The Strangest First Round Pick Ever

[@BrettKollmann]

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[@clementburgess-hulme1878]

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[@BrettKollmann]

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[@Joseph-Thomas]

Love that the drink at the end is getting some shine. This sort of thing is great and I hope that we see more of it!

[@bgdddyweave77]

He Brett, just checking to make sure you didn’t forget about our $50 bet that we made in the comments of your video from a few weeks ago entitled “Ranking all the wide receivers of the 2022 NFL Draft”. To refresh your memory, in case you forgot, you had accepted my bet that Olave would go in the first half of the first round (#16 or higher), and would be, at minimum, the 3rd receiver drafted. I imagine that you been taking a well-deserved break after all the content you put out before the draft, so I just wanted to remind you.

[@BrettKollmann]

@@bgdddyweave77 where would you like me to send the Venmo haha

[@AGuyNamedRicky]

I bought in 100% to Strange as soon as I heard someone on the local sports radio call him the “Chattanooga Choo Choo”

[@dugsbunnyog3544]

I'm a chiefs fan and that makes even me like him. Plus strange is such a big dick name

[@shrekthenoob]

"gave up his first sack in his 2nd to last game he ever played" so youre saying he already peaked and its all downhill from here, got it. Gloom and doom initiated.

[@hellcy7237]

He knew the Kollmann curse was inbound and wanted to get started early

[@lexnorwood6949]

I love dudes like you because we all know you never blocked anything except a cock or two.

[@gore1]

You cut the quote short. Brett said “2nd to last game he ever played at Chattanooga”

[@TheRayrod90]

Everybody "Do the DLine, Do the DBacks episodes" Brett "So you think Belichick decition was unexpected"

[@paxman192]

Patreon

[@Kuhlayo43]

Decision

[@davidk6269]

I will always give Belichick the benefit of the doubt when it comes to finding linemen (both offensive and defensive). He knows what he wants, and isn't shy to pull the trigger when he sees someone who fits his scheme, regardless of the opinion of others.

[@keenanmccarty9925]

Yeah I’ve seen a lot “Belichick can’t draft” comments around the nfl and that’s only true for a few positions, when it comes to OL Belichick consistently hits. It’s WR, OLB, and TE where he struggles.

[@thomasdurfee7157]

Kind of hard to say he struggles at TE when he drafted the best TE ever and, if not for catching a body, drafted another elite level TE...in the same draft. Then there is Jermaine Graham and Ben Watson. Both are solid TE, especially Watson. And both were drafted in an era prior to big impact receiver TEs.

[@grouchygrundle]

He's great at drafting every position except wr. I think is due to his complicated playbook. Most of these players are dummies and never figure out his style

[@brendonbuffaloe8830]

If he makes a Pro-Bowl let this be a petition to call him “Dr Strange” since he plays in the multi-mass of madness (aka the trenches)

[@KingYakthekingofyaks]

if he becomes good it will become an insane nickname

[@Aaron-wq3jz]

It seems like most people that new about him wanted their team to grab him in the 2nd or third. Seems like his position is the reason why people had him rated as a 2nd or 3rd rounder

[@t4d0W]

At the position the Pats were picking in the 1st its pretty much a 2nd round pick. If he becomes a starter then he's under a nice controlled cost.

[@river94]

I believe his age was also a factor, although I could be wrong especially if this is someone teams were expecting to come in and play early and often without much needed development

[@mards2479]

His position value and his conference. But his film was excellent regardless of competition

[@lukekelchner5471]

There were a couple reports from semi reliable sources that said if Strange hadn’t gone at 29 he was likely to be the first or second guard off the board day 2. Also the Steelers were 2 spots behind the Pats in round 2 and it was “reported” they were gonna take Thornton had the Pats not. All conjecture but I still think Bill got just what he wanted, knew Strange would still be sitting there at 29 so he finessed the chiefs for a couple late rounders. Chess moves?

