One of the takeaways from Robert Kraft's conference call Wednesday was he acknowledged the Patriots drafting of late hasn't been up to par.
"I don’t feel like we’ve done the greatest job the last few years and I really hope and believe I’ve seen a different approach this year," he said.
Speaking on ESPN's "Get Up" Thursday, Jeff Saturday didn't like the comments and said Bill Belichick should be upset.
“100 percent a shot. 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, via NESN.com. “Think about how good this team has been and you’re going to take a shot at how well they’ve drafted. I mean, I think this is a ridiculous comment. If you look at their draft, has it been impressive? How do you describe that? I think the wins are what we’re all going for.
“I don’t really care if we win the draft. I care that we win football games and Super Bowls and the Patriots have continued to do that whatever their draft record looks like as far as what people are talking about. 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 gonna go ahead and show him like everybody else, ‘Look at the record, man.’ Not a lot to complain about around here.”
The Patriots have 10 overall picks in this year's draft, including No. 15 overall.