There was no whining or questioning last season....that's because we had 2 first round picks, knew we got two very good players, thought we'd found a good LB in round 2, and a steal in round 4 in Canty....
Last year, everyone and the critics in the media thought we were great.
However, we draftnics don't really know anything other than what we read on the internet or in publications, so we chose our draft picks by rankings and glowing descriptions...when the selections sound silly because no one predicted the player going to us or in that round, or when we make a selection at a position that the media didn't tell us was a need, that's when we see the complaining and whining.
Once the media or coaches put the spin on it and tell us that these players were solid, or that we stole them, or how they'll fit in, we love it....not to mention the homerism of not wanting to think we chose busts or reaches...we want to believe.
Bottom line, even the more knowledgeable fans (like myself
) still know very little of any real value...we know what we read or what we're told by others who usually are only giving their opinions.
For that reason, we never really know whether our selections are good or not until we see how the players play.
Even some of the worst drafts that we point back to were hoped to be solid for DE's or CB's, etc....guys who are no longer in the NFL.
