From Richard Seymour to Jerod Mayo, the Patriots have done remarkably well with talent evaluation in the first round this past decade. There really have only been a couple of questionable selections in Benjamin Watson and Laurence Maroney.

When you consider, though, that Watson was the last pick of the first round, a new light is shed on his being dubbed a first-round bust. Had he been taken one pick later, as the first pick of the second round, his career would take on a completely different shape.

Some might argue that with Pioli out of the front office, talent evaluation has dropped off drastically, but Belichick needs to trust his instincts and take the top-tier athlete he's lusting afte...

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