30. New England Patriots
GPA: 2.04
Highest Grade: B- (Rang, Prisco, Iyer)
Lowest Grade: D (Cole, Davis)
Comments: Most thought the Patriots got a steal (and future star) in second-round pick Jamie Collins. They also seemed to agree on the pick of Josh Boyce in the fourth. Duron Harmon unanimously considered a reach, with the pick of his teammate Logan Ryan failing to impress as well. Cole’s biggest reason for the low grade was the lack of immediate-impact players drafted to help Tom Brady’s closing window.
Third-worst in the NFL! Still not as bad as our 2011 pass defense…
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2013 NFL Draft Report Card Report
https://www.patspropaganda.com/30-new-england-patriots-gpa-204-highest/
Jamie, with his ability to cover people — running backs and tight ends in the flat — and his ability to run with guys in the flat, I think Belichick will make him a household name.
It Is What It Is » Five things you need to know about Patriots second-round pick Jamie Collins
I sure hope so…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/jamie-with-his-ability-to-cover-people-running/
I would say that a lot of the players who come here feel challenged at that position based on…look, we’ve had an offense that’s been in place for 13, 14 years now. It evolves a bit every year, maybe gets modified a little bit, but it’s grown. It’s certainly – it has a lot more breadth to it than it did in 2000, 2001, 2002. That means a new guy coming in has to learn – to a degree – 12, 13 years of stuff instead of a guy that’s coming in and learning the system from scratch with a new coach and that type of thing. It probably is a lot. I think that’s challenging. The move from college football to pro football is a pretty big jump in terms of protections, coverages, blitzes and all those kind of things. You watch a lot of college film, sometimes you only see one or two coverages. You don’t see that in this league.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-would-say-that-a-lot-of-the-players-who-come/
Thanks to @Advil for passing this along.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/thanks-to-advil-for-passing-this-along/
I felt like I’ve had a pretty good career so far. Last year was last year. Obviously, things didn’t go my way, as far as the way I wanted them to go,” he said. “Obviously players slow down as they get older, but they also have experience and they’ve seen a lot of things as far as football. To say that a person is not good enough, that wouldn’t be the right verbiage to use, as far as that is concerned. I feel like I can help this team win. That’s pretty much what I’m here to do.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-felt-like-ive-had-a-pretty-good-career-so-far/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDaJ8apB09g
The History of the Colts vs Patriots Rivalry (by TheNFLHistorian)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-history-of-the-colts-vs-patriots-rivalry-by/
