If You're Still Bitching About Tyquan Thorton, You're Holding A Bias.

Regardless if it was Matt Groh's or Bill Belichick's decision on drafting  receiver Tyquan Thornton, the Patriots were trashed for taking him. The initial thought due to the concensus board was that Thorton was a fourth round prospect. Afterwards, fans wanted the Patriots to replace Bill as GM and the media said the team didn't know what they were doing and that Matt Groh didn't have sources to tell him what round to take guys.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler has come forth saying that intelligence now supports the Patriots taking Thorton where they did. This is just one of their draft selections that it appears that the Patriots actually drafted correctly. However, nobody is apologizing for trashing the Patriots draft. 

Here's what Fowler said, "New England is taking heat in media post-draft grades for reaching, but what emerged in pre-draft conversations is that Baylor wideout Tyquan Thornton wasn’t necessarily a reach for many teams. The Patriots’ second-round pick (No. 50) also was on the radar of the Packers, Saints and others as a Day 2 option. He combined the 4.28 speed with strong interviews, as teams liked his football acumen. Some saw him as a Day 3 prospect, to be sure. But he was a classic riser in the weeks leading up to the draft, and the Patriots visited with him very late in the process, which was telling."

This information shouldn't be that much of a surprise. After all, It's come out that some teams Cole Strange as a top 40 pick. And the Patriots got and are still getting blasted for using the number 29 selection on him. The 29th draft pick which is essentially an early second round pick with the talent available at that moment.

Now whether the Patriots can get the most out of him and make Thorton into an NFL player is another story. However as unpopular as it may be, the Patriots took Thorton when they should've. Anyone who has an issue still with the Thorton pick just has some type of bias, it doesn't matter if they wanted another player or don't like the Pats. It's still bias. The only shocking thing is that Baylor didn't come out and defend the Patriots and hype of Thorton.