Hampton over Booker

[goshann]

How many of you guys would be happier right now if we went Hampton over Booker in round 1?

 

[maryquality]

I would definitely take Casey Hampton over Booker as Casey was a great DT, and he's also from my home town!!

Yes, I know....not the Hampton you were talking about. LOL

 

[Hardline]

Most definitely Hampton.

 

[Teague31]

A RB at 12. Hard pass.

 

[Rayman70]

Unless it was Jeanty at 12, it's a pass. Hampton and Mafah are not much different and we got Mafah in round 6 or 7. Something like that. Hampton might be better with his short area burst, but Mafah will flat out seek you out and hurt you. He's also much more complete. He's great in pass pro.

 

[Kingofholland]

If they traded down it would have been a possibility. I have a feeling Booker would have gone in the next 4-5 picks at the latest.

 

[jujoboys]

The real question is whether we would rather have Jonathan Mingo or Dylan Sampson/Trevor Etienne.

 

[speedkilz88]

If we were going to do something "stupid" like that I would have preferred the trade down and then taken a RB with either the late first (one of the oh st guys) or get the WR and use the extra pick on a RB.

 

[CCBoy]

Young and strong offensive line reconstruction for dominance. What is there NOT to like?

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

A RB at 12. Hard pass.

This, not at 12 and you know by my User name love OH.

 

[Loso86]

How many of you guys would be happier right now if we went Hampton over Booker in round 1?

Let it go

 

[goshann]

The real question is whether we would rather have Jonathan Mingo or Dylan Sampson/Trevor Etienne.

I don’t think that is a question
Mingo trade was dumb

 

[reddyuta]

a RB will play 3 years at a high level at best,only a generational talent at RB should be drafted in the 1st rd.

 

[goshann]

How many would have been happier with Golden over Booker ?

 

[Rayman70]

Young and strong offensive line reconstruction for dominance. What is there NOT to like?

Exactly. Remember how before the draft Shotty was interviewed down at the owners meetings? He said team building starts from the perimeter in. Sounded nutty at the time, our fans were panicked. Turns out, it was a massive smokescreen he put out there for consumption. Masterful. We did the exact opposite. We never really showed our hand, made all the fans, content creators believe we were going RB or wr at 12. Then we went full Baltimore Ravens on everyone and drafted bpa from the trenches. Bunch of baddies in the trenches. Leaders . Highly productive. Shotty fooled everyone. I'm a big fan of his philosophy. Plan has been implemented.

 

[Rayman70]

How many would have been happier with Golden over Booker ?

Why? Booker has a much longer body of work. Golden had 1. At some point you have to give a star at the bag. We can't do that. We did the right thing over the weekend.

 

[Rayman70]

The Mingo trade was dumb, until it isn't. Meaning, what if it works? Think about it. What QB did he have at Carolina? What kind of team and coaching did he have? Could it be he just needs a real QB ? Let's see.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

We just sewed up the RG position for the next 8-10 years. I’m not going to quibble over a first draft slots in a weak draft class.

 

[ScotsCowboy]

If they traded down it would have been a possibility. I have a feeling Booker would have gone in the next 4-5 picks at the latest.

I agree. The OLinemen were flying off the shelf in that first round.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

The real question is whether we would rather have Jonathan Mingo or Dylan Sampson/Trevor Etienne.

I’d still rather have Mingo.