[@Speedster___]

Considering value makes sense. Talent wise early mid 2nd but considering positional need and not wanting to trade down like pick

[@hellogoodbye7628]

My friend who goes to Chatanooga and has had classes with Cole says that he's a great guy, but also unfortunately a Dolphins fan.

[@emac7050]

Brady grew up a 49ers fan, so?

[@graysonwarwick2055]

@@emac7050 49ers aren’t a rival.

[@asmahasmalaria8596]

@@emac7050 It isn't unfortunate for the Pats, it's unfortunate for Strange.

[@BrianChristopher-j9v]

Not any more

[@hellcy7237]

Brett at 1:04 how on earth did you resist the temptation to say "This pick is not as _strange_ as it seems"

[@longhornfaithful]

I know it's a minor thing in the video, but so glad to see you add the RAS score in the beginning. Kent aka mathbomb has an amazing tool he's set up, and I'm glad that it's finally starting to go wide in the football space.

[@E-Man5805]

The Saints have been using RAS for years. I'm serious. Look at every pick. If they aren't a in the 9.00s they're damn close. I think the worst RAS score this year was actually Olave. And only because he's kinda slight and had a below average vertical.

[@PanthersJDub]

Just because of the school and mocks where not a soul knows what's gonna happen... People automatically just said it was a bad pick. I'm definitely hard on QBs from small schools but lineman definitely can easily excel coming out of them.

[@icydaddy]

Facts. If it was a “skill” position coming out of Chattanooga it would be way different. Tape doesn’t lie and linemen tape no matter where it’s from, showcases the fundamentals and is probably the safest position to go with.

[@Chapstick159]

@@icydaddy TO came from Chattanooga

[@icydaddy]

@@Chapstick159 yes and to went 3rd round probably because of the competition thing. Like I said it’s harder to evaluate how good skill positions are going to be

[@shaunmcisaac782]

@@icydaddy If you run like a gazelle and don't have stone hands you'll probably fit in. Maybe not high first round - i get it - but you can't coach physical attributes.

[@db212006]

Its more like the "value". Nobody else was gonna pick him in the 1st and probably not 2nd. So they could of picked a high end prospect in the 1st and still managed him in the 2nd round(which is still early for him). Nobody is mad at the player or the Mocks. Most people just don't understand the Value of the Draft. If you love the player...realize where everyone else is gonna pick him and don't waste assets reaching for him. I will die on this hill, it's what makes good teams draft good and bad teams draft poorly. NE has been known for being an awful drafting team for years. They are just lucky the same guy that does it...is the best head coach of all time.

[@hunterking6033]

I remember everybody getting up in arms about Travis Frederick going in the 1st instead of outside the top 50 and I think that the Cowboys felt pretty good about it.

[@spencerriding2904]

Genuine question: I get that Strange has an absurdly high RAS for a lineman, but were the ones who scored higher than him actually good in the NFL? Like there's plenty of players who are obscenely gifted but never pan out for one reason or another. The stat means a lot more if he's in the company of hall of famers as opposed to journeymen who never maximized their potential

[@alexsmith7387]

Brandon Brooks had a perfect 10, he played for a decade before he retired due to persistent injury, Evan Mathias was an all Pro once and a pro bowler twice. Rashawn Slater was .01 higher than Strange. Looking through RAS for Guards, I think you get a better picture looking at the guys who scored a 9 or higher, and yeah, it correlates quite a bit. Few busts in the upper echelon of Guard RAS, but a lot of the names I knew right away were in the mid 9s.

[@Rekcha]

The way to look at RAS is as a box to tick, rather than a causative factor. Like you won’t necessarily be elite with a great RAS score, but you most likely won’t be elite without one.

[@Eric-jz1cv]

Brett finally said fine I’ll do it myself

[@bgdddyweave77]

Well, the hardest choices do require the strongest wills.

[@stancal9249]

I know you have ten gagillion videos to do and you clearly invest a lot of time and research into getting each one ready, but I think you just found a brilliant variation of video types. We definitely love your single player breakdowns, fantasy outlooks, and draft tiers, but what I really found fascinating was the part of this video where you say "what can we tell about what this team wants to pivot towards based on this offseason?" As a non AFC-E fan, seeing your extrapolation was super fascinating and not a part of football analysis that I see very often. I loved it. Selfishly, I would love to hear you talk about Indy's plan of "find pass catchers who are crazy tall and crazy fast" and pairing it with JT, but legitimately I would watch 31 more videos where you talk about what direction you think teams are going based off of their drafts. Tons of work, I know, but I just wanted to give you feedback that this is excellent content here. Appreciate you and everything you do!

[@01mattdavenport]

Great stuff Brett. As a former O Lineman, that dude is amazing. I love how you extrapolated a possible offensive theory based on the picks. Keep up the great work

[@yager6627]

Bret I just watched your channel. I am or was a high school football coach in Greenville, SC. You do a great job of breaking down how plays are suppose to work. How technique is important. Why some players are better then other players. Football always starts on the front line. Then it morphs from their.

[@JordTheeNord]

As a Pats fan I've been warming up on this pick for weeks (best guard on the board which is a positional need and elite athletic ability). I have a much larger issue with the Tyquan pick. You rarely ever see anyone as thin as him succeed at wr. He also had 10th percentile agility score. The fact that this very skinny wr with no agility was taken over guys like George Pickens and Skyy Moore baffles me.

[@hudsongonzalez706]

I believe the pats didn’t want Skyy Moore because he would play a Kendrick Bourne like role for them which wouldn’t help them win now. And the pats obviously aren’t going to pick Pickens because of NKeal Harry and their similarities. Tyquan actually has really good tape and looks very solid.

[@kameronjones7139]

Julien Edelman was smaller and played in the slot for years. Tyquan will be a better version of him

[@Bob-gi2gh]

@@hudsongonzalez706 Pickens also has off the field issues and you already know Belichick doesn't want another AB

[@markletourneau1210]

Thornton is tall can always put weight on. The fastest receiver in the draft and very underrated due to poor college QB play. Baylor had a top 10 rushing team and a top 10 team in scoring d. They won the Big 12 and than won their Bowl game also! I follow Baylor pretty good and you shouldn’t knock the talent of Thornton based on most of the season Baylor played Bohanon when Shapen was in for the BIg 12 championship game. Thornton had a impact! I think people should not listen to the Mel Kipers and Skip Bayless of sports and just rewatch a game yourself…. I suggest watching the Big 12 championship game this past year here on KZbin and than judge Thornton for yourself!

[@webers28]

It's just a "he can do what we want for the scheme, the best out of anyone" pick. Definitely not the best WR that was on the board ... but what he could provide the offense is invaluable, so long he's not a complete bust. And there is, definitely, a higher than zero chance that he's a bust. But that doesn't mean he wasn't the best pick for what they want schematically... if it works out, that's going to be a really tough offense to face.

[@mikeobrien1559]

As an "in Bill we trust (because I sure as hell wouldn't know)" Patriots fan, I really appreciate you doing this one. Thanks, and phew.😻

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

If the Patriots draft a player you never heard of before, chances are they become a solid contributor to yet another playoff team and perhaps even a Pro Bowler.

[@1Learn2Swim3]

Unless it's a WR

[@xp7575]

Lmfao, have fun being 4th place in the East 😂

[@__yklim]

@@xp7575 this will age poorly

[@AT-il2ej]

@@xp7575 please. They'll finish third. The jets still exist.

[@BackupPlans1]

@@AT-il2ej They'll finish 2nd. The Dolphins aren't that good.

[@CTwrastler]

I constantly find myself learning more about football while watching your videos. Loved this

[@RVDfanman1]

I'm happy that the SOCON is getting more notice and hopefully more of our guys are gonna get drafted. Hoping for more Wofford players in the NFL

[@AnthonyGarcia-zf7ks]

wofford football player here, thank you!

[@xboxbam3979]

One OL guy from my Mercer team didn't get drafted (Jason Poe), but was picked up within minutes of the draft ending for the 49ers. So, hopefully Cole Strange and Jason Poe can bring more attention to the SoCon teams from now onward.

