patriots-nfl-draft-pro-bowl-all-pro-2000-bill-belichick-tom-brady-cowboys-49ers

The patriots do miss a lot, but they accumulate as many picks as possible (second most in that same timeframe) to increase the chance on hitting on a player/talent.

More picks = more busts, but it also = higher chance at finding more talent.  This is not unique to any team, or any sport for that matter. Something I didn't think about is their average draft position is probably the lowest of NFL team.  So now they have drafted the most pro bowls, with the smallest talent pool available on average.  Not that pro bowls and all pros are the end all be all by any stretch of the imagination, but what they have done is really incredible.

Edit* Forgot to mention they have also done his while being docked a few first round picks for the alleged cheating.  Whatever your opinion is on the cheating is fine, and penalty may or may not fit the crime to everyone.  But now they have also drafted the most pro bowls with the smallest amount of impact (1st round picks) ammunition. 

What the patiots are doing works in almost every aspect of how the organization is run.