There’s sticking to your draft board, and there’s admitting your roster-building mistakes. If you’re lucky, sometimes you can do both in one shot.
And the New England Patriots have to be hoping rookie second-round pick Tyquan Thornton, he of the fastest 40 at the combine, from Baylor University, can be that two-fer.
Make no mistake about it, the Patriots and Bill Belichick have coveted a burner wide receiver that can stress a defense vertically for quite a while now. They may not say it in as many words, but just look at the free agency dollars and trade targets, and to make it more specific, let’s narrow it down to the last 5 seasons.