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  1. Super Nomario

    The Krafts

    The "can't trust" quote is, at best, fifth-hand (as @DennyDoyle'sBoil alluded to above). We just can't take the exact verbiage reported there seriously.
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    The Krafts

    Mahomes didn't cost the Patriots any rings.
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    A lot of scouts get fired not because they're bad but because there are moves at the top of the organization and new GMs tend to bring in their own guys. It's a brutal industry. No, the scouting services go back to the 70s, they predate Kiper. BLESTO was founded in 1963, when Kiper was three...
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    2010 Stanford averaged 29.2 pass attempts per game and 41.2 rush attempts per game (~41% passing) 2010 NFL averaged 33.7 pass attempts per game and 27.2 rush attempts per game (~55%) 2023 Michigan averaged 24.1 pass attempts per game and 37.5 rush attempts per game (~39%) 2023 NFL averaged 33.7...
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    It's not reasonable to compare them; Luck was a generational QB prospect and McCarthy is just a decent one. The point is, even with a generational QB prospect in Luck, Harbaugh still ran the ball a hell of a lot. Running the ball a hell of a lot with McCarthy is not necessarily a black mark...
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    Not for Jim
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    Jim Harbaugh ran the ball 40 times a game when he had Andrew Luck as his QB, too.
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    It is oversimplifying, but at the same time, if Mac was better, they don't go 4-13 last year (and probably better in 2022 as well) and Belichick may very well still be here. You're right that the pick wasn't (widely) criticized at the time. That doesn't mean Mac's failure didn't cost Bill his job.
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    They're not getting killed for drafting Mac, but Bill did get fired.
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    Calvin Ridley, you in?

    Who are the tackles worth signing for big money?
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    Patriots sign Austin Hooper

    This is the right approach to FA IMO. The best players don't hit the market, by-and-large. Teams should be patching holes in free agency and getting splash players in the draft (or maybe trade).
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    Is Ryland Our Placekicker?

    It would be insane to go into 2024 with Ryland the only option. Fortunately they have plenty of time to add an alternative.
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    Eliot Wolf will be in charge of the personnel department,

    The Packer Way includes not just the Packers, but also John Schneider in Seattle and Andy Reid and all his disciples, plus some personnel guys who did some good things like Reggie McKenzie and Scot McCloughan. That said, I'm not that interested in Wolf bringing "Packers East" to New England...
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    Official Patriots 2024 Draft Pick Watch Thread (#3)

    Well, they built stability from that low point by adding good coaching, solid players, and a competent-enough quarterback. And then to get to the next level, they got a better QB. There are examples in both directions (building things up first or getting the QB first). My opinion is that pretty...
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    Is It Over Now? Chiefs/Niners SB Thread

    They averaged 4.8 YPC in the regular season ... which is great! And 8.4 NY/A passing, which is obviously better. Last night they were worse at both, but still doubly effective at passing than rushing.
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    Official Patriots 2024 Draft Pick Watch Thread (#3)

    They did bottom out, though; they finished with the worst record in the NFL in 2012, and rather than draft a QB at #1 overall (in what was a terrible QB year), they traded for Smith and drafted Eric Fisher at 1.
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    Is It Over Now? Chiefs/Niners SB Thread

    Romo was saying similar last night and this mentality has never made a lot of sense to me. They ran 31 times. What, was the 32nd suddenly gonna be a 50-yarder? The running game wasn't working; at some point, the solution has to be "less of it" and not "more of it."
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    Official Patriots 2024 Draft Pick Watch Thread (#3)

    Kansas City is another obvious example; they got Alex Smith as a veteran stopgap, and then dropped Mahomes (with the luxury of sitting a year) into a stacked offensive supporting cast.
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    Is It Over Now? Chiefs/Niners SB Thread

    They started one of those drives with a run and got zero yards. The run game wasn't working for SF last night. That was a big reason they lost.
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    Is It Over Now? Chiefs/Niners SB Thread

    I just don't think it's fair to criticize them from moving away from the run game when the run game wasn't working.
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