how do the patriots do it?
PostPosted:7 years 6 months ago
sure, they cheat, so we're told, deflategate and such, but deflategate doesn't explain their 4th ranked defense in offensive points allowed through week 11, nor does it explain their 4th ranked defense in offensive points allowed since 2012, i.e. the last 4+ seasons, since fish has been the rams hc...
their offensive line is currently made up of 1 first rounder, a 3rd rounder, a 4th rounder, a 5th rounder and an undrafted guy - 3 of these guys had a whopping 1 year or less worth of nfl experience under their belts headed into this season, while averaging just 7 nfl starts among them.
defensively the pats have 3 of their first round picks, 2 of their second round picks, and 2 of their third round picks starting - butler, their 3rd year undrafted db, has already made a pro bowl, along with two of their other picks. they've also filled in the gaps with 5 free agents, 4 of whom were drafted in the 1st and 2nd rounds by their original teams.
draft picks? since 2010 the pats have taken 6 guys in the first round, only 4 teams have selected fewer. comparatively the rams have taken 9 guys in the first round, only 2 teams have selected more.
interestingly, of the 4 teams that have taken fewer first round picks than the patriots since 2010, the seahawks, raiders, ravens and redskins, all have winning records and 3 are either in first place or tied for first place. and of the 3 teams that have taken more first round picks than the rams since 2010, the vikes, browns and niners, 2 have losing records while one is free-falling as the weeks go by. go figure.
what the patriots have done is pick a ton of second and third rounders since 2010, no team has picked more second rounders than the pats, and only 1 team has picked more third rounders. the league average for second and third round picks since 2010 is 14 per team, the pats have picked a whopping 21.
that said, of the 55 draft picks the pats have taken from 2010 through 2015, only 16 are currently on their team, i.e. less than 1 out of 3.
here's a look at the pats' 2016 roster, the 15 offensive and defensive guys who have played the most snaps... red text indicates acquisitions, tm exp shows the years and starts each player had with the pats headed into this season, lg exp shows the total years and starts players had in the league headed into this season:
and here's a look at the pats' draft picks since 2010:
their offensive line is currently made up of 1 first rounder, a 3rd rounder, a 4th rounder, a 5th rounder and an undrafted guy - 3 of these guys had a whopping 1 year or less worth of nfl experience under their belts headed into this season, while averaging just 7 nfl starts among them.
defensively the pats have 3 of their first round picks, 2 of their second round picks, and 2 of their third round picks starting - butler, their 3rd year undrafted db, has already made a pro bowl, along with two of their other picks. they've also filled in the gaps with 5 free agents, 4 of whom were drafted in the 1st and 2nd rounds by their original teams.
draft picks? since 2010 the pats have taken 6 guys in the first round, only 4 teams have selected fewer. comparatively the rams have taken 9 guys in the first round, only 2 teams have selected more.
interestingly, of the 4 teams that have taken fewer first round picks than the patriots since 2010, the seahawks, raiders, ravens and redskins, all have winning records and 3 are either in first place or tied for first place. and of the 3 teams that have taken more first round picks than the rams since 2010, the vikes, browns and niners, 2 have losing records while one is free-falling as the weeks go by. go figure.
what the patriots have done is pick a ton of second and third rounders since 2010, no team has picked more second rounders than the pats, and only 1 team has picked more third rounders. the league average for second and third round picks since 2010 is 14 per team, the pats have picked a whopping 21.
that said, of the 55 draft picks the pats have taken from 2010 through 2015, only 16 are currently on their team, i.e. less than 1 out of 3.
here's a look at the pats' 2016 roster, the 15 offensive and defensive guys who have played the most snaps... red text indicates acquisitions, tm exp shows the years and starts each player had with the pats headed into this season, lg exp shows the total years and starts players had in the league headed into this season:
and here's a look at the pats' draft picks since 2010: