FlyingElvis
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Ok, I'm done bashing Bledsoe and wanted to end it with a positive about the man. Here's a quote from Brady yesterday:
Brady was asked what he most admired about Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe. "He never makes excuses for anything," Brady said. "He gets right to it. I remember him jamming his thumb one game and going back in the game and playing, then playing the next week and hardly throwing a pass all week and went out and played a great game. He was extremely tough, very diligent. Football is very important in his life. I think you look at those qualities, and those are the type of things I really look to, I really admire, because to play 12 years, that's the type of commitment you need, and he certainly is a great example of that."
Thats true. He's a pro, no doubt about it. And I would much rather have my kid use Drew Bledsoe as a role model over a Terrell Owens any day, and twice on Sunday.
Finally, Justa, my original point from the Wade Smith discussion was that its seldom wise to pay the price to get a pick today by leveraging future picks. Its more likely to bite you in the a** like it did with Wade Smith (trading a future 2nd round pick for a 3rd on draft day) or the Bills trading a future #1 for Losman. Its not so much the trade of #1s thats so bad, its the other two picks you had to throw in to entice Parcells to make the deal. Teams that accumulate picks can build depth and carry out a long-term plan. But this philosophy runs counter to teams that have FO personnel on the hot seat.
I'm done! Feel free to counter-point. :)
Brady was asked what he most admired about Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe. "He never makes excuses for anything," Brady said. "He gets right to it. I remember him jamming his thumb one game and going back in the game and playing, then playing the next week and hardly throwing a pass all week and went out and played a great game. He was extremely tough, very diligent. Football is very important in his life. I think you look at those qualities, and those are the type of things I really look to, I really admire, because to play 12 years, that's the type of commitment you need, and he certainly is a great example of that."
Thats true. He's a pro, no doubt about it. And I would much rather have my kid use Drew Bledsoe as a role model over a Terrell Owens any day, and twice on Sunday.
Finally, Justa, my original point from the Wade Smith discussion was that its seldom wise to pay the price to get a pick today by leveraging future picks. Its more likely to bite you in the a** like it did with Wade Smith (trading a future 2nd round pick for a 3rd on draft day) or the Bills trading a future #1 for Losman. Its not so much the trade of #1s thats so bad, its the other two picks you had to throw in to entice Parcells to make the deal. Teams that accumulate picks can build depth and carry out a long-term plan. But this philosophy runs counter to teams that have FO personnel on the hot seat.
I'm done! Feel free to counter-point. :)
