Hasselbeck
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Sgt. Largent":1g2ccz4h said:Coug_Hawk08":1g2ccz4h said:We really do need to shake up the depth. Most of ours did not really develop the way we wanted them to. Need fresh blood on the underbelly.
But the depth is an indictment on our poor drafting and FA signings the last 2-3 years.
If we draft right, then guys like Marsh, KPL, Jefferson, Reed, Shead, Rawls, Gilliam, McCray, Morgan, Seisay, Terrell, Thorpe, etc. are now heavy contributors and challenging the stars of this team for their jobs.
THIS is the real problem, our hit rate in the draft has plummeted from it's amazing levels of 2010-2012 to missing on most each year now. Thus causing us to maybe hang onto guys like Lane, Kearse, etc when we should be moving on because the next man up is ready to rock.
A big part of me wonders a few things regarding our recent drafts.. namely..
- Just how big a role did Scot McCloughan play in identifying talent, especially in the later rounds? To me it appears the drop off correlates with his departure to Washington.
- Were our incredible drafts the result of Pete Carroll having a cheat sheet of knowing a ton of the prospects inside and out from his time at USC when he'd recruit many of those same players?
But yeah I agree, one thing that makes the Patriots so good is they have the aging vet with the big salary replaced before the vet ages and demands that big salary.