Pioli: Belichick draft criticism 'ridiculous'

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

relative to the number of picks they've had, their drafting over the last few yearshas been lacking

Yes. But over the entire 10 years, no.

weirdest to me i their inability to find a RB...imagine Brady with Rice/Charles/Forte etc....it's criminal, there are good RBs all over the draft and they can't or won't find one...WR too, honestly...

It's fairly clear the Patriots don't think investing very high picks in RB is very worthwhile. Maroney is the only 1st round pick they've invested in RB. The latest book by Holley says they were primed to take Steven Jackson until Wilfork fell into their laps. That certainly would have been fine.

Other than that, until 2011, they have NEVER spent a 1st or 2nd round pick on a RB under Belichick, and only one 3rd, in 2000.


WR, yes. The Patriots have thrown themselves on a spike when it comes to high (esp. 2nd round) picks at WR and DB. WAAAY too many failures. The DB failures are especially haunting the team now, and has been for 2-3 years.