NE draft history says they are more likely to trade down , pick up extra picks and spread out the salary cap and risk of injury over more players.
2007. 28th overall. Traded Down.
2008. 7th overall. Traded Down.
2009. 23rd overall. Traded Down.
2010. 22nd overall. Traded down.
2011. 17th overall. Tackle Nate Solder.
2011. 28th overall. Traded Down.
2012. 27th overall (Aquired from New Orleans) Traded Up.
2012. 31st Overall Traded Up
2013. 29th overall. Traded Down.
2014. 29th overall. DT Dominque Easley.
2nd round picks have more VALUE than first round picks.
if you had $5 mil of cap space, which would you rather have ...... 1 first round pick or 4 second round picks ?
Sammy Watkins average yearly salary is $4,983,000
Ronald Darby average yearly salary is $1,142,000
the genius doesn't like dumb players.....
Jones, 26, was hospitalized two months ago after showing up shirtless and disoriented at the Foxborough Police station because of a bad reaction to a substance he put in his body. He later apologized, referring to the incident as "a pretty stupid mistake."
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14980555/chandler-jones-traded-new-england-patriots-arizona-cardinals-jonathan-cooper-draft-pick
i'm going the other way
#1- the defenses are so much better.
#2- you cant have 32 All-Pro's at any postion, even QB.
#3- no matter the skill level, there will always be a Franchise Top 10, an acceptable middle 10 and a we need better bottom 10.
Poll finds most Ohioans think Ohio State would beat the Browns
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/11/poll-finds-most-ohioans-think-ohio-state-would-beat-the-browns/