[@IamKingofInternet]

Looking back on this is great. You nailed it on the head talking about zone runs and also the pats trying to force teams to fill every gap and punishing them with the deep ball. The pats have a pretty high deep ball percentage now but have cut that back with Zappe. We'll see if they get back to it when Mac is healthy.

[@tvtda1]

i was one of those people that looked at this draft and had 60+ players deep of prospects with pretty much honesty the same grade. So i sit there, knowing on night 1 nothing would've surprised me. if anything i expected even off the board Stranger things to happen, than what really did. In the same breathe, funny enough i was late on strange, and honestly dismissed him after senior bowl practices, and all that being said, Still not my cup of tea personally. But i must say it's so exhausting when you actually put work into studying these players, and then you have to hear the media kill picks whose scouting reports 90+% of them have never read, and they talk about the draft boards without context. As if every team, has the same board, and When this was especially NOT the case this year. Biggest pet peeve is when they talk up dudes the entire offseason (Jermaine Johnson) as a smokescreen, it makes the team that took him later look like they got a steal, meanwhile, the guy no one mentioned cause they don't want him getting attention, he has to be panned as a pick. it makes mainstream media draft talk nauseating.

[@plurplis9599]

Feel that as a Packers fan with the Quay Walker pick

[@tvtda1]

@@plurplis9599 Wasn't that just a, "Get Aaron Rodgers a receiver in the 1st round" issue?

[@robertryan627]

And on top of that we hear they should have traded down a few picks or another round and got the same player at a better value. If you love a guy your scared as hell someone else loves him too. You found a gem and he is the highest rated player on your board and a position of need. You pounce. Why spend millions evaluating and putting together your board and then throw that away and pick based on media consensus. I hope he makes the HOF. Armchair draft gurus are worse than arm chair QBs.

[@plurplis9599]

@@tvtda1 Nah, it was a bit of that, but also Quay Walker not being talked about by the media and the consensus being him going later. Also not taking a reciever was def the right move given that we got Christian Watson anyway

[@tvtda1]

@@plurplis9599 He's basically Shaq Mason with longer arms. He makes so much sense for Them. The thing that bothered me the most is people talk about the pick in a vaccum, when in actuality, Kenyon Green went top 15 (like he should've), that started a run on guards, Zion went in the 20s, and Bill just took the bullet someone else was gonna take for pulling the exact same trigger, probably before the round was over. If not before then, Cole, i guarantee they had intel cole strange was not making it back to the pats next pick and thats why they took him. The media shouldn't trust their "sources" regarding coles value range cause most times, these sources are the same people that smokescreened them about him in the first place. They don't need to worry about the board, they need to read the runs in the draft to see what is happening and why.

[@zgamer200]

Thanks for helping me to make a bit more sense of the pick, Brett. I'm not exactly super well versed in this type of stuff as most fans are, so it was nice to get to hear about how Strange should translate on the field, at least on paper.

[@Scheboygan8767]

Kyle Duggar was from a D2 school nobody had going first round. One of the best safeties in the game last year, just cause you don’t understand the pick doesn’t make it bad

[@brownshoes5225]

As a Pats fan I love your analysis. Keep up the great work.

[@nolanpithan2508]

Excellent analysis Brett, and great work editing the content and making it accessible for a beginner’s audience. I always learn something new about football when I watch your content!

[@SustyDank]

Brett when you watch oline and dline film to you watch at full speed or do you slow it down?

[@Ghost.uppercut]

That's kind of funny after seeing him do amazing for the past few weeks. I was looking forward to your study on him.

[@hapcot]

When it comes to Belichik, if they aren't a WR, I believe he will always pick a Pro Bowler, even if they're a DIII pole vaulter

[@plandseer4527]

He drafted terribly at the Browns and he no longer has a franchise QB at NE. I'll wait and see

[@mattl8774]

He has a poor track record with corners as well. Especially in the 2nd round.

[@hapcot]

@@mattl8774 Malcom Butler, JC Jackson, Logan Ryan?

