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« Reply #45 on: April 12, 2012, 02:32:27 pm »
Quote from: MyGodWearsAHoodie on April 12, 2012, 12:21:35 pm
Montana as a 3rd round pick was.

Getting Steve Young, a garbage pick up from Tampa Bay at the time, was pretty "lucky" as well.

Why can't lightning strike twice?
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« Reply #46 on: April 12, 2012, 04:40:45 pm »
Quote from: MaineDolFan on April 12, 2012, 02:32:27 pm
Getting Steve Young, a garbage pick up from Tampa Bay at the time, was pretty "lucky" as well.

Why can't lightning strike twice?


It already did, in the form of Brett Favre
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« Reply #47 on: April 12, 2012, 05:23:38 pm »
Quote from: Fins4ever on April 12, 2012, 10:11:25 am
It may be just me, but moving up for a WR scares the bejesus out of me. Not only is the bust rate second only to a QB, but it seems like 75% of the head cases are WR's. 

I would rather give the #8 pick to Pittsburgh and sign and trade for Mike Wallace instead of drafting either Floyd or Blackmon if it were me
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« Reply #48 on: April 12, 2012, 10:07:21 pm »
You've mentioned Wallace more than a few times. What's that about? His second half of the season looked AWFUL. He looked slower and the numbers showed it. It's not like he had a lot to offer beyond speed. He's not bigger or a better route runner than Blackmon. Doesn't have "better hands." Not younger. I don't agree here at all. As much as you killed Marshall for his drops, now you want a guy who was tied for 11th most drops in the AFC? Give me younger (by four years when the season starts) and faster now, and I will take a chance over older, smaller, and used to be faster, lol. I think there's something to be said for the fact that no one- literally NO ONE (NFL.com reported "there wasn't a hint of a rumor regarding Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace")- wanted to sign him as a free agent, or even kick the tires around. -EK
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« Reply #49 on: April 13, 2012, 05:02:08 am »
Quote from: MyGodWearsAHoodie on April 12, 2012, 12:21:35 pm


Pats have gotten lucky once.  Can't really call the Colts selecting a future Hall of famer with the 1st pick overall to be "lucky".  Montana as a 3rd round pick was.

IF John Elway signed with the Colts and didn't force his way out back in the day,  their QB chain would be something like Unitas, Elway, Peyton, Luck

With a few gaps in there, but that is pretty damn good!
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« Reply #50 on: April 13, 2012, 12:59:57 pm »
Quote from: MikeO on April 13, 2012, 05:02:08 am
IF John Elway signed with the Colts and didn't force his way out back in the day,  their QB chain would be something like Unitas, Elway, Peyton, Luck

With a few gaps in there, but that is pretty damn good!

I don't consider drafting a HOF player with the first pick overall "lucky"  In theory he is already considered the best player of the year and more than one person makes the HOF per year. Just like drafting a guy in the 7th round that gets cut before the end of training camp is a "major bust"

Drafting a HOF player in round 3-7 involves some luck.  Having a guy who you draft in the first round never start is a bust. 
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« Reply #51 on: April 13, 2012, 07:50:12 pm »
Quote from: MikeO on April 13, 2012, 05:02:08 am
IF John Elway signed with the Colts and didn't force his way out back in the day,  their QB chain would be something like Unitas, Elway, Peyton, Luck

With a few gaps in there, but that is pretty damn good!
John Elway's team won the Super Bowl the season before Peyton Manning was drafted.  So there's a bit of a flaw in that logic.
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