(04-30-2021, 03:31 AM)Eric1 Wrote:

(04-30-2021, 03:17 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote: Yeah, let's not follow the pattern of two guys who have 11 Super Bowl rings between them.  Cause that would really be stupid, considering how well we have done as a franchise so far.

Davis was 40 years ago and Belichick hasn't did much of anything without Brady.. He was lucky enough to have Brady carry him, but as I said, he's a terrible drafter. Meyer said himself he bases a lot of what he's going to do in the draft, on what Belichick has told him. Which hasn't been good at all..

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Without delving too much into the overall effectiveness of belichick's draft strategy, this statement of yours made me curious.  So I went and researched Belichick's draft picks since 2000.  While he has drafted two RBs in the first round (Laurence maroney and Sony Michel), neither of whom are considered receiving backs or 3rd own backs the way UM described Etienne.  So while the Patriots under Belichick have utilized receiving backs over the years, they never drafted one high.  So I'm unsure if this particular draft strategy derives from Belichick's influence or not.

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