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Why do Patriots draft so poorly at DB, WR?

The Patriots are unquestionably one of the NFL’s superpowers — if not the dominant team.

Their résumé under coach Bill Belichick since 2001 is well-documented. The three Super Bowl titles. A sixth straight AFC East title next season would be the longest streak in the NFL since 1979 (a four-year streak was interrupted by Tom Brady’s knee injury in 2008). And they are the only team to have recorded nine or more wins in each of the last 12 seasons.

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