porky88
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porky88 said:Lare said:Just wait until the end of the season and then we'll compare the Packers record to the Patriots. What they're doing this offseason is stupid, everybody knows that you get to the Super Bowl by building through the draft.
The Patriots have already built their team through the Draft. They are just putting themselves over top with free agency.
They did? Lets look at impact players/starters on the team. I will include
Draft
Brady, Tom
Tedy Bruschi
Kevin Faulk
Jarvis Green
Ellis Hobbs
Dan Koppen
Matt Light
Logan Mankins
Laurence Maroney
Steve Neal
Asante Samuel
James Sanders
Richard Seymour
Ty Warren
Vince Wilfork
Troy Brown
FA's/etc
Rosevelt Colvin
Don Davis
Heath Evans
Jabar Gaffney
Larry Izzo
Rodney Harrison
Artrell Hawkins
Ray Mickens
Chad Scott
Junior Seau
Mike Vrabel
Tory James
Adelius Thomas
Donta Stallworth
Kelley Washington
Wes Welker
So while its popular to say that NE builds through the draft they actually have a nice overall mix.
Why are the last five on there. Did they contribute to the Patriots last year? No they didn't. Have they done anything this year yet? I was referring to last year mostly and yes this year as well.
They are new additions this year. It's flawed to have them on there considering New England has two 1sts and a 3rd this year to get impact players out of.
You forgot Ben Watson, Nick Kaczur, Mike Wright, Tully Banta-Cain (though he's gone)
As for this season. Let's look at their projected starting line up.
QB: Tom Brady - Draft pick
RB: Laurence Maroney - Draft Pick
FB: Heath Evans - Free Agent
WR: Donte Stallworth - Free Agent
WR: Wes Welker - Free Agent
TE: Ben Watson - Draft Pick
OT: Matt Light - Draft pick
OT: Nick Kaczur - Draft pick
OG: Logan Mankins - Draft pick
OG: Steve Neal - Draft Pick
C: Dan Koppen - Draft Pick
DE: Richard Seymour - Draft Pick
DT: Vince Wilfork - Draft Pick
DE: Ty Warren - Draft Pick
LB: Adalius Thomas - Free Agent
LB: Teddy Bruschi - Draft Pick
LB: Mike Vrable - Free Agent
LB: Rosevelt Colvin - Free Agent
CB: Asante Samuel - Draft Pick
CB: Ellis Hobbs - Draft Pick
SS: Rodney Harrison - Free Agent
FS: Artrell Hawkins - Free Agent
15 to 6. Linebacker and Receiver seems to be the areas they went after in free agency. You also have to factor in they have two first round draft picks this year and a 3rd as well and they'll for sure get value out of those. They did pickup nice depth with Washington and Brady but for the most part their starters are draft picks. I’m not saying free agency didn’t play a role. Everything does and I’m also upset the Packers didn’t do much in free agency this year but the Patriots built their team through the Draft and used free agency to put the icing on the cake. Most teams do.