Tommatt said:The whole draft value isn't good statement is BS. True, there are no franchise players, but IMO, this is a very deep draft. There are great players all through rounds 1, 2, and 3.
I couldn't agree more. It seems like all these people are a bunch of cows going with the flow. San Fran likes Rodgers....then discovers most teams think more of Smith.....so rather than trusting their own opinion - they would rather trust public perception....than deal with what they perceive might be a PR disaster by taking Rodgers. A couple of people say the draft doesnt have any franchise guys....and so there isn;t any talent in the draft - ALL BS... Yeah and Manning was worth how many 1st rounders to move up 3 spots??????????? BS.... HE SUCKED LAST YEAR. I was NEVER convinced he was special. Just because his brother is doesn't mean he will be - sure it helps but it doesnt matter. Look at last years top 10 ... it doesn't seem so special right now. At this point the players in last years draft were between 10 and 20. There are uncertainties with most players. This year is no exception. Last year was no exception. It may be that Alex Smith is a better prospect than Manning and Rivers ..... it seems like a distinct possability - yet look at all the hype Manning got. Is Reggie Williams better than Mike Williams??? No way - yet it seems they will have been drafted at about the same position in the draft - so is this draft weaker or stronger? I think what is going on is teams are finally starting to realize what I have said forever - if you could amass as many 1st day picks as you could by trading to the middle, bottom, or out of the 1st round. You will have INFINATELY BETTER DRAFTS. Look at Miami. We have not had a succesful 1st round pick since TIM BOWENS!!!! yet last year was our first losing season. Chambers 2nd, Taylor 3rd, Madison 3rd, Surtain 2nd, Mcmichael 4th?, Thomas 5th, Ogunleya 7th or undrafted...... EVERY PLAYER OF ANY WORTH FOR US THAT WE DRAFTED WAS A FIND. What if we would have traded out of every first round pick we had and picked up 2 times as many special players as above over the same time period as we acquired those players? LET ME TELL YOU - WE WOULD NOT BE TALKING ABOUT THE PATRIOTS!!!