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Patriots Draft: The second round has been a tale of two decades for Bill Belichick

Bill Belichick gets a lot of flack for the way he has drafted in the second round but upon further review, you can make the argument that the players he has drafted in the second round can be tiered into two decades. 2000 to 2010 and 2011 to 2019. Let’s start with 2000 to 2010. Here is who Belichick drafted in the second round during that time period. 2000: Adrian……

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Patriots Draft: Belichick’s first round success in the draft is a big reason for the Patriots sustained success

Bill Belichick has virtually hit on every first round pick in his 20 year tenure in New England. Dominique Easley aside, Belichick has owned the first round of the NFL Draft. Which is why Patriots fans get so aggravated when he trades out of the first round. The Patriots have the 23rd pick in this year’s draft and have multiple needs. Belichick has never drafted for need per say. That……

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Patriots Draft: Quarterback Scouting Reports

The Patriots have turned the page on the Tom Brady era after 20 seasons. It is hard to believe that another quarterback will be the face of the organization moving forward but that is the reality of professional sports today. The Patriots have the 23rd pick in the first round so it is highly unlikely that anyone of the top four quarterbacks in the class will be available to them…….

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Patriots: Bill Parcells deserves to be in the Patriots Hall of Fame

By Kevin Stone/@kstone06/@newftbj Recently, the Patriot announced that their 2020 Hall of Fame class would be announced soon, which always prompts some fiery discussion. Mike Vrabel, Richard Seymour, Chuck Fairbanks, Fred Marion, Ron Burton and Bill Parcells are nominees who have been on the ballot previously, while Deion Branch, Russ Francis, Irving Fryar, Curtis Martin, Lawyer Milloy and Randy Moss are just a few of the many, many names who…

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Patriots Draft: Bill Belichick essentially acknowledged that the team will draft a quarterback

Bill Belichick once again played it close to the vest in his pre-draft press conference with the media on Monday. However he indirectly acknowledged that the team will draft a quarterback in next week’s draft. Belichick started the conference call by addressing Tom Brady’s departure from the organization after twenty years. He said it was impossible to sum up what Brady accomplished in twenty seasons in one press conference. Belichick…

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Patriots: NFL players go back to school with virtual OTA’s

By Kevin Stone/@kstone06/@newftbj Back to school for NFL players? Sort of.  Breakfast at eight, home gym lift session at nine, film at 11, position meetings at noon, pet yoga at two, put the kid down for a nap, lunch, more film, call it a day. It’s a rough outline, but thanks to the new agreement between the NFL and NFLPA, there will be involuntary virtual workouts replacing OTA’s between April…

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Patriots Draft: Outside linebacker scouting reporting reports

Outside linebacker is the second most pressing need for the Patriots after Elandon Roberts, Jaime Collins and Kyle Van Boy all left this off season in free agency. Defensive linchpin Dont’a Hightower is back and will man his usual weak side linebacker spot. 2018 draft pick J’Whaun Bentley will slide into the starting MIKE or middle linebacker spot and replace Roberts. The Patriots however still need to replace Collins and……

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Patriots Draft: Wide receiver may not be a need for the Patriots after all

By Kevin J. Stone/@kstone06/@newftbj The 2020 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and while everyone and their grandmother has an opinion on which route the Pats should go with their picks, whether it be defensive tackle, linebacker, quarterback or tight end, there’s one thing that Bill shouldn’t do, and that’s take a wide receiver. After the debacle that was the 2019 season, and even during it, people were down on this……

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