2 More Enter Supp. Draft

[Alexander]

Originally Posted by silverbear

Right on cue, burma sees Brooks' name, and his eyes glaze, he starts drooling uncontrollably...

Why would I have a stroke, when I have consistently said that I wouldn't want the Boys to go higher than a 4th?? I have also reported that some of those experts have said he could go as high as the second round, but I was just reporting what I read, not expressing an opinion...

To me, it would be good news if Brooks did slide down that far, it would make the possibility that the Boys could claim him a bit higher... so I'd be shickled titless if he fell to the fourth, and the Boys were the ones that claimed him...

I guess you didn't notice that part about the Boys being one of four teams most likely to select him... I figured THAT would give YOU a stroke, LOL...

Yes, dippy, I'll be one happy Bear if Ahmad slides to the 4th, and the Boys wind up with him... don't have the first clue why you think that would upset me...

A fourth round choice is a fair gamble, especially for a player who has been elite at one point.

Figure that with the idea that we know for a fact what Brooks is all about from Groh, I don't see the harm.

[silverbear]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

exactly, but don't tell Silverbear that

Uhhhh, when did I say it was anything BUT talk??

Then again, so are the projections of a 4th round pick in THIS article... seems some folks like to pick and choose which "talk" they find credible... LOL...

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by silverbear

Uhhhh, when did I say it was anything BUT talk??

it was a joke seymour, and on the same token that burmafrd's eyes light up when the name of Brooks is mentioned, you get an angry scowl on your face lol

Originally Posted by silverbear

Then again, so are the projections of a 4th round pick in THIS article... seems some folks like to pick and choose which "talk" they find credible... LOL...

true, it's all just talk at this point, but feigning interest to drive the price up for a player is not that uncommon, esp. in the supplemental draft

[silverbear]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

it was a joke seymour, and on the same token that burmafrd's eyes light up when the name of Brooks is mentioned, you get an angry scowl on your face lol



true, it's all just talk at this point, but feigning interest to drive the price up for a player is not that uncommon, esp. in the supplemental draft

This is true, of course... just like right before the regular draft, there's gonna be a lot of smoke blown...

The thing is, often that smoke DOES cause some team to panic, and spend too high a pick on a player they covet...

Yeah, it's gonna be intriguing to see where he finally does go... he is one of the more highly regarded, hotly discussed players to hit the supp draft in a while...


Byt y'know, there are a coupla other intriguing prospects in there, too-- somebody's likely to take a flyer on Hall, the FB from Texas, and my interest is piqued by what I've read about Berryman...

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by silverbear

This is true, of course... just like right before the regular draft, there's gonna be a lot of smoke blown...

The thing is, often that smoke DOES cause some team to panic, and spend too high a pick on a player they covet...

Yeah, it's gonna be intriguing to see where he finally does go... he is one of the more highly regarded, hotly discussed players to hit the supp draft in a while...

I've been thinking Oakland for the longest time, afterall, this is a team that spent a high 2nd on Stephen Routt Al loves athletes

Originally Posted by silverbear

Byt y'know, there are a coupla other intriguing prospects in there, too-- somebody's likely to take a flyer on Hall, the FB from Texas, and my interest is piqued by what I've read about Berryman...

I'm liking that LB from Kansas, Kansas State, whatever, hope Dallas takes a flyer on him

[silverbear]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

I've been thinking Oakland for the longest time, afterall, this is a team that spent a high 2nd on Stephen Routt Al loves athletes




I'm liking that LB from Kansas, Kansas State, whatever, hope Dallas takes a flyer on him

You're talking about David Dixon, but he never actually got to Kansas State... he last played for Hutchinson Community College (and really, isn't the name "Hutchinson" enough to put you off, all by itself??)... when I first read about him, I was quite interested too, as he was supposedly 245 pounds, and ran the 40 in under 4.45 seconds...

Then came his private workout, where he actually tipped the scales at 235, and ran two 40s between 4.75 and 4.9 seconds... unless somebody can tell me that there was a good reason for him running so much slower than he supposedly could (for example, if he was injured when he worked out), I'm not interested any more...

