Jeff Saturday is not thrilled about the recent comments from Robert Kraft.
“I don’t feel we’ve done the greatest job the last few years and I really hope, and I believe, I’ve seen a different approach this year,” Kraft said.
The ESPN analyst and former NFL offensive lineman appeared on ESPN’s “Get Up!” and said that Kraft’s draft criticisms are “100 percent a shot” at coach/general manager Bill Belichick.
“I think Bill needs to walk into Mr. Kraft’s office and lay out their record over the past 10 years and the Super Bowls in ’14, ’16, ’18,” Saturday said.
“Let’s get real and honest,” Saturday said. “Since 2011, they’ve gone to five Super Bowls, three conference championships that they lost – are you kidding me? Do we care about winning the draft, or do we care about winning games and Super Bowls? Because if you care about winning the draft and how everybody grades you and all these analysts who say ‘Oh man, give him an A+ or B-‘ whatever that nonsense is. Bill Belichick cares about winning Super Bowls, and guess what? He has.”
“So why Kraft took that shot at Bill, I’m not really sure. I’m not sure if it’s just what’s happening with Tampa Bay and Tampa Tom making a Super Bowl — all those things. But man, if I’m Bill, I’m going to go ahead and show him like everybody else, ‘Look at the record, man. Not a lot to complain about around here.’”
Saturday continued with one final message to Kraft: “Are you kidding me right now? You’re criticizing the greatest run in NFL history because of the draft.”
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