2013: I too thought Manti Te'o would be a bust, due to what I saw in the national championship game.
Well he's gotta stay on the field for you to say you were wrong there
2013: I too thought Manti Te'o would be a bust, due to what I saw in the national championship game.
I remember thinking that Russell Wilson was a reach in the 3rd round I watched him play a few times when I was at NC State and I just thought he was merely a game manager and nothing special.
I whiffed on Mike Williams/USC too. I even talked myself off Aaron Rodgers with the #2 pick.
More recently, I wanted to run to the podium for Bjoern Werner.
Yep, Quinn was a major bomb for me. Look on the bright side, you and I were absolutely correct for being angry with the Ginn pick, we just messed up the alternative. Willis was the treasure at that pick, not Ginn or Quinn.At the time, I felt there was no way you could pass on Quinn if he fell to you. Then after he went to Cleveland you started hearing stories about he was only interested in working out and looking good rather than being good, and how he had a bit of an attitude issue with fans that made you glad we didn't get him.
Similar thing with Vernon Gholston. One of only 2 guys to get a sack on Jake Long his final year at Ohio State, and looked like a freak. I remember reading scouting reports (even posted them here) about how scouts felt he would be a bust because he was more worried about looking good than being good. THe report had one scout say at the OSU pro day he went to Gholston and said "You could be the best pass rusher in the league but you won't because you don't care, you'll be out of the league in 3 years" and Gholston wasn't bothered by the comment at all.
I agreed with you on a lot of those but I knew Benjamin would be a stud. I just watched him dominate too much in college not to. He is still really young and will continue to get better if he keeps his head straight.Let me go through some from each draft, starting with 2007.
2007: Thought Dwayne Jarrett was a stud steal for the Panthers in the 2nd round.
2008: Thought Matt Ryan was going to be a bust due to throwing too many untimely interceptions, and thought we made the right pick with Jake Long. Also, a bonus homer projection that I whiffed on: I thought UCF RB Kevin Smith was going to be a stud. That's because I watched him run for #2 on the all time season yardage list my freshman year at UCF, and thought he had Emmit Smith-like vision. But injuries and the Detroit Lions doomed him.
2009: Thought Aaron Curry was going to be a 10-15 year starter (I'm sure most of us got that one wrong)
2010: I also fell for Mt. Cody and wanted the Dolphins to draft him despite the weight issues. He's still in the league though, but not all that impactful.
2011: I know he's been much maligned as of late, but I never in my wildest dreams expected Colin Kaepernick to have the kind of success that he had. I thought he was a pure college/system running QB. Never would I have thought that he'd be an NFL starter, let alone lead his team to a superbowl.
2012: Loved Justin Blackmon. I still think he has all the talent in the world but of course he has bigger issues. I thought that he could have helped tremendously in Blake Bortles' developement in Jacksonville.
2013: I too thought Manti Te'o would be a bust, due to what I saw in the national championship game.
2014: And yes, I too thought Kelvin Benjamin was going to be a big bust. I thought he just had size but was soft and didn't have any separation ability. I can't believe he became a successful #1 receiver for the Panthers, especially when defenses had nobody else to plan for.
Yeah, I was way too high on Werner because of my Seminole homer goggles! Bombed that one.I whiffed on Mike Williams/USC too. I even talked myself off Aaron Rodgers with the #2 pick.
More recently, I wanted to run to the podium for Bjoern Werner.
Yep, Quinn was a major bomb for me. Look on the bright side, you and I were absolutely correct for being angry with the Ginn pick, we just messed up the alternative. Willis was the treasure at that pick, not Ginn or Quinn.
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I agreed with you on a lot of those but I knew Benjamin would be a stud. I just watched him dominate too much in college not to. He is still really young and will continue to get better if he keeps his head straight.
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Yeah, I was way too high on Werner because of my Seminole homer goggles! Bombed that one.
I didn't know much about him outside of his blinding speed. However, he was so frail, I just didn't see him as a number 1. Water under the bridge, I guess.I still have no idea how anybody thought Ginn was a good idea. I watched him for 3 years at Ohio State and when he was asked to run a route that wasn't a go he was worthless. Way too raw as a WR for my liking (and while I'm a Michigan fan I've given Ohio State players tons of props. Joey Bosa is a man crush for next year).
Not that I didn't think Ginn had potential because I did, but I remember saying even back then, if we plan on using gadget plays to get him the ball he could/should be useful, but if we were expecting him to be a reliable WR we'd screw ourselves.
Yeah, you and me both. I'll leave it to people who know what the hell they are talking about. Now food, boobs, and sarcasm...these I know! HahahaGinn had 5 or 6 kickoff and punt return TD's at OS and was obviously the fastest guy on the field whenever he played.
I thought he would be great with the Fins and besides we got our QB (Beck) in the second.
See why I don't post in the draft section