Naysayers

People have been giving Belichick a lot of flack for his recent draft strategies. There have been complaints that he's making too many trades and didn't address the team's biggest concern: a legitimate pass rusher. Now I agree that some of his recent moves are highly suspect and are cause for concern. But I don't think we should be so quick to condemn him when we make the exact same choices in our own lives. What am I talking about? Let me explain with the help of CVS (Customer Value Store).

1. Extra bucks for more extra bucks

Now if you're a CVS fan like we are, then you must be aware of the CVS extra buck program. Basically, CVS has weekly sale items where you can obtain additional cash (extra bucks) that can only be spent at CVS. Now if you're thrifty like us, you never want to spend extra bucks without getting more extra bucks back. Why? Because it feels like we're not getting a good deal unless we get more bucks back. If we spent our extra bucks on items at retail price, it feels like we've been punched in the stomach. Starting to sound familiar? This is the same reason Belichick trades his draft picks for more future draft picks!

2. Buying things for value, instead of for need

There are times when you walk into CVS knowing exactly what you need. But then you walk by that one particular sale: buy 2 tostitos, get 2 tostitos free. You can't justify buying 4 bags of tostitos. 1) It's only May, the Super Bowl isn't even close. 2) Your pregnant wife doesn't have any cravings, wait, you don't even have a wife. But then you notice a small coupon next to the sale: buy 4 tostitos and get 2 free salsas. It's all over, you forgot why you came into the store in the first place and jump on this deal. You spend all your hard earned dough on the items with the best value. Starting to sound familiar? This is the same reason Belichick always picks for value instead of need!

So there, running a football team is just like shopping at CVS. We should leave Belichick alone.