Said this awhile back. Before it gained any traction in the media. I would hire him as a consultant. That's about it for now. Not committing to anything with him outside of that. I don't think he's a terrible general manager, outside of failing to find WR's in RD1?

He did a good job building his defense, his backfield and the tight end room while finding WR's anywhere that fit his system in particular offense. Considering how dominate his teams were and how often he was picking at the bottom of each and every round? He overachieved a bit.

I think he did the best he could with Mac Jones post Tom Brady. I think there's a good argument to be had, that, Kraft forced his hand a bit with the Brady and Jimmy G era, and, maybe Bill had the right QB in Jimmy G post Tom Brady to cleanly move on respectfully and Kraft told him to basically [BLEEP] off, you're keeping my boy Brady onboard, and you can deal with the QB position much later.

That's how I see it at least. Other than the obvious luck that franchise had in landing Tom Brady. You cannot deny the man's ability to build a defense, to scheme a defense, understanding the rules and how to exploit them, the creativity, the ability to modernize the TE position at the time, the ability to keep a steady offensive line up to snuff for Brady and the unique rotation of RB's that were in and out of there while he was the coach.

So, again, this idea that he's some God awful General Manager, player developer or talent finder is purely speculative. And, there's really not enough evidence outside of just a few blunders at the WR position at the bottom of RD1 a handful of times.

All things considered. He's well worth the time and effort as far as having him in your building, at the minimum, a consultant that can help you defensively and trench building wise. Maybe his ego rubs people the wrong way. Not 100% sure. But, again, doesn't hurt to try. You miss 100% of the swings you never take.

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