GeauxFinns3705
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I am seeing a bunch of reaction and grades to the draft, mostly negative. It's great that fans care enough to be outraged when things are perceived not to go well.
However, I think its instructive to be mindful of some of the details that get lost in the outrage.
One, the people in charge of our draft have a great deal of credibility in resurrecting franchises, most notably our own 2008 Miami Dolphins.
Two, on what basis are we dissatisfied? Probably on the most common mocks that are on the internet or provided by some other recruiting service. The overwhelming majority of these mocks are done with very little research and actual scouting. And of those that are done with scouting, they are not done with specific knowledge of what our "architects" are trying to accomplish.
For example...why Pat White? At first glance I was just as puzzled as anyone else. But our coaches, scouts, and braintrust have a detailed, long term plan for PW, and how he'll be used and what dynamic he will bring to the team. I find it hard to believe that all of the sudden, in year two of this current regime, the Trifecta got lazy and complacent. It doesn't figure. What does figure is they know things about our team that we do not and they took appropriate action this weekend.
Now, I am not going to go to the other extreme and say that this draft was the perfect execution of a flawless plan. That would be just as absurd as saying this draft was an abysmal failure. What I am suggesting is that we wait; we watch; we carefully critique the coming seasons play out and how the players we selected fared.
In 2011, we'll have a much better feel for this draft than we do now. I think many who are disappointed today may end up being surprised.
However, I think its instructive to be mindful of some of the details that get lost in the outrage.
One, the people in charge of our draft have a great deal of credibility in resurrecting franchises, most notably our own 2008 Miami Dolphins.
Two, on what basis are we dissatisfied? Probably on the most common mocks that are on the internet or provided by some other recruiting service. The overwhelming majority of these mocks are done with very little research and actual scouting. And of those that are done with scouting, they are not done with specific knowledge of what our "architects" are trying to accomplish.
For example...why Pat White? At first glance I was just as puzzled as anyone else. But our coaches, scouts, and braintrust have a detailed, long term plan for PW, and how he'll be used and what dynamic he will bring to the team. I find it hard to believe that all of the sudden, in year two of this current regime, the Trifecta got lazy and complacent. It doesn't figure. What does figure is they know things about our team that we do not and they took appropriate action this weekend.
Now, I am not going to go to the other extreme and say that this draft was the perfect execution of a flawless plan. That would be just as absurd as saying this draft was an abysmal failure. What I am suggesting is that we wait; we watch; we carefully critique the coming seasons play out and how the players we selected fared.
In 2011, we'll have a much better feel for this draft than we do now. I think many who are disappointed today may end up being surprised.
