Pats Brilliant Front Office

[irvin88]

Factoid of the Week That May Interest Only Me

In the windowless Gillette Stadium office of New England vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli is a 2000 Fleer football card with the "New England Patriots Rookie Stars'' of that season. On one half of the rectangular card is Boise State tight end Dave Stachelski, the 141st pick in the draft, a fifth-round choice. On the other half is Michigan quarterback Tom Brady, the 199th pick in the draft, a sixth-rounder. The 2000 draft was the first New England draft run by Bill Belichick and Pioli.

Stachelski never played a down for New England. Brady is Brady.
Just a little reminder for Pioli: When he starts thinking how brilliantly the Patriots' draft room has been run over the years, he can think back to the day his team chose a no-name tight end who never got out of training camp 55 picks before they picked one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

It's the same thing with us and Romo. If we REALLY knew what he was, we would have drafted him.

 

[Nors]

Parcells always was big on knowing he was going to miss some day 1 picks. Happens to the best GM's. But its OK if you can get a Barber, Canty, Spears, Romo, Crayton, Watkins, Ferguson day 2.

I remember Parcells laughing how lucky he was when Ratliff showed up as UDFA. I just found a good one - and he knew there was an element of luck involved.

To make the Brady pick even funnier is Pioli has said he and BB damn near drafted another QB, Believe it was Tim Ratay.

 

[WarDaddy]

Parcells always was big on knowing he was going to miss some day 1 picks. Happens to the best GM's. But its OK if you can get a Barber, Canty, Spears, Romo, Crayton, Watkins, Ferguson day 2.

I remember Parcells laughing how lucky he was when Ratliff showed up as UDFA. I just found a good one - and he knew there was an element of luck involved.

To make the Brady pick even funnier is Pioli has said he and BB damn near drafted another QB, Believe it was Tim Ratay.

I think Ratliff was a 7th rounder but that's still pretty close to undrafted...

 

[Nors]

Yes, he was a 7th

Great late round find

 

[Dough Boy]

I remember Parcells laughing how lucky he was when Ratliff showed up as UDFA. I just found a good one - and he knew there was an element of luck involved.

I think you ar talking about Pepper Johnson the NT that went undrafted.