Well Belichick has no problem with lesser talent. He could pull someone in off the street and they would play adequately...lol. He is uncanny though. How he does it baffles me.
OMG...beyond stupid. Bellichek is a very careful elevator of talent. He gets guys that are team-oriented (Moss being a notable exception) and does not GAF about skill players other than Brady. He also disdains first round draft choices to load up in lower rounds.
Because someone is drafted in the 3rd or 4th round, does not make them "off the street". I mean, seriously.
Bellichek manages his salary cap almost as much as his team by de-emphasizing skill players on offense (which, face it, are a dime a dozen) to spend his salary cap money on talented LBs, DBs and linemen of every stripe. I'd say it has paid off.
His players are hardly "off the street", they are just more blue collar and less flashy, and like I said he avoids for the most part the price premium of having a highly touted first round drat pik