NinerSickness wrote:How the crap did the Eagles win a Super Bowl? I can barely name 5 EaglesAnd they had Nick Foles at QB.
I've had this rolling thought but about the New England Patriots roster. How many New England Patriots would I be really excited about having on my roster if I were in a player acquisition role?
I'm not saying draft style or having to worry about contracts or anything like that. Just straight up how many Patriots I would get EXCITED about having to build a team with. This is regardless of age either to simplify this but obviously you have to take the player that he is today and not say, "I want the 23-year old (so and so) instead." And not guys I just like or would tolerate. Guys that would EXCITE me to have.
Tom Brady (obviously)
Brandin Cooks
Trey Flowers
Rob Gronkowski (even though I think he's a disgusting guy with terrible decision making)
Dion Lewis
Eric Rowe
Sure, there's a couple of fringe guys that would be interesting and tolerable but I cut them off because I'm going with how many would I be really excited to be around what I'd try to build.
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Now. How many would excite me on Philadelphia?
Derek Barnett
Fletcher Cox
Rasul Douglas
Brandon Graham
Mack Hollins
Alshon Jeffery
Malcolm Jenkins
Jason Peters
Darren Sproles
Carson Wentz
Here's where the separation REALLY starts to happen. There's almost twice as many guys that would excite me on the Eagles roster than the Patriots roster but when I factor in how many other guys that are a step below that that I just like, and not love, it's even FAR more skewed to the Eagles.
Who'd I pick in this game? Patriots. By 5.
Who'd I have picked with Wentz and Peters playing if NOTHING else changes in the playoff run up (not reasonable because other stuff did happen and change things)? Eagles.
Just an interesting thing I've been thinking. And I understand where some of those guys are at in their careers and what I might not get out of them anymore (Graham, Peters, Sproles). And I could do this for multiple years. It's amazing how unexciting I've found the Patriots roster just when I look at it from an individual standpoint. But obviously football is more than just an individual deal.