Going deep on 2023 NFL Draft with former NFL executive Thomas Dimitroff

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

NBC Sports Boston

Patriots Nation, News, Ja'lynn Polk, Football, Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots, Afc East, Afc, Mike Vrabel, Sports, Tom E. Curran, Sports News, Phil Perry, Nfl

4.5 • 803 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Tom Curran talks with Thomas Dimitroff about how an NFL team prepares for the draft. What’s the draft room like? Which players does Dimitroff like for the Patriots at #14? 1:00-Thomas Dimitroff talks about what the Patriots draft room is like 3:00-How has Bill Belichick’s draft philosophy changed over the years? 6:30-Which players does Dimitroff like for the Patriots at 14? 9:30-Thoughts on drafting a developmental QB 15:00-When does a GM have enough information to make a pick? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1xL4PFBUnIE

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0:00.0	Tom Curran's Patriots Talk Podcast is presented by Fan Dual Sportsbook.
0:16.7	Make every moment more.
0:19.2	Hey, what's up, everybody?
0:20.3	Welcome into Tom Curran's Patriots Talk podcast.
0:23.8	Great guest today.
0:25.2	Free draft, it's Thomas Dimitrov, former Patriots executive, former Atlanta Falcons executive,
0:31.1	two-time executives of the year in the NFL.
0:34.0	He is up to his eyes with a company called Sumer Sports, which is on data analytics and
0:39.4	advising NFL teams. So he is still in depth on not just a draft class, but on what front offices
0:46.1	are thinking. Thomas, of course, will be presented by Fandual Sportsbook, Make Every Moment more.
0:52.7	And I enjoyed these moments with Thomas Dimitrov. I hope you will too.
0:59.7	Hey, what's up, everybody? Look at it. It's Thomas Dimitrov, former Patriots Executive,
1:04.1	former Atlanta Falcons executive, highly decorated individual in the personnel world,
1:08.6	now works with Sumer Sports, which is marrying up with a number
1:11.6	of NFL teams to give them data solutions. How are you? I am good, Tom Karen, as you guys
1:17.6	call it up there. You and I've been talking that way forever. I'm so excited. I'm in our office in
1:22.8	Atlanta, and thanks for having me on. I'm pumped. Hey, this is a great time of year. And here in New England, the Patriots is sitting there with a pile of draft picks.
1:30.9	They're picking at their highest points since 2008 when they took Gerard Mayo at 10th overall.
1:36.0	They're at 14.
1:37.0	I'm going to put my glasses on so I can read my questions.
1:39.3	One, hey, what's the best way, Thomas, to describe the Patriots draft room, as you recall it?
1:47.7	Look, I've been in different draft rooms all over the country, different times.
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