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Originally Posted by calia
Which is why the Patriots stock picks, trading down for more frequently. They're playing the numbers game and not getting attached or overly excited by any particular player. It's "show me what ya got" and if they're unimpressed, they move on. They obviously do well with their picks, but I think the better skill there is knowing when to cut your losses and move on -- they have an uncanny read on when someone's value is about to fall off. A lot of guys they let go are picked up by other teams and do very little (Cassel, Wilfork, heck, even Blount only had 766 yards a 2 TDs for the Eagles, down from 1100+ and 18 TDs last year).
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McLovin talked about the exact same strategy over and over. That is trading back for more picks. He valued more picks over the "sure thing."
I guess you have to when you take Jones, Cravens, and Doctson in the first three rounds.
Every gm misses and more picks is more chances to get it right.
I still think the hit rate should be higher in the top 3 rounds, or at least not be busts.