If the NFL Draft were Lost, Bill Belichick would be Jacob. He's mysterious. He's persuasive. And no one ever knows whether his draft strategy (the parallel would be Jacob's plan for the candidates) is good or bad. But it is fun to watch and see how Belichick manipulates the draft board. Clearly, his strategy this year hinged on Jermaine Gresham, the franchise tight end out of Oklahoma. Once he went off the board, the Pats immediately shopped their 22nd pick to Denver in return for their 24th pick and a 4th rounder. Then Belichick saw Dez Bryant was still on the board at 24. Just like Hurley can't resist a bucket of chicken or lassie from the insane asylum, Jerry Jones can't resist a thugged out, drama queen wide receiver. Belichick knew this so he traded the Cowboys the pick for their 27th and a third rounder. So on a night that most teams made their selections and went to bed, Belichick moved down just 5 spots in the first round and was able to cajole Denver and Dallas into handing him two middle round picks in a deep draft. All while still getting his guy McCourty at #27. Only time will tell whether these moves were good or bad, but watching Belichick move the chess pieces around is pretty fascinating regardless....
....and I think Jacob's intentions are good if that counts for anything.
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