COMMENTARY
Bill Belichick is no stranger to criticism, especially when it comes to his draft history with the Patriots. Players like Cyrus Jones, Duke Dawson, and Tony Garcia were all high draft selections within the last five years. Other early draft picks, like Isaiah Wynn, N’Keal Harry, Derek Rivers, and Yodny Cajuste took a while to get onto the field due to injury.
The reality of the situation is that Belichick, like every other NFL executive running their respective team’s draft, has his fair share of whiffs on draft picks. But for every Ras-I Dowling, there is a Mike Onwenu, and for every Jordan Richards, there is a Trey Flowers.