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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 376767" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I agree with Jersey Al with one caveat: Crosby's kick off numbers for the past couple of seasons are due in part because he's been asked to kick "pop-ups" and/or to kick directionally to make up for bad coverage units. Still, it's difficult to argue he's even an average FG kicker. And that's not what bothers me most. As some have mentioned, he's not clutch - when the game is on the line I don't have any confidence in him. The 5-yard change in kick offs will increase his value though - he's got a very strong leg so we can expect a lot of touchbacks. I'd still rather have a clutch FG kicker. Crosby may become that, but he's not there yet.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I don't think Thompson hesitates to cut players he drafted. </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Thompson drafts more players than most teams and while his roster is made up of a lot of those players, a lot have been released, or weren’t pursued in FA. BTW, I don’t think Harrell is a good example of Thompson not wanting to admit he’s wrong. I think it’s an example of investing about $8M of guaranteed money in a kid the first year and then (according to one site) paying him $370K in ’08, $460K in ’09 and $550K in ’10 to see if Harrell could finally get healthy. That’s a lot of money in the real world but by NFL standards not an outrageous amount to see if a talented big man could finally get on the field. The $8M was already spent. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Beyond that, by my count from 2005 through the 2009 draft (I’m excluding the two most recent drafts), Thompson selected 51 players. 29 are gone for one reason or another and 3 from the 2009 draft <em>could</em> be waived this season. In addition to first round bust Harrell, the list of the departed include 4 second rounders, 4 third rounders, 5 fourth rounders, and 15 fifth to seventh rounders. Saying goodbye to that many players, particularly 9 in the first three rounds over 5 drafts doesn't look like a reluctance to cut draftees to me. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">There are a lot of big egos in the NFL; players, owners, and front office people. Some just seem to scream for attention. But I just don’t see the evidence that Thompson fits that mold. He has developed a plan of how to build a team and he’s tenacious in sticking with the plan. And his plan seems more cold-blooded than sentimental to me since it includes the concept that it's better to let a player go a year early rather than a year late. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 376767, member: 4300"] [FONT=Verdana]I agree with Jersey Al with one caveat: Crosby's kick off numbers for the past couple of seasons are due in part because he's been asked to kick "pop-ups" and/or to kick directionally to make up for bad coverage units. Still, it's difficult to argue he's even an average FG kicker. And that's not what bothers me most. As some have mentioned, he's not clutch - when the game is on the line I don't have any confidence in him. The 5-yard change in kick offs will increase his value though - he's got a very strong leg so we can expect a lot of touchbacks. I'd still rather have a clutch FG kicker. Crosby may become that, but he's not there yet.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]I don't think Thompson hesitates to cut players he drafted. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Thompson drafts more players than most teams and while his roster is made up of a lot of those players, a lot have been released, or weren’t pursued in FA. BTW, I don’t think Harrell is a good example of Thompson not wanting to admit he’s wrong. I think it’s an example of investing about $8M of guaranteed money in a kid the first year and then (according to one site) paying him $370K in ’08, $460K in ’09 and $550K in ’10 to see if Harrell could finally get healthy. That’s a lot of money in the real world but by NFL standards not an outrageous amount to see if a talented big man could finally get on the field. The $8M was already spent. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Beyond that, by my count from 2005 through the 2009 draft (I’m excluding the two most recent drafts), Thompson selected 51 players. 29 are gone for one reason or another and 3 from the 2009 draft [I]could[/I] be waived this season. In addition to first round bust Harrell, the list of the departed include 4 second rounders, 4 third rounders, 5 fourth rounders, and 15 fifth to seventh rounders. Saying goodbye to that many players, particularly 9 in the first three rounds over 5 drafts doesn't look like a reluctance to cut draftees to me. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]There are a lot of big egos in the NFL; players, owners, and front office people. Some just seem to scream for attention. But I just don’t see the evidence that Thompson fits that mold. He has developed a plan of how to build a team and he’s tenacious in sticking with the plan. And his plan seems more cold-blooded than sentimental to me since it includes the concept that it's better to let a player go a year early rather than a year late. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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