The Patriots are in the midst of the greatest decade of offensive productivity in the history of the NFL, averaging an incredible 29.9 points per game since 2006.
This stretch includes four different 500-point seasons, the most in the history of any NFL franchise.
The compelling part for draftniks is that the Patriots have pulled off this unprecedented offensive explosion while ignoring high-profile wide receivers in the draft, defying ill-founded conventional wisdom about the power of the position.
The Pats have not drafted a wide receiver in the top two rounds since Chad Jackson in the second round of 2006.