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Originally Posted by Amnorix
Just to establish that you need to get a bit more of a grip, here's the history fo Patriots drafts under BB/SP
And note how often the PATRIOTS trade late round picks for NFL players.
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Which is a great plan when you have a hole here and there to fill, or need someone in a complementary role, or as a special teamer.
But when you've gone 6-26 over the last two years and you can count the talented players you have on both hands, you need all the draft picks you can get.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times:
I understand and value what he'll bring to the locker room NOW.
I'd have no problem with this had we signed him as a FA.
I just don't agree with the idea of a rebuilding team giving up picks for an aging, part-time player in his last year.