Satchboogie3
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Forget the BB/Brady stuff. He drafted, developed, coached, and surrounded hm the Grade A talent for 20 years. Too minimize that is BS,
The issue is he the right guy for the job at hand right now.
He was drafted in the 6th round. Bill had no idea Brady was going to turn into a serviceable QB, let alone the GOAT, or why would he have waited until the 6th? How many of 'his guys' has he reached and drafted way higher than needed?
Developed - I'd argue the development was almost all Charlie Weis/McDaniels plus his QB guru Martinez.
Coached - As above, the offense was Weis and McDaniels, not really Bill's
Grade A talent - What talent? He had B talent at best in the early years. 1 great year from Dillon. Troy was a solid player, but only once a pro-bowler. Branch was solid, but not pro-bowl caliber and did nothing post-Patriots. And of course 06 was a disaster when they let him leave and Troy was 35. Reche Caldwell and Ben Watson were the leading receivers... Then 07 Bill had to address the WR situation by rolling the dice on Moss and Stallworth. Welker no one knew was going to become a pro-bowl slot receiver, that was largely Brady, same as with Edelman. Bill didn't have some genius plan to draft Edelman was the Welker replacement and I again don't think Edelman becomes a Patriots star without Brady. Gronk and Hernandez were basically it. How many bad FA signings did bill make just being reactionary to the lack of quality and depth, Ocho Cinco, Joey Galloway, Brandon Loyd, bringing Stallworth back for a year, Lafell, Sanu, AB, and mostly due to terrible drafting. And even when they did bring in a solid receiver like Lafell and Cooks, Bill had them gone after a year, it was a revolving door.