pursuit of top draft picks The New England Patriots addition of former Cleveland Browns
15th overall pick and wide receiver Corey Coleman shouldn’t come as a surprise
to fans of the team because the transaction follows a familiar pattern.An early
draft pick burns out with a different team while still on their rookie deal.
Bill Belichick and Nick Caserio thought highly of the player coming out of the
draft and thinks the player might be more successful in a different situation.
The Patriots add the former top draft pick with varying levels of success.There
are plenty of previous examples of these trades
Womens Tedy Bruschi Jersey , but the Patriots seemed to really commit to this style of talent acquisition in 2012 when they acquired cornerback Aqib
Talib from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the final year of Talib’s contract.New
England is rarely able to add elite talent in the draft because the team is so
successful year after year and have late picks. One workaround for the team is
to take major risks on players with injury histories, like Rob Gronkowski and
Dominique Easley. These blue chip players would have gone much earlier in the
draft had they remained healthy. Instead, the Patriots took a risk and drafted
them later.The other way to add the top talent is by acquiring players still on
rookie deals from other teams (or through free agency). The Patriots acquired
former 39th overall pick Akeem Ayers from the Tennessee Titans for peanuts in
2014 and former 50th overall pick Jonathan Bostic from the Chicago Bears in
2015.Then they hit hyperdrive in 2016, trading for former 6th overall pick
Barkevious Mingo from the Browns, former 7th overall pick Jonathan Cooper from
the Arizona Cardinals
http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-lawrence-guy-jersey , former 40th overall pick Kyle Van Noy from the Detroit Lions, and former 47th
overall pick Eric Rowe from the Philadelphia Eagles en route to winning Super
Bowl LI.The Patriots went back to that well in 2017, trading for former 20th
overall pick Brandin Cooks from the New Orleans Saints, former 29th overall pick
Phillip Dorsett from the Indianapolis Colts, and former 60th overall pick Kony
Ealy from the Carolina Panthers.Some of these trades
Andre Tippett Jersey , like for Talib, Ayers, Van Noy, and Cooks were rousing successes. Other were complete busts, like for Cooper and Ealy. But the
Patriots were generally giving up late round picks for these players
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the acquisition of former 12th overall pick Danny Shelton from the Browns and we
could easily put former 29th overall pick Cordarrelle Patterson and his
relatively cheap $3.25 million contract in a similar category, along with the
newly signed Coleman.Even if just one of these players pans out as a top
contributor, the Patriots gave up what should be a late 2019 3rd round pick for
Shelton, Patterson, Coleman (for free!)
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relatively average success rate of a late third round pick.So Coleman could be
cut later this week. Maybe he’ll stick around once Julian Edelman returns. Maybe
he’ll get a couple hundred yards over the course of the whole season. Maybe the
Patriots will extend him beyond this year if he fits in with the system and team
culture.Who knows. The Patriots team-building strategy is set up so the team
won’t have to mortgage away their future in order to find out.Update: The
Patriots cut Coleman after six days to make space for another former top draft
pick, wide receiver Josh Gordon. On and on we go. The New England Patriots play
the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football, but there’s plenty of football
before the big game. Here’s the PFrom Aqib Talib to Corey Coleman: Bill Belichick’satriots rooting guide for the early and
afternoon games.1:00 PM ETBills @ Texans: Patriots are rooting for the Texans.
Colts @ Jets: Patriots are rooting for the Colts.Bears @ Dolphins: Patriots are
rooting for the Bears. These three games are pretty simple because the Patriots
want to stay atop the AFC East.Steelers @ Bengals: Which team are you more
afraid of in the long run? For me, it’s the Steelers
Youth Hjalte Froholdt Jersey , so I’m rooting for the Bengals to keep their lead in the division.Chargers @ Browns: I’m rooting for the Browns because I think
the Chargers are ultimately more dangerous.Seahawks @ Raiders: The Patriots
should root for the Seahawks, but this game has very limited value.Cardinals @
Vikings: The Patriots want the Vikings to win for strength of schedule
purposes.Buccaneers @ Falcons: This game doesn’t matter to the Patriots.Panthers
@ Washington: This game also doesn’t matter to the Patriots.4:05 PM ETRams @
Broncos: The Patriots are rooting for the Rams to go to 6-0 and sink the Broncos
further down in the AFC.4:25 PM ETRavens @ Titans: The Patriots want the Titans
to win for strength of schedule purposes and because I don’t want Baltimore
anywhere near the postseason.Jaguars @ Cowboys: The Patriots want the Jaguars to
lose because they want to finish the day with a better record than
Jacksonville.
