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April 21, 2012 by Mike Dussault

Bill is very analytical. Bill is all about not falling in love with a player. Bill is looking at value. He wants the correct definition of the player and the correct value of the player. When he determines that, then he understands where he can move around in the draft [with trades]. … His whole approach is value – ‘if I trade down, I get better value.’ But the key component as to why he’s traded down all these years was the rising cost of rookie draft picks. He did not want to bring somebody into his locker room that was going to be in the top 5 payroll of his team.

Bill Belichick & draft philosophy – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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