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By luv_pony_express · Posted
That's because those are the only years I looked at to make the list. I'm sure I'd find plenty of Patriot trades and FA pickups in the late 90s, too. The reason I looked only at their dynasty years is because I was responding to the suggestion that dynasties have to be built from within. And I just don't think that's the case. In fact, I'd go farther to say there's no such thing as an NFL team that's been built entirely through the draft and UFDAs. It may be the case that dynasties like the Brady-era Pats were less engaged in free agency and trades than other teams. But to say that they stayed away from FA and trades just isn't correct. That said, I do agree that it all starts with the franchise QB. And I'd also agree that few franchise QBs have been acquired from elsewhere (at least for their prime). There are some notable exceptions (Steve Young, Drew Brees, and Warren Moon come to mind). But they're mostly drafted. -
By John Hammonds · Posted
I am in awe of the technological function called copy/paste! Quarterbacks Passing Richardson 69.5/11th Rushing Richardson 81.8/2nd Runningbacks Rushing Taylor 58.6/54th Wide Receivers Receiving Pierce 88.4/3rd Dulin 83.1/8th Pittman 60.7/64th Mitchell 47.9/114th Tight Ends Receiving Alie-Cox 51.0/43rd Granson 39.2/57th Pass blocking Granson 74.7/5th Alie-Cox 27.4/43rd (of 46) Run blocking Alie-Cox 79.9/5th Ogletree 76.5/7th Granson 64.8/18th Tackles Pass blocking Raimann 84.2/8th Smith 65.5/44th Run blocking Smith 82.4/10th Raimann 79.3/15th Guards Pass blocking Nelson 86.7/3rd Fries 80.4/9th Run blocking Fries 91.7/1st Nelson 86.8/3rd Centers Pass blocking Kelly 82.7/4th Run blocking Kelly 68.1/12th Defensive Ends Coverage Lewis 61.8/24th Pass rushing Latu 70.8/18th Paye 65.2/35th Odeyingbo 62.0/48th Land 57.8/69th Lewis 51.9/112th (of 133) Run defense Paye 64.4/43rd Land 60.0/65th Latu 57.8/82nd Lewis 54.9/94th Odeyingbo 31.8/128th (of 131) Defensive Tackles Pass rushing Buckner 63.6/42nd Stewart 63.4/43rd Bryan 62.6/47th Adebawore 56.0/90th Run defense Buckner 78.2/4th Stewart 61.2/48th Adebawore 55.3/81st Davis 47.1/115th Bryan 38.1/138th (of 147) Linebackers Coverage Speed 88.2/3rd Franklin 76.9/13th Pass rushing Speed 63.2/21st Carlies 57.8/41st Run defense Franklin 47.4/78th Speed 45.2/81st Carlies 38.6/89th (of 98) Cornerbacks Coverage Moore 90.9/3rd Brents 50.1/105th Jones 36.5/125th (of 128) Pass rushing Moore 57.8/19th Run defense Brents 71.6/20th Jones 63.8/48th Moore 39.2/117th (of 119) Safeties Coverage Blackmon 67.7/30th Thomas 60.0/65th Cross 49.6/87th (of 99) Pass rushing Blackmon 57.4/20th Run defense Cross 74.3/11th Blackmon 51.2/81st (of 89) -
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Awuzie was another one. What I wanted to see was them save money on slot CB and bring in a proven boundary CB. I know a lot of people say that young/unproven players have to play to develop, but there's no rule that young/unproven players have to start by default. They are on cheap, rookie deals, which gives a team a lot of flexibility. Remember when Ballard went the young/unproven route with the DL back in 2021? Well, since then, he has brought in DL FAs and (repeatedly) retained his own proven vets. Even a guy like Latu, who had a ton of hype, only played 39% of the snaps (even with Ebukam being on IR). I know Ballard is a trenches guy, so he is going to invest more in the DL. But the approach to each position group is wildly different. And it's not just a move like the Sneed trade...there's a lot of space between that and filling out the CB room with young/unproven players (many of which are late-round draft picks and UDFAs). And with their only real cap investment (and proven CB) in the secondary is a 29 year-old slot CB, they were taking a pretty big risk without much of a contingency plan. -
They all were done AFTER the Patriots had established their Franchise QB….
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