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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DoddPower" data-source="post: 449582" data-attributes="member: 809">To be fair, this is complete hindsight.  Are you aware of or have any references that state Hawk was a reach with the 5th pick?  I was under the impression that the general consensus was he was a top prospect.  Sure, it looks like a reach now, but I would bet the vast majority thought otherwise at the time.  Just because a player seems like a reach several years down the line doesn't mean anyone thought that at the time, necessarily.  I agree with you here, but it's still the reality.  Players drafted so high come with high expectations.  When they fail to deliver, they are judged more harshly.  It's just one of those cruel realities, I suppose.  Kind of like the cliche' of quarterbacks get too much credit when a team is doing well and too much blame when they're not.  It may not be fair, but it happens and is going to continue to happen.  But hey, the pick still could have been worse.  Hawk has been a starter for several years and started on a Super Bowl winning team.  It was a lot better pick than say, Justin Harrell.  That's not saying much though, because a team SHOULD be able to get a solid at worst player with the 5th overall pick.  It doesn't always work out like that, I suppose.  </blockquote>

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