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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 442806" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I disagree with the notion that Burnett “did nothing” as a rookie. He started his rookie season at SS until he had a season-ending ACL injury in week 5. According to the Packers’ website, he joined Collins as the first rookie starters at safety since Chuck Cecil in 1988. He recorded 15 tackles (12 solo) and an INT in those four games. So, <em>except for injury</em> he would have contributed a lot. Unfortunately every rookie acquired this off season is susceptible to the phrase, “except for injury”. My point is Burnett is an example of a draftee who provided immediate help. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As to Irvin, his physical talent is unmistakable as a pass rusher. And if his attitude was right he may even be able to become a more well rounded defender who would take on pulling guards. But this raises a huge red flag for me: </span></span> <span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">IMO this is even worse than a player testing positive for marijuana at the combine. Every player knows how critical the combine is and every player knows the importance of his potential NFL career to his financial future. At their tender age they should be thinking ‘<em>everything</em> is on the line’ as they market themselves for the draft. So I would think twice about a player who risks “everything” to get high within a couple of months of the combine. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Irvin obviously knows what is at stake too. Because of his talent he’ll probably get picked relatively early in draft in spite of his past. But less than a month after “rehabilitating his image” he can’t control his temper and gets arrested. That’s a HUGE red flag IMO. No matter how talented he is, he can’t rush the passer from jail or while suspended. How would he fit into the Packers locker room? How could Thompson and staff trust he’d fit in when he seemed to say all the right things in his combine interview and followed that up the way he did? Absent a road to Damascus-like conversion I don’t see Thompson taking the risk. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 442806, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]I disagree with the notion that Burnett “did nothing” as a rookie. He started his rookie season at SS until he had a season-ending ACL injury in week 5. According to the Packers’ website, he joined Collins as the first rookie starters at safety since Chuck Cecil in 1988. He recorded 15 tackles (12 solo) and an INT in those four games. So, [I]except for injury[/I] he would have contributed a lot. Unfortunately every rookie acquired this off season is susceptible to the phrase, “except for injury”. My point is Burnett is an example of a draftee who provided immediate help. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]As to Irvin, his physical talent is unmistakable as a pass rusher. And if his attitude was right he may even be able to become a more well rounded defender who would take on pulling guards. But this raises a huge red flag for me: [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]IMO this is even worse than a player testing positive for marijuana at the combine. Every player knows how critical the combine is and every player knows the importance of his potential NFL career to his financial future. At their tender age they should be thinking ‘[I]everything[/I] is on the line’ as they market themselves for the draft. So I would think twice about a player who risks “everything” to get high within a couple of months of the combine. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]Irvin obviously knows what is at stake too. Because of his talent he’ll probably get picked relatively early in draft in spite of his past. But less than a month after “rehabilitating his image” he can’t control his temper and gets arrested. That’s a HUGE red flag IMO. No matter how talented he is, he can’t rush the passer from jail or while suspended. How would he fit into the Packers locker room? How could Thompson and staff trust he’d fit in when he seemed to say all the right things in his combine interview and followed that up the way he did? Absent a road to Damascus-like conversion I don’t see Thompson taking the risk. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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