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Get StartedHis mid pound picks have done nothing. Its not rocket science. Some of you say its too early, how long are we suppose to wait? If they have done nothing in two years, why should I have a woody that they will suddenly turn it around? And I shouldn't just say mid rounders but anything after the 1st..some success but bad luck, maybe but for the most part he's drafted bad.
I have no doubt Reiff could be a good tackle which makes 2012 suck because he didn't play T except for one game. You draft a guy in the first round, a team who was winning 4 games, be a glorified FB. That fault I suspect goes on Schwartz. You know what good teams do? They put the newly drafted 1st rounder in and sit the vet "because they weren't going anywhere". Not play the 36 year old over a 21 year old.
at the least he should have played over Gosder. Especially since we made no effort to resign him at any point. If gosder wasnt ever going to be in the plans then why not give the kid some game experience. Was a dumb move no doubt.
at the least he should have played over Gosder. Especially since we made no effort to resign him at any point. If gosder wasnt ever going to be in the plans then why not give the kid some game experience. Was a dumb move no doubt.
Play him over Gosder? Thats absurd. Goz played great last year and nobody knows what their plans were for him in the offseason.
tony...we were 4-12 and our first rd LT was playing fullback lol. Theres absolutely no reason why they shouldnt have played him over cherilus. Mayhew made no effort in resigning him....ur saying when youre 4-10 you cant give your 1st round pick a shot? Again this is to me is just dumb mayhew bullshit. So his plan was to pick reiff in rd 1 and sit him and pick broyles in rd 2 and sit him????? who the fuck did he think we were????? Some perrenial super bowl team with tons of depth that can just sit all of our picks? Its just plain dumb lol....
I'll say this much.. I somehow expect Jason Fox to be our starting RG this season. Not sure why, just a gut feeling.
And with a gut the size of mine, you should pay a lot of attention to my gut hunches.
I can't even believe some of you guys would question Martin Mayhew's drafts after he had the amazing forsight and vision to draft TIM FUCKING TOONE!
You need a checkup from the neckup!
Ok, we were 4-12 but at the start of the season we were 0-0....whats your point? lol
And whats the big deal why he didnt start over Backus or Cherilus? He wasnt ready. So what?
And how do you know Mayhew didnt make an attempt at re-signing Goz? Was there some report? Im sure they had a pretty good idea Backus was rolling. Or maybe they liked what they saw enough from Reiff that they let Goz walk. Wheres the harm in that?
As for Broyles, its been explained so much to you that i feel like vomiting....lol. The kid is a gamer, he showed flashes and should be a mainstay for years to come.....barring any injuries.
Now we have two YOUNG players who will be a huge part of this team going forward. Mayhew was thinking future and that future was only 1 season apart. You make it sound like these guys were drafted 3-4 years ago. If that was the case, i would be freaking out just like you. Your bashing on Mayhew for last years draft is unjust....give it time before you cast stones.
Hughes wants them all to be all pros before game one.....if they aren't, they suck!! Fact is Goz played really well last year and your right, pissing Goz off by playing Reiff in front of him for any amount of time would have assured his departure.....I'm sure they TRIED to resign him, but the price was too steep, oh well.
Reiff will be fine. Fox is the real question. They obviously like his talent enought to keep him around, but this has to be his last chance. He makes Delmas look like Cal Fucking Ripken. Fox just needs to stay healthy so they can see if he really can play or not. Clearly they think he can.
Broyles will prove his doubters on this board wrong. First round talent. Getting him in the second will be a fucking steal, IF he can stay healthy.
Hughes is like a teenage girl. Create drama so people pay attention to you. Because his knowledge certainly won't get him any.
Keep hanging on to Ifs and maybe somedays....cause that is true KNOWLEDGE...idiot.
I have never said anything about all pros...thats LKPs gig. All i ask is someone actually plays and does well.....like 1 person....is 1 too much to ask for? Levy and spievey blow. Best bentley broyles greenwood dont even dress. Reiff barely played eventhough he was avail. Leshoure was pathedic. Lost value on best, leshoure and whitehead trades....havent really seen a return. Trade a pick for Thomas and he catches 9 passes. So little depth Wendling starts multiple games. These are all bad things for a GM.
Booger is like a booger....one of those really sticky ones that you flick off your finger but then you realize its still there.
I see your point. But wth did you expect from Mike Thomas? They gave up a 4th or 5th? Bah! He came in as insurance and wasnt even close to being a focal point in the offense. He didnt know the system and you expected him to catch how many balls? lol
And the Wendling comments are ridiculous as well. Our safeties were getting hurt falling out of bed. Backups to the backups were dropping like flies. Wtf do you expect?
Cmon man....
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