In the Know

[rp_mcmurphy99]

While everyone has an opinion about how good our draft is, let's look back.
I just happen to have a 2008 draft magazine in front of me and I'm going to tell you who they thought were the top prospects. Now I do understand this was written months b4 the actual draft but it is interesting reading.
QB Number 1- Matt Ryan. Hit
RB 1- Darren Mcfadden - loser
WR- Mario Mannigham - loser
TE- John Carson-loser
OT - Jake Long - Hit
OG- Branden Albert hit
OC- Steve Justice - who?
DE- Vernon Godstone- u kidding me
DT-Glenn Dorsey- Solid
ILB-James Lofton -?
OLB-Keith Rivers- ok
CB-Leodis McKellen-?
S- Da Juan Morgan-?

Point being, let the guys be taught b4 telling them they're useless. Dont understand the logic. Just bcoz the pundits say they're great, doesn't mean they are. Let our boys grow and if u have to give them a hard time, leave it to at least 2 years down the road.

 

[Zeb]

While everyone has an opinion about how good our draft is, let's look back.
I just happen to have a 2008 draft magazine in front of me and I'm going to tell you who they thought were the top prospects. Now I do understand this was written months b4 the actual draft but it is interesting reading.
QB Number 1- Matt Ryan. Hit
RB 1- Darren Mcfadden - loser
WR- Mario Mannigham - loser
TE- John Carson-loser
OT - Jake Long - Hit
OG- Branden Albert hit
OC- Steve Justice - who?
DE- Vernon Godstone- u kidding me
DT-Glenn Dorsey- Solid
ILB-James Lofton -?
OLB-Keith Rivers- ok
CB-Leodis McKellen-?
S- Da Juan Morgan-?

Point being, let the guys be taught b4 telling them they're useless. Dont understand the logic. Just bcoz the pundits say they're great, doesn't mean they are. Let our boys grow and if u have to give them a hard time, leave it to at least 2 years down the road.

Dont come in here with logic. I pound the damn table everytime with friends and people on this board that rookies need about 2 or so years to know what you got. Yeah some come out and preform right away but some take time.

People are so damn impatient when I rookie isn't lighting it up. I'm ok with people not liking the pick and giving reasons why they don't like the pick because hell some of the picks im not fond of either lol. But we have to give it time man.

 

[opticblazed]

While everyone has an opinion about how good our draft is, let's look back.
I just happen to have a 2008 draft magazine in front of me and I'm going to tell you who they thought were the top prospects. Now I do understand this was written months b4 the actual draft but it is interesting reading.
QB Number 1- Matt Ryan. Hit
RB 1- Darren Mcfadden - loser
WR- Mario Mannigham - loser
TE- John Carson-loser
OT - Jake Long - Hit
OG- Branden Albert hit
OC- Steve Justice - who?
DE- Vernon Godstone- u kidding me
DT-Glenn Dorsey- Solid
ILB-James Lofton -?
OLB-Keith Rivers- ok
CB-Leodis McKellen-?
S- Da Juan Morgan-?

Point being, let the guys be taught b4 telling them they're useless. Dont understand the logic. Just bcoz the pundits say they're great, doesn't mean they are. Let our boys grow and if u have to give them a hard time, leave it to at least 2 years down the road.

Great points. Fact is the Draft is a crap shoot. I see posters on here saying its a good or bad pick. Fact is no one really knows, yet people like us get up in arms and get bent out of shape when the guy we want isnt picked. Smh

 

[AdamD13]

The draft has turned into a mockery.

As soon as the season is over, the mockers start putting out their mocks. Mockers read other mockers who read other mockers and it turns into a group mock think.

By the time the draft gets here, there has been a 4 month mockery circle jerk and fans get bent out of shape because their GM did not select the players they have been jerking off to the past couple of months.

 

[finfanatl]

Agree with you 100%.
The thing that gets me is some people on this board that think they know more than Grier and Flores.
They read a couple of scouting reports and then get locked on their favorites and if the FO doesn't pick them, they should be fired.
Flores and Grier just took this team from 5 win season to a 10 win season.
Yet alot of posters on here have no faith in what they are doing.
As someone said on here, I think there is a number of people who just want to be contrarians.
If you say the sky is blue, they will say its green.
Everyone has an opinion , which is fine.
But lets see 2-3 years down the line how they play out.