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- Bill Belichick has won five Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and he is going for No. 6 on Sunday.
- Much of the Patriots’ success can be traced back to their success in the NFL Draft.
- Belichick’s draft philosophy is quite simple and suggests other teams overthink the process.
The New England Patriots are going for their sixth Super Bowl win in 17 years and despite routinely picking at the end of the first round in the NFL Draft, a lot of their success can be attributed to consistently nailing their picks.
Of course, not all of their picks have been home runs. There have certainly been a few notable whiffs, such as tight end Daniel Graham in the first round of the 2002 draft and defensive back Ras-I Dowling with the 33rd pick in 2011.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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