[@ThinkingFootball]

Great vid Brett

[@madtomk3318]

What a Strange situation this all is. I'm sorry, I'll show myself out

[@EchoesofaDistantTime]

I played against him in HS. We were their cross town rivals. Always blew me away he didn’t go D1. Was a complete freak back then when he played D-line.

[@Jame5man]

3:17 as someone who played O-line in high school I can confirm that is a massive reach block. He needs to have a great step off the snap otherwise he’s completely hosed on the block

[@BrettKollmann]

It’s straight up ridiculous

[@98765zach]

I used to play O-line too and this is probably the only bucket step on that line that my coach wouldn’t have chewed out ass for. Our coach was a mean son of a bitch and would have made every single man on that line do bucket steps for 10 yards for every time they didn’t match that massive bucket step

[@GG-dd5uw]

This is a fantastic breakdown. More insight than all the talking heads on ESPN and the NFL Network.

[@westcoastavengers1]

Thanks for doing this. It was good to learn more.

[@jacksonsparks5922]

Graduated from UT-Chattanooga last year. Cole is a hell of a player and hard worker

[@silverenigma9527]

As a Pats fan I was surprised but the Hoodie's will be done

[@davidk6269]

Coincidence that Coach Belichick and Emperor Palpatine both wear hoodies? Hmmmm.....

[@silverenigma9527]

@@davidk6269 Tom Was Vader until he Went to Tampa and Overthrew Bill at Gillette. now The balance in the force is restored

[@joegrst]

I'm so happy you put this out for everyone who shit on the pick. Sean McVay was watching him, so I already counted that as a solid pick, but fans and outside observers alike have been tearing this choice apart. We needed o line help

[@franklindejong7017]

Helpful video. Learning about the lines is rad

[@alexgrissom3513]

I think it wasn't really the player himself, but where he stood on draft boards. If the Pats could've taken someone else in Round 1 and Strange in round 2, it's not very good value

[@BrettKollmann]

Based on my conversations with folks around the league, Strange would have lasted at most about another 10 picks. He wasn't going to slip much further.

[@alexgrissom3513]

@@BrettKollmann definitely a good pick then

[@jysprk7395]

Love the gronks game winner playart, you should make one for Edelmans catch in sb51 too

[@griffenharbolt5629]

Never forget that Sean McVay laughed at Cole Strange getting picked....Bill Belichick is never gonna forget that

[@thegoldenfool]

And the Vikings war room laughed when the Eagles picked Jalen Reagor so what's your point?

[@nicholasmarini2544]

And Kyle Shanahan said he thought he’d be a top 20 pick

[@samrosendahl392]

Because Mcvay felt naive for putting so much work into scouting him when he should have known he’d never fall to the third

[@nichtda4522]

Nope, read McVay's statement about that clip. He laughed about the fact that they were scouting him for their pick at 104(?) because he is now a first round pick. He apologized to Strange and BB for the impression this clip made

[@soohyunlim9928]

@@nichtda4522 Not to mention 104 was their first pick lol

[@bigdada018]

Brett, love the microscopic break down. You're the best, thank you!

[@wyattworld47]

We're pissed off because Bill has won Super Bowls with day 3 and UDFA guard play. And he traded a Pro Bowl guard this offseason for a 5th round (!) pick, creating the need in the first place. This roster is bereft of blue chip, impact talent and guard isn't an impact position. Don't even get me started on the Tyquan Thornton pick. If this season doesn't go well (Pats currently 12th best odds to win AFC per Vegas), there's gonna be a lot of restlessness with Bill the GM. He has one good draft with premium picks in his last 8 or 9.

[@steved5495]

Most of them have been at the bottom of the first round except when Goodell stole them. Typically, only the first half of the first round are really first round talent. Sometimes more, sometimes less, but very rarely all 32. It's very difficult to get a good draft if you're always at the bottom of the round.

[@wrigs1]

He's a great pick, but pats fans are mainly upset because they could have waited a while or traded down for more picks.

