re: Musings on Bill Belichick and the Patriots

Dorsett and Allen weren’t world beaters for the Pats but ended up serving their purpose

Allen was an excellent blocking #2 TE and Dorsett gave the pats some WR depth they desperately needed after Mitchell and Edelman didn’t play, and served as Cooks insurance in the SB, in which again he didn’t have big numbers but atleast could run the vertical routes that have been such a part of the Pats offense this year.


Ealy and Marsh were dart throws to help salvage a completely depleted front 7. Didn’t work out but that’s why they are dart throws.


And everyone has hindsight about the garrappollo trade. The browns offered a 2nd and a 3rd. BB decided to go with the 49ers instead because of the relationship he has with some of the front office there. The god father offers people assume the Pats got for Jimmy simply weren’t there.


ETA I believe the Pats have the greatest number of players on IR for a team to ever reach a Super Bowl. It’s crazy how good they ended up being despite losing Edelman, Hightower, their top draft choice, Rob Nink, Mitchell, Marcus Cannon, and a bunch of other role players in that front 7

This was one of Bills best coaching jobs.