[burmafrd]

Does anyone know if there have been any all pros ever picked in the Supp draft?

[ZeroClub]

Originally Posted by burmafrd

Does anyone know if there have been any all pros ever picked in the Supp draft?

I believe that Bernie Kosar was a supplemental pick. WR Cris Carter too.

[ZeroClub]

Does anybody know much about Marco Martin?

Any opinions on whether he'd be worth signing as a free agent? NT is a position of concern.

[big dog cowboy]

Supplemental Draft Picks

Name Year Rnd Team Pos College
Al Hunter 1977 4 Seahawks RB Notre Dame
Johnnie Dirden 1978 10 Oilers WR Sam Houston State
Rod Connors 1978 12 49ers RB Southern California
Rod Stewart 1979 6 Bills RB Kentucky
Matthew Teague 1980 7 Falcons DE Prairie View A&M
Billy Mullins 1980 9 Chargers WR USC
Dave Wilson 1981 1 Saints QB Illinois
Chy Davidson 1981 11 Patriots WR Rhode Island
Kevin Robinson 1982 9 Lions DB North Carolina A&T
Bernie Kosar 1985 1 Browns QB Miami (FL)
Roosevelt Snipes 1985 8 49ers RB Florida State
Charles Crawford 1986 7 Eagles RB Oklahoma State
Brian Bosworth 1987 1 Seahawks LB Oklahoma
Cris Carter 1987 4 Eagles WR Ohio State
Dan Sileo 1987 3 Buccaneers DT Miami (FL)
Ryan Bethea 1988 5 Vikings WR South Carolina
Steve Walsh 1989 1 Cowboys QB Miami (FL)
Timm Rosenbach 1989 1 Cardinals QB Washington State
Bobby Humphrey 1989 1 Broncos RB Alabama
Mike Lowman 1989 12 Cowboys RB Coffeyville JC
Brett Young 1989 8 Bills DB Oregon
Rob Moore 1990 1 Jets WR Syracuse
Willie Williams 1990 9 Cardinals TE Louisiana State
Dave Brown 1992 1 Giants QB Duke
Darren Mickell 1992 2 Chiefs DE Florida
Tito Wooten 1994 4 Giants DB Louisiana-Monroe
John Davis 1994 5 Cowboys TE Emporia State
Darren Benson 1995 3 Cowboys DT Arkansas State
Mike Wahle 1998 2 Packers T Navy
Jamal Williams 1998 2 Chargers DT Oklahoma State
J'Juan Cherry 1999 4 Patriots DB Arizona State
Milford Brown 2002 6 Texans OL Florida State
Tony Hollings 2003 2 Texans RB Georgia Tech
Manuel Wright 2005 5 Dolphins DT USC

[burmafrd]

Not exactly a distinguished group overall.

[Alexander]

John Davis 1994 5 Cowboys TE Emporia State
Darren Benson 1995 3 Cowboys DT Arkansas State

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by burmafrd

Not exactly a distinguished group overall.

You could randomly select from the regular draft pool a group that included that same amount of #1's, #2's etc. and you'd likely not see much quality difference between that group and the supplemental group.

Two names from current rosters that jump out at me are Wahle and Jamal Williams. Both were had for a 2nd -- and both have far outplayed that value.

Potentially, the supplemental draft can lead teams to reach -- but since there is a blind bidding process (you don't know what other teams are bidding), that produces less reaching.

The only glaringly bad pick I see over the past 10 years was Hollings. The other first day picks turned out great -- and some of the 2nd day picks have been able to at least keep themselves in the league for a few years.

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by silverbear

Then came his private workout, where he actually tipped the scales at 235, and ran two 40s between 4.75 and 4.9 seconds... unless somebody can tell me that there was a good reason for him running so much slower than he supposedly could (for example, if he was injured when he worked out), I'm not interested any more...

yikes

[silverbear]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

it was a joke seymour,\\

I know, Poindexter... I wasn't mad at ya or anything...