[@Jacob-sb3su]

1:56 who are the other 6 above him?

[@jacksonmillikan749]

Thanks for the great breakdown on Strange. He will be the new model for how to beat the in vogue "Rams/Chargers" defense.

[@paxman192]

It's weird and awesome seeing a video about a player from my community he was all the buzz in Chatt even despite the Brown trade and Malik pick

[@smoothkid765]

SEC schools that Strange played are bottom feeders of that conference. Mostly players that are not NFL talent.

[@BrettKollmann]

Paschal literally just got taken in the second round

[@SMH1776]

The Patriots let some of their well-respected veteran guards walk this offseason. Were they not scheme fits for this new system? I never really pay attention to interior offensive line play unless it's terrible.

[@mattl8774]

Bill has ran the same offensive system since his Cleveland days. That's not going to change anytime soon.

[@jamesstuart2130]

I don’t think it’s the pick as much as it is when he was picked. Plus Bill pretty much said he doesn’t value the guard position very much because he traded Mason(one of best OL) for a 5th round pick. Then he uses a 1st on guard that isn’t even a top need? I seriously don’t understand it.

[@soohyunlim9928]

How isn't it a top need??? Pats literally had zero starter quality player in RG after Karras left. It was THE biggest hole.

[@imhotepnixon]

He doesn’t wear blocking gloves that’s how you know this dudes a stud he’ll fit right in

[@sampledpuppet5023]

Bill did it for the pun

[@Chris-fl5lw]

Brett, I love your videos and your insights/explanations are incredible

[@KirkHinrich45]

Basically you’re going to take his positives and potential projection in order to burn the straw man you’ve created that “he’s a bad player” When the actual argument was “he was taken ahead of where other teams valued him. despite him being a physically impressive prospect, you could have drafted him in the following round. Any by going this route the patriots left universally higher graded players on the board when they could have had both hypothetical first round player X AND Strange” If you addressed the ACTUAL critique of the patriots, you’d anger the fan base, risk losing subscribers, advertising dollars, etc.

[@BrettKollmann]

My point is that other teams are on record in saying that they thought he was a first round talent. The idea that he was some crazy reach is a myth. I know for a fact he wouldn't have lasted more than 10-15 more picks. Seattle probably would have taken him at 40.

[@sharkzillahtornado6059]

yeah if I was you I wouldn't have included any of that Senior Bowl tape either

[@christiankolouch9582]

wow! Nuanced analysis that discusses the match between traits and scheme rather than generalized draft "grades"? A novel concept. Very well done.

[@josephhanicak7922]

Even when everyone said that the Patriots were stupid, I had faith in Belicheck. The man is a football genuis, and I have a sneaking suspicion he knows what he's doing a tiny bit better than the armchair GMs.

[@theromandudeinWI]

This dude is making NFL lineman look like the guys I played against in JV ball. Love me some guard film

[@ttred7621]

Those are D1 FBS lineman your watching not NFL

[@theromandudeinWI]

@@ttred7621 Not the UK guys.

[@ttred7621]

@@theromandudeinWI oh I gotchu, you mean the senior day clips

[@theromandudeinWI]

@@ttred7621 Yes, but also the game against Kentucky. He made those guys look just as silly as everyone else

[@ttred7621]

@@theromandudeinWI yeah he did. I bet those Uk guys don’t feel as bad losing to him now though knowing he got drafted first round 😂

[@alexsmith7387]

I think a big part of the fan hate from the Strange pick was the McVay/Snead clip where they laugh and McVay says he was being scouted for pick 104. I think most people would have been like "seems strange, but nobody understands the draft anyway". But McVay rooted people to their reaction. He's an expert, Strange was a huge reach, all of that.

[@mards2479]

Cole strange is a very good player. I’m a ravens fan so I have no reason to support the pats, but cole strange could legit become a pro bowl caliber player. I was hoping the ravens would have a shot at him on day 2 he would’ve been on my short list in the early third

[@shaunmcisaac782]

come for the football stay for the bar also Darth Hoodie's track record when picking Fat Guys is pretty good. In no particular order: Logan Mankins Richard Seymour Vince Wilfork.

