Bensalama21
Ben
And lets look at production of the later draft picks and undrafted free agents. I bet we are top 5, if not 1st place.
And lets look at production of the later draft picks and undrafted free agents. I bet we are top 5, if not 1st place.
Exactly. Just look at our 2010 free agent... He's now our #1 priority to sign this off season and turning into a shut down corner!Which is why i dont understand why so many ppl are opposed to trading picks. If TT is so "successful " finding gems in the later rds or via undrafted then why not? Why not get a guy whos proven.
And lets look at production of the later draft picks and undrafted free agents. I bet we are top 5, if not 1st place.
And lets look at production of the later draft picks and undrafted free agents. I bet we are top 5, if not 1st place.
Which is why i dont understand why so many ppl are opposed to trading picks. If TT is so "successful " finding gems in the later rds or via undrafted then why not? Why not get a guy whos proven.
Problem with looking at later picks is that the bar isn't very high. Yeah, our later round picks have worked out better than most teams but that just means our later picks are still on the team or averages starters (exception of Shields). First round draft picks are the guys that carry a team deep in the playoffs. As a general rule, the ceiling is exponentially higher on a first round player than a fourth round player which is the problem this team now faces on defense; our defense is full of mediocre players with only one truly elite player (and that guy can't stay healthy).
No, good players carry you deep into the playoffs. The draft status has nothing to do with it. If Shields was a 1st round pick, nobody would be complaining. What does it matter if he was a street FA acquisition? Granted, the higher the pick, the more likely you should hit, but after the draft, what does it matter?
He is the heart and soul of one of the best defenses in the country. He won defensive player of the week honors 11 out of 12 weeks on a stacked Alabama team. Coaches say its like having another coach on the field. He will give us several things: Discipline, Leadership, and attitude. I expect he will be gone before our pick, even with the injury risk. He will be an immediate impact player wherever he goes.
Nothing is guaranteed. You look, assess, and make a decision based on whatever information you can find. We are a huge step behind the pros in that we don't have access to character/personality issues. Word is that Johnny Manzel hurt his stock with his attitude. Apparently, according to one source, he thinks highly of himself and puts himself ahead of the team. This is one guys opinion and who knows what his objective was.I just agree with what a few others have posted here. It really is less common for these players to come out and end up being who we thought they were, than them actually being the players people thought. I'm to the point that I believe it when I see it. All of the data we see when we break this down from past draft history suggests much of the talk will in fact be off base.
I remember it just like it was yesterday, seeing clips of A.J. Hawk making all kinds of plays in college. Wow, what a play maker somebody was getting.
Just doing the math, this is 4 seasons worth of #1 picks.
Let's play What-If.
If could do-over, who you would pick NOW instead.
2010 Bryan Bulaga
Dez Bryant or Jerry Hughes.
2011 Derek Sherrod
Richard Sherman, Kyle Rudolph, Brooks Reed, or Colin Kaepernick
2012 Nick Perry
Harrison Smith, Bobby Wagner, or even Doug Martin, Alshon Jeffrey
2013 Datone Jones
Safeties Matt Elam or Jonathon Cyprien, or Cordarrelle Patterson. ILB Kiko Alonso went Rd 2, was All-Rookie
Now let me say this in defense of Ted.
I know some say Perry is out of position, and he himself voiced his preference for being a DE over an OLB (so TT deserves blame for that), but I think all of his picks, those guys, are GOOD guys who could outplay their draft position if not for injuries.
That injury thing is not an excuse. It's valid.
And even if we could redo it and come away with Dez Bryant, Richard Sherman, Harrison Smith, and Kiko Alonso, they would have all most likely, amazingly, suffered a bunch of torn ACL's and ripped hamstrings, broken backs, necks, etc. if they were on our team.
Most posters ( including me) don't know shoes from Shinola about players in the draft pool on draft day. If you listen to the talking heads, it's pretty much a beauty contest.What if posters posted who they would have picked within a week or so of the actual picks?
Just doing the math, this is 4 seasons worth of #1 picks.
Let's play What-If.
If could do-over, who you would pick NOW instead.
2010 Bryan Bulaga
Dez Bryant or Jerry Hughes.
2011 Derek Sherrod
Richard Sherman, Kyle Rudolph, Brooks Reed, or Colin Kaepernick
2012 Nick Perry
Harrison Smith, Bobby Wagner, or even Doug Martin, Alshon Jeffrey
2013 Datone Jones
Safeties Matt Elam or Jonathon Cyprien, or Cordarrelle Patterson. ILB Kiko Alonso went Rd 2, was All-Rookie
Now let me say this in defense of Ted.
I know some say Perry is out of position, and he himself voiced his preference for being a DE over an OLB (so TT deserves blame for that), but I think all of his picks, those guys, are GOOD guys who could outplay their draft position if not for injuries.
That injury thing is not an excuse. It's valid.
And even if we could redo it and come away with Dez Bryant, Richard Sherman, Harrison Smith, and Kiko Alonso, they would have all most likely, amazingly, suffered a bunch of torn ACL's and ripped hamstrings, broken backs, necks, etc. if they were on our team.
What if posters posted who they would have picked within a week or so of the actual picks?
He is the heart and soul of one of the best defenses in the country. He won defensive player of the week honors 11 out of 12 weeks on a stacked Alabama team. Coaches say its like having another coach on the field. He will give us several things: Discipline, Leadership, and attitude. I expect he will be gone before our pick, even with the injury risk. He will be an immediate impact player wherever he goes.
That's what I've been saying all along. Everyone is an expert after the fact years later right? This type of arm chair crap is nauseating.
Most of us aren't paid millions of dollars to do nothing but evaluate players...
Micah Hyde? Casey Hayward? Can't rule out Chris Banjo either.That is true for the offense, where Rodgers was the only starter who was a first round pick last season. Aside of Shields the Packers didn´t draft or sign undrafted players that worked out that well on defense though.
Micah Hyde? Casey Hayward? Can't rule out Chris Banjo either.
It's not an exact science. Even those guys who get paid millions only get it right 1/3 of the time....
I understand that. My point was that fans on a forum site shouldn't be held to the same standard as a guy that's paid millions to do his job. The guy that is paid millions to do his job is paid that much to do his job well. If he screws up then he's well enough compensated that he should be open to criticism.
For Packer fans to post names of guys that the rest of the NFL also passed on, like Sherman and others like him, speaks volumes about how a "fan" is doing nothing more than trying to hate on TT. ...and like this BS thread suggesting something is "alarming" when it has nothing more to do with than injuries. It's nothing more than attempting to fabricate BS to make somebody look bad.