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This is the first time we picked the best player avialble instead of need. Remember in the 95 draft if i'm correct we passed on Derrick Brooks because it wasn't a need and drafted Sherman Williams and tight end Kendall Watkins. Barry Switzer refered to Sherman as the insurance policy and look what need got us here.
Look at Bill Parcells when he drafted Bobby Carpetner as his first round pick for need. The best player availble looking back on that draft and knowing Parcells thinking is I'm guessing Nick Mangold. He went I think 28th but you know draft boards vary. We have Gurode at the time but tell me who would be paying more dividens now on our roster. We could of slid Gurode out to guard and have Kosier be our first alternate. In addition, Carp was the 5th LB taking that draft with Hawk, Wimbley, Sims and Greenway. If someone wanted an Olineman the same could of been said this year about drafting a tackle as it was linebacker in 06, we would of recieved the 5th best tackle. It doesn't work out drafting for need unless your top 5-10.
Look at the year we passed on Steven Jackson. We ended up getting Julius Jones and Marcus Spears(I beileve it was the Spears pick and not the Ware.) Both are avearge players in the league while Steven Jackson is a 1500 and 15tds a year guy. Again, avoiding the best player.
This is the first year now we have drafted the best player regardless of poistion. This is how I would draft every year. If we would of drafted DE Jared Odrick do you think he will ever amount to more than Spears? I dont. Or, if we drafted Roger Safford as the 5th best OT in the draft do you think he is a gimmie player? I dont think so.
I don't know what it is but when you look at Dez Bryant you can just see as Jon Gruden said "He's a bad man." He straight up looks like a player in street clothes let alone in pads. You cant say that about many players. 19 tds in 08 any questions? That tells me that this player is too good for the league he is playing in. You cant say that about many players. Moss at Marshall, Reggie Bush at USC, APeterson at OU, etc. I would be shocked if he is a bust. At best we have a recieving core like the 98 Vikes Reed, Carter and Moss. At worst I think we have one like the 06 Bengals in Chad, Tj Housh and Chris Henry.
And this Lee guy I had no idea who he was until right after we picked him I had all my Penn St. friends text me and say he is going to torment the Eagles throughout his career. I live in Philly btw. Another guy just looks like a football player who eats, drinks and sleeps it. Watching him run at the combine you can straight tell he is an athlete. If it wasnt for his knee injury in 08 I heard he was in line to be a top 10 pick in the mold of Aj Hawk. The knee scared teams away but from what I hear the second year after acl surgey you should be back to 100 percent. We might have a steal there. As for the other picks you cant say anything good or bad about 3rd and on because no one knows how they will turn out. Again, I like the philosphy change.
Look at Bill Parcells when he drafted Bobby Carpetner as his first round pick for need. The best player availble looking back on that draft and knowing Parcells thinking is I'm guessing Nick Mangold. He went I think 28th but you know draft boards vary. We have Gurode at the time but tell me who would be paying more dividens now on our roster. We could of slid Gurode out to guard and have Kosier be our first alternate. In addition, Carp was the 5th LB taking that draft with Hawk, Wimbley, Sims and Greenway. If someone wanted an Olineman the same could of been said this year about drafting a tackle as it was linebacker in 06, we would of recieved the 5th best tackle. It doesn't work out drafting for need unless your top 5-10.
Look at the year we passed on Steven Jackson. We ended up getting Julius Jones and Marcus Spears(I beileve it was the Spears pick and not the Ware.) Both are avearge players in the league while Steven Jackson is a 1500 and 15tds a year guy. Again, avoiding the best player.
This is the first year now we have drafted the best player regardless of poistion. This is how I would draft every year. If we would of drafted DE Jared Odrick do you think he will ever amount to more than Spears? I dont. Or, if we drafted Roger Safford as the 5th best OT in the draft do you think he is a gimmie player? I dont think so.
I don't know what it is but when you look at Dez Bryant you can just see as Jon Gruden said "He's a bad man." He straight up looks like a player in street clothes let alone in pads. You cant say that about many players. 19 tds in 08 any questions? That tells me that this player is too good for the league he is playing in. You cant say that about many players. Moss at Marshall, Reggie Bush at USC, APeterson at OU, etc. I would be shocked if he is a bust. At best we have a recieving core like the 98 Vikes Reed, Carter and Moss. At worst I think we have one like the 06 Bengals in Chad, Tj Housh and Chris Henry.
And this Lee guy I had no idea who he was until right after we picked him I had all my Penn St. friends text me and say he is going to torment the Eagles throughout his career. I live in Philly btw. Another guy just looks like a football player who eats, drinks and sleeps it. Watching him run at the combine you can straight tell he is an athlete. If it wasnt for his knee injury in 08 I heard he was in line to be a top 10 pick in the mold of Aj Hawk. The knee scared teams away but from what I hear the second year after acl surgey you should be back to 100 percent. We might have a steal there. As for the other picks you cant say anything good or bad about 3rd and on because no one knows how they will turn out. Again, I like the philosphy change.