[@indigo5577]

Wow I feel better now about this draft. He looks like he'll be good but he'll be compared all season long with what we're giving up from Shaq Mason at RG. Mike Onwenu now gets to play LG, their line looks solid honestly.

[@MrBIGZ1964]

ONWENU goes back to his original power right guard and more powerful than shaq mason. Strange goes to left guard. next draft is a LT in round 1 and defence and a x wideout.

[@1323GamerTV]

I swear Brett makes half this shit up (tf is a FIB???)

[@calebcoleman4347]

my buddy from high school is the LT at chatanooga, badass to see him next to this guy

[@ryanjohnston4249]

I always laugh when people think Belichick made a serious error. He's not perfect but he's been around too long to screw up as bad as people think he did with this pick. Strange can be very good in the league and Bill sees that.

[@justinmix143]

“.....picking up stunts with grace....”. 😂 Yeah, that definitely is.......umm.......bizarre, I guess we’ll call it

[@WhatShallEyeDo4U]

Your hair is looking pretty dapper, Brett. I appreciate the effort. 😎👍🏾

[@willbalmer3277]

Brett, I know it may hurt but 1987 is 35 years ago, not 25 years ago.

[@BrettKollmann]

Shit.

[@aidenstandefer6980]

I got to see him play a lot since I was a ball boy for UTC so I stood in the sidelines with him and the other players every game

[@pedroordep6020]

It seems like loosing to the Colts last year broke Bill and he’s looking for his own Q Nelson and JT.

[@ZorrosRage]

Was hoping he'd drop to the niners, but didn't think he'd get picked this early

[@nicholasmarini2544]

Shanahan thought he’d be gone earlier than he was picked and that he really liked him

[@fanboy50]

I was really confused why everyone seemed to be as down on the pick as they were; Strange seems like a good lineman and if you really like a guy and he fits, you take him as early as you think you have to. The only criticism I understood were the people that said the Patriots probably could have gotten away with trading back into the early 2nd round and picked up a couple more picks and still gotten their man.

[@brownshoes5225]

Looking good, especially after the Steelers game.

[@metalscottsman]

The only issue I have is Strange doesn't close the gap between my Pats and Buff. Even if he works out really well we had Shaq Mason in that spot last year and we still got killed by Buff. Strange fills a hole that our staff created instead of using that pick on someone who can help stop Buff's offense.

[@173jaSon371]

Shaq Mason was at RG, Strange will slot in at LG with Onwenu probably at RG. Last year Onwenu moved around a ton and was mainly in as a TE in jumbo packages in the 2nd half of the season but now with Thuney, Karras, and Mason gone they needed much better depth at IOL. After Strange and Onwenu it's a bunch of unproven guys as depth behind them at G and Andrews at C. Moving Mason will save them like 5 mil in 22 and another 5mil in 2023 when they have a ton of cap space, so it could be worse. Pats usually hit on OL so for now I won't complain. Better than wasting it on an N'keal Harry.

[@kameronjones7139]

They play different positions on the line

[@metalscottsman]

@@173jaSon371 I know the situation on the oline and who played where. Like I said the issue isn't his skill is irrelevant to bridging the gap between us and Buff. If the Oline is just as good as last year, we still lose to Buff because of our lack of skill and speed on defense. That was the priority in the 1st round. Strange doesn't move us forward he only at best keeps us where we were.

[@173jaSon371]

@@metalscottsman Picking 1 defensive player in the first round won't magically fix the entire defense and that 1 player would have just as much chance to bust as an OL does. I think BB knows team building a tad better than "NE- JACKCHOP" does. We can't expect a championship level roster every year, theyve replaced just about the entire last super bowl roster already and it isn't easy to instantly build another one when you don't have the goat, a rookie QB is running the O and has a new OC in year 2. Have some patience, they aint winning 14 games this year. We also don't know how they had the players on defense graded in the draft, or the offensive players. Lets wait til games are played before we freak out.

