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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 761678" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>It's longer than that. Since 2000, five Wisconsin backs have been drafted in the top 3 rounds: Dayne, Ball, Bennett, Calhoun, Gordon. All of them failed to make good on the draft investment. Their college production was the primary argument in their favor. Dayne and Ball are obvious. Bennett had a great single year and never topped 500 yards again. Calhoun did nothing. Gordon was hyped as a franchise talent after making a living at Wisconsin on jet sweeps and outside zone. He doesn't have the juice to do that in the NFL when the blocking in front of him isn't as good, thus he's a pedestrian player who was drafted to be a star.</p><p></p><p>James White is different in that he was not overdrafted. I'm not anti-Wisconsin backs. The point is not that they can't play. I'm just saying that the system and OL talent in Madison pads their stats and gets them overdrafted routinely. It's a pattern. For some reason, White's hype over production stayed under control and he was a fine draft pick (may it was his size).</p><p></p><p>What's funny to me about Clement is that I actually suggested that the Packers take him in the ~5th round based on his measurables, and the same crowd that normally pumps up the Badger prospects assured me that he would be a wasted pick. So much for that.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: It's no different than looking at air-raid offensive systems in college and realizing you shouldn't overreact to QB stats in those programs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 761678, member: 12283"] It's longer than that. Since 2000, five Wisconsin backs have been drafted in the top 3 rounds: Dayne, Ball, Bennett, Calhoun, Gordon. All of them failed to make good on the draft investment. Their college production was the primary argument in their favor. Dayne and Ball are obvious. Bennett had a great single year and never topped 500 yards again. Calhoun did nothing. Gordon was hyped as a franchise talent after making a living at Wisconsin on jet sweeps and outside zone. He doesn't have the juice to do that in the NFL when the blocking in front of him isn't as good, thus he's a pedestrian player who was drafted to be a star. James White is different in that he was not overdrafted. I'm not anti-Wisconsin backs. The point is not that they can't play. I'm just saying that the system and OL talent in Madison pads their stats and gets them overdrafted routinely. It's a pattern. For some reason, White's hype over production stayed under control and he was a fine draft pick (may it was his size). What's funny to me about Clement is that I actually suggested that the Packers take him in the ~5th round based on his measurables, and the same crowd that normally pumps up the Badger prospects assured me that he would be a wasted pick. So much for that. EDIT: It's no different than looking at air-raid offensive systems in college and realizing you shouldn't overreact to QB stats in those programs. [/QUOTE]
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