The depth of a roster is where a GM truly shows his stuff. The Patriots are near the top of he league every year because they have 53 contributing roster spots. They have guys who have huge game plan specific performances that are not even active the following week because of a different game plan.
So Pro Bowl numbers are nice but not the determining factor in wins and losses. But I do think Smith gets overly trashed by fans. This team has been pretty good the last 5 years.
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