They Drafted the Wrong Guy

Coach Belichick is quick to sing the praises of Wes Welker. At a press conference the other day, he admitted that he could not defense against him when Welker was with the Dolphins. He said he traded for Welker for that reason. He mentioned about"if you beat him, then join him".

Pointing out that Welker went undrafted in 2003, the coach admitted that the team made a mistake in drafting his team's QB instead of him.

Kliff Kingsbury was drafted in the 6th round, the 201st player selected. While playing with Welker at Texas Tech, he set 39 school, 16 Big 12 and 17 NCAA records, including a 83.05% career completion record.

At the Pats 2003 training camp, Kingsbury was Brady's 3rd backup behind Rohan Davey and Damon Huard. He was placed on Injured Reserve before the end of camp with a "shoulder injury".

Released in 2004, he was signed to the New Orleans Saints Practice Squad. After the season, he did the same with the Denver Broncos in 2005. He got a break when the New York Jets signed him to their 53 man roster for the end of the season.

Onto NFL Europe in early 2006, he was later signed by the Buffalo Bills where he served as a back-up, but saw no action.

A stint in the CFL in 2007 ended his career after being traded from Montreal to Winnipeg.

He is currently in his second season as the Offensive Quality Control Coordinator for the University of Houston football squad.

Meanwhile, his former undrafted target fought his way into the NFL and is a vital cog of the Pats offense. He also gets paid pretty well.

So much for making the right draft picks.