Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 4/10/09

by Marima on Apr 10, 2009 9:13 AM EDT in New England Patriots News

TEAM SHOTS

LOCAL SHOTS

Chris Gasper informs us that DE Ty Warren is progressing on schedule after undergoing double groin surgery and a reattachment of an abdominal muscle (ouch! Ouch! Ouch!) in January. Warren says he'll be ready to roll by training camp.
Christopher Price offers a Patriots history of Draft pick number 23, Draft pick number 34, and Draft pick number 47.
Shalise Manza Young notes Tank Williams is ready for his second chance with the Patriots, and is on track to be ready to play for the opener.
Chad Finn reports that Comcast will no longer carry NFL Network after April 30th. Both companies appear to have attended the Cutler-McDaniels school of negotiations.
Karen Guregian catches up with Adalius Thomas at the Masters golf tournament, who says he had “no regrets,” for any of the critical remarks and opinions he shared on a variety of league policies and rules.
Chris Gasper notes the Patriots hosted Illinois CB Vontae Davis this week, and will do the same with Ohio State CB/S Malcolm Jenkins, widely regarded as the draft's top defensive back, Monday.
Mike Reiss offers Buffalo News reporter Allen Wilson's opinion on how the Marshawn Lynch suspension will affect the Bills, especially in the home opener against New England.
Shalise Manza Young scouts Draft prospect North Carolina's Brandon Tate, and offers a YouTube clip of his highlights.
Mike Reiss looks at which outside tackles might interest the Patriots in the Draft and passes along the approximate times the Patriots might make their picks on Draft day from the Patriots' media relations staff.
Mike Reiss tackles reader questions on the NFL Draft, Jason Taylor, and the Patriots running back situation from his Thursday on-line chat session.
The Herald notes that Bills' WR Terrell Owens is annoyed that the press considers him a story and frustrated that everyone nitpicks at everything he does.

LONG SHOTS

Monte Burke (Forbes) Best and Worst NFL Draft Teams. Bogus article listing the Patriots as the worst drafting team in the last three years, where the Patriots record is 39-9. The rest of the NFL should wish to fare so poorly.
Dan Pompei (NBC Sports) Draft confounds every team - except these.
Shutdown Corner (Yahoo! Sports) Jason Taylor sees the Jets as slightly preferable to suicide.
Steve Wyche (NFL.com) Draft's top offensive tackles : Quite a talent show.
Jason Cole (Yahoo! Sports) Later picks often ignored in rookie salary debate.
Shutdown Corner (Yahoo! Sports) That hot blond who wanted to MySpace you? That was Bill Parcells.

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Burke's article

ridiculous. The percentage of drafted players still with the team = draft success? That’s the worst isolation of variables in a study I’ve ever seen, since it’s completely influenced by post-draft management. By their formula, a team that holds onto a number one pick gets more credit for being successful in the draft even if that pick is a bust, rather than if they cut him or trade him for more picks. It makes the assumption that all teams are equal talent evaluators post-draft, and that teams won’t make mistakes like hang onto a guy for sentimental or salary cap reasons.

If I’m a GM who sucks and drafts and only drafts and holds onto crappy players, I’m a better drafter than someone who goes 50/50 good/crappy in the draft and cuts their crappy ones by Burke’s formula. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

by jctsai12 on Apr 10, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

I had to include it

Sometimes I’ll read something completely ludicrous and then read it again wondering what I’ve missed that made me discount it so quickly. In this case, I haven’t missed anything. Burke’s logic is indeed bogus.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Apr 10, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Was this story edited?

I could’ve sworn they had written in there that Moss and Welker were acquired through free agency and that Garrett Mills was a running back. Looks like it might’ve been fixed, but it told me that whoever was writing this article quickly put it together without having a full grasp of the subject they were writing on.

by NESilver on Apr 10, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions