News: Taco Charlton released By Saints

[Hadenough]

Never looked like a good pick day one. But everyone drafts busts. He's not what I would considered a bust bc he's just not that good. Most busts have all the talent in the world and can't put it together. He's just 6'6 and a decent pass rusher in the right situation.

What makes it hard is TJ Watt was sitting there and the fact his brother was a great NFL player you had to look hard at him and Dallas just had inattentional blindness.

 

[DuncanIso]

Taco seems immature.

he needs to put in the work.

He has the talent.

 

[phildadon86]

Oh, Watt coulda been.

Don’t remind me.

But this FO is amazing right? Lol.

 

[Stash]

For those saying we could have had Watt, if that happened we would not have taken Parsons.

Link?

 

[Stash]

Had we not drafted Taco…we wouldn’t have Micah right now.

Says who?

 

[Mk2_Cowboys]

I’ll never forget the anger I felt that night when they passed on Watt. What a joke.

 

[CWR]

Even now, seeing his name irritates me, and I reflex curse Marinelli.

 

[erod]

Hey thats a valid point. But even though they hit or miss on picks, they're still making millions based off of the things they know to look for in a player. They can't predict if a player will get lazy because they're all of a sudden rich and not hungry anymore.

Nobody can see that on film.

But if there's an opening for a GM or scout position, who do you think is more qualified to get the job??? The guy with GM and scouting experience, or the forklift driver at home who claims he knows more about evaluating football talent than people who are paid millions to do it for many years????

Exactly.....

They don't make millions for their unbelievable football knowledge. They make millions because:

1. The NFL makes billions.

2. That's that's just the going rate for people in COO-like positions in large companies in the US, who typically work 80+ hours per week.

3. They do a LOT more than just manage the scouting staff and decide on the final player to take. They represent their teams at league functions, negotiate contracts, hire and manage coaching staffs, oversee the PR teams, and generally operate with the head coach as the public face of the team. (That's why Jerry won't hire one.) They are semi-celebrities, which comes with a cost in privacy and constant public criticism.

4. There are 22 million people in the US who are millionaires. It's not an uncommon amount of money.

5. Most of them fail miserably. You think Mike Mayock knew what he was doing? Teams go through them like underwear, so if they were so good at it, why do they get fired so often and so quickly.

Talent evaluation does take a ton of time, especially beyond the second-round, to gather information. But it's not magic as much as it's grunt work, and in the end, it's largely just a guessing game.

 

[Flamma]

What makes it hard is TJ Watt was sitting there and the fact his brother was a great NFL player you had to look hard at him and Dallas just had inattentional blindness.

I remember where I was on that draft pick it shocked me that much. I was expecting TJ Watt. At the time I wasn't that upset, just shocked by the pick. I didn't know how TJ would pan out.

 

[RonWashington]

If he drives a truck is it a taco truck?

Maybe a U/haul to the next gig.

 

[Bermystar12]

Taco Charlton is what you get when you draft for "scheme fit" over talent.

Or when you draft drunk

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Says who?

TJ Watt would've had our defense be too good to draft Micah among other guys….

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What makes it hard is TJ Watt was sitting there and the fact his brother was a great NFL player you had to look hard at him and Dallas just had inattentional blindness.

Yeah but brothers don’t typically have careers like that. Bosa’s are doing it but how many Gronkowkis was it?

 

[CowboyRoy]

I dont recall that, unless by some you mean one or two. My recollection was universally he thought of as a draft was a mistake.

Pretty much draft night.



See above. So much this.

Oh no…..there were guys saying he really didn’t get a fair chance here.

 

[Hadenough]

Yeah but brothers don’t typically have careers like that. Bosa’s are doing it but how many Gronkowkis was it?

When a player is as good as Watt and freak of genetic nature you have to do your homework on anyone related to him. Looks at Diggs brothers, Manning brothers, I think it was Marinelli who blew it.

 

[Stash]

TJ Watt would've had our defense be too good to draft Micah among other guys….

I have faith that this organization would have still found ways to screw things up. They have a knack!

 

[Blast From The Past]

Seems I recall some here thinking letting this guy go was an error. Something about he had a good game or preseason game, and there were fans wondering if this was the right move for Dallas to move him along..

I suppose it was.

https://heavy.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/saints-roster-moves-taco-charlton-cut/

Should we?

 

[speedkilz88]

TJ Watt would've had our defense be too good to draft Micah among other guys….

That really doesn't add up. The defense wasn't good that year and TJ wouldn't have helped it that much more significantly along with Dak not being at QB they still would have been picking pretty high.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

When a player is as good as Watt and freak of genetic nature you have to do your homework on anyone related to him. Looks at Diggs brothers, Manning brothers, I think it was Marinelli who blew it.

I mean a lot of guys blew it……but genetics is not how you go about drafting guys is all I’m saying. There a lot of brothers who have played and have stunk. Derek ended up having a better career than his brother who was a better prospect.

 

[mattjames2010]

Jalen Ramsey, Derrick Henry, Watt, etc.