[@metalscottsman]

@@173jaSon371 a few things. 1- not freaking out 2- i Don't expect championships every year. I expect to make moves that improve the team, not keep it the same. 3- the idea you can't get an impact player as a rookie is simply dumb. 4- BB has been abysmal at drafting in the 1st and 2nd rounds since 2013 save mac jones. He makes mistakes constantly in the early rounds. And this idea that if you are not BB you can't discuss draft opinions is asinine.

[@cedricmitchell2743]

Really liked the vid Brett 👍🏽

[@JSalonsky]

Ok so what gives? Why didn’t the scouts see this guy

[@Mattt99782]

Loved the breakdown

[@iandevine3063]

Its interesting to me that they kept him at guard instead of LT.

[@smurphy98844]

I loved the Pats draft. I projected that we'd go Oline and I know by now that I won't be able to guess who my Pats pick. This draft is one of our best in the last 5 years. We got a lot of valuable pieces imo

[@DumbInvestors]

You should take a look into the hawks draft. I love how interesting it is

[@ethanlibby4441]

something I found funny was sean mcvays reaction. I know for a fact he thought he could get strange with their first pick and was pissed when he was taken

[@metaljay77]

This is actually a promising outlook on this offense. I really thought BB lost his marbles before this video.

[@garrettpayne5799]

imma say the same thing about strange that i did about mac last year: is he who i was hoping for? naaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. But he's on our team now and I hope he's awesome and plays for us for years and we can look back and go, "that was a good pick, nice job Bill." I just want to win! Also i like the Tyquan pick, im excited for him, pretty sure a lot of Pats fans are not. Hope he proves them wrong!

[@tjayd1225]

Knowing bill he’ll end up being a pro bowler

[@charlesdarks8850]

Great explantion as usual.

[@menderrrr]

1987 was 35 years ago

[@BrettKollmann]

Fuck I'm old

[@DaTrewPimpDa2nd]

Seems like there was a pretty decent run on iol players. Imo other than Zach Tom if he plays center, there isn’t really an iol player taken after strange that I would be willing to bank on outperforming him.

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

You should revisit this in a few weeks when he has a decent volume of work to look at. So far, it looks like the Pats hit on this pick.

[@arachnofiend2859]

I think it's generally a good idea to assume Belichick knows better than I do if an offensive lineman is good or not

[@jackpabich763]

1:04 Missed the chance to say "... this pick is not as Strange as it seems"

[@joeybebop]

Not many defensive lineman being drafted out of Tennessee, South Carolina or Kentucky... So he's going to be playing against the best out of the best.. good luck to him though.

[@romain8390]

Nice hair Brett. Stop wearing hats.

[@coblow1681]

I was so upset the bucs didn't get him bc I'm certain they wanted him and he is a Marpet clone

[@Blurredfury22]

So as a patriots fan, I do in fact see a ton of “over drafted” comments from our shitty fan base. Many of us who know a bit about football, don’t mind the pick itself being Strange. The questioning we have is more in line with getting trounced by buffalo because our defense (linebackers in particular) are slow as molasses going uphill in January. And we also lost a few lb this off-season. With nakobe dean being on the board, everyone was going nuts thinking we should have taken him. Because we clearly didn’t know what the professional scouts know about the injury histories. So it made a little more sense. Still not fully, but it’s a start. Also, we tend to not give coordinator “titles” till a year or two in the spot. Still have the same coach doing the same job, just not titles.

[@kccx4x]

Tbh I think Cole strange was a first round talent but I didn’t think he would go first round because of the school he went to and he would’ve been a steal in the 3rd

[@55TheInTIMidator55]

I recognized the name Cole Strange during the draft because you talked about him during your draft preview. I trust your judgment and didn’t see it as a bust, just a curious move.

[@Nutrition_77]

Got to go to a few games this year at UTC and dude is a monster

[@cesaresaladandthespicycrou4080]

This is me in a nutshell. "Help! I'm in a nutshell. How did I get into this nutshell"