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<blockquote data-quote="Poppa San" data-source="post: 725381" data-attributes="member: 2547"><p>Quotes in purple were from the player's Wikipedia pages.</p><p></p><p>1. Mason Crosby-160 <span style="color: #4d4dff">Kickers are usually picked in the 6th/7th if at all.</span></p><p>2. Clark Harris-124 <span style="color: #ff00ff"> "</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255)">Harris was re-added to the <strong><u>practice squad</u></strong> the next day but was cut again on September 11, 2007.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00ff">Harris was then signed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" target="_blank">Detroit Lions</a> to the practice squad on November 28, 2007. He was re-signed by the Lions on August 19, 2008, only to be waived during final cuts on August 30. On September 17, 2008, Harris was signed to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_squad" target="_blank">practice squad</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Texans" target="_blank">Houston Texans</a> "</span></p><p>3. C.J. Wilson-84</p><p>4. Brad Jones-83</p><p>5. Tyrone Culver-80</p><p>6. Dave Tollefson-78 "<span style="color: #ff00ff">Tollefson spent the whole 2006 NFL season as a member of the <strong>practice squad."</strong></span></p><p>7. James Starks-76</p><p>8. Desmond Bishop-75</p><p>9. Jarius Wynn-69 <span style="color: #ff00ff"> "During the 2010 preseason, Wynn was released during the routine cuts that are mandated by the NFL for the 53-man roster. He tried out for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" target="_blank">Seattle Seahawks</a> but wasn't signed. " </span><span style="color: #4d4dff">Didn't even get to a practice squad but was signed later as an injury replacement.</span></p><p>10. Lawrence Guy-67 <span style="color: #4d4dff">IR'd year one then</span><span style="color: #ff00ff"> " he was re-signed to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_squad" target="_blank">practice squad</a> on September 3, 2012."</span></p><p>11. Korey Hall-61<span style="color: #4d4dff"> Drafted 2006 but no stats at pro-reference which tells me he wasn't on a roster. Practice Squad?</span></p><p>12. Johnny Jolly-61</p><p><span style="color: #4d4dff">Of the 12 players you presented, which is one of three draft picks to start with, 1 was a kicker, 1 was flat out cut by 2 teams, and 4 more went to the practice squad. I did not go looking for the first season results of the other 24. So I re-iterate that calling a 6/7 round pick a MAJOR REACH is unwarranted. Actually this shows the practice squad does what it was designed to do, give marginal players extra structured time to develop.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poppa San, post: 725381, member: 2547"] Quotes in purple were from the player's Wikipedia pages. 1. Mason Crosby-160 [COLOR=#4d4dff]Kickers are usually picked in the 6th/7th if at all.[/COLOR] 2. Clark Harris-124 [COLOR=#ff00ff] "[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 255)]Harris was re-added to the [B][U]practice squad[/U][/B] the next day but was cut again on September 11, 2007.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff00ff]Harris was then signed by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions']Detroit Lions[/URL] to the practice squad on November 28, 2007. He was re-signed by the Lions on August 19, 2008, only to be waived during final cuts on August 30. On September 17, 2008, Harris was signed to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_squad']practice squad[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Texans']Houston Texans[/URL] "[/COLOR] 3. C.J. Wilson-84 4. Brad Jones-83 5. Tyrone Culver-80 6. Dave Tollefson-78 "[COLOR=#ff00ff]Tollefson spent the whole 2006 NFL season as a member of the [B]practice squad."[/B][/COLOR] 7. James Starks-76 8. Desmond Bishop-75 9. Jarius Wynn-69 [COLOR=#ff00ff] "During the 2010 preseason, Wynn was released during the routine cuts that are mandated by the NFL for the 53-man roster. He tried out for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks']Seattle Seahawks[/URL] but wasn't signed. " [/COLOR][COLOR=#4d4dff]Didn't even get to a practice squad but was signed later as an injury replacement.[/COLOR] 10. Lawrence Guy-67 [COLOR=#4d4dff]IR'd year one then[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff00ff] " he was re-signed to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_squad']practice squad[/URL] on September 3, 2012."[/COLOR] 11. Korey Hall-61[COLOR=#4d4dff] Drafted 2006 but no stats at pro-reference which tells me he wasn't on a roster. Practice Squad?[/COLOR] 12. Johnny Jolly-61 [COLOR=#4d4dff]Of the 12 players you presented, which is one of three draft picks to start with, 1 was a kicker, 1 was flat out cut by 2 teams, and 4 more went to the practice squad. I did not go looking for the first season results of the other 24. So I re-iterate that calling a 6/7 round pick a MAJOR REACH is unwarranted. Actually this shows the practice squad does what it was designed to do, give marginal players extra structured time to develop.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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