Another aspect of the Patriot's success is that they analyze football in a statistical, even in a scientific way.

To give an example, there are analysts online who analyze football in a statistical way, like sabermetriics is to baseball. These football analysts point out that its not worth it for a team to draft a wide receiver in the first round. They have pointed out that teams that have done so have had so-so seasons and worse. Superior teams such as Green Bay and the Patriots get their wide receivers from trade, signing unrestricted feee agents, or a lower round draft pick.

The Patriot's drafting also exhibits the economic concepts presented in the article.thanks for sharing @zer0hedge