I meant to do a thread like this when it was more relevant, but a little irrelevance never hurt anybody - did it.
Looking back on the draft, a whole 3 months wiser, im still just as happy at how it turned out - even moreso now TBH.
However i clearly remember sitting there watching players get taken off the board and rooting for some of my favorites to stay, realizing that draftday might be my favorite of the whole year.
anyways, the point of this thread is to remember one of the best drafts ive experienced as a finfan and to see what changes you wouldve made, if any.
rd 1 - ronnie brown
still on the board - rodgers, caddy, cedric, mike
i was actually a little miffed when we drafted brown because i had my heart set on mike williams or braylon edwards, and was hoping we could draft a RB in the 2nd or 3rd. however now i realize we did the smartest thing because he will help our recieving game more than any other Rb we couldve taken and that mollifies my lust for WRSs.
wouldve picked then - mike williams
would pick now - ronnie brown
rd 2 - matt roth
still on the board - roth, dan cody, khalif barnes, justin miller
I was going back and forth between roth and khalif, who i was dreaming we'd get a chance to draft because i like how he plays and everytime i saw him interviewed or read those things he wrote for espn, he seems like a real intelligent guy. however, i suppose i should have more faith hudson to not need high draft picks. Now, the more i read about roth the more excited i get. i cant wait to see him on the field and i think he will be the best of the players still on the board.
then - khalif barnes
now - matt roth
rd 3 - channing crowder
still on the board - channing, eric green, david greene
of all the rounds, for this one i was the most clueless, i didnt know who i wanted to draft. i was hoping for the David Greene - i think i didnt even realize channing was on the board. now i love the channing pick, i might be more excited for him than any other, and i think it was the right pick and he will def be the best player of those still on the board, but i think i wouldve went QB with opportunity. im glad i didnt have to make that choice.
then - david greene
now - david greene
rd 4 - travis daniels
still on the board - kyle orton, elton brown, jerome mathis, stefan lefors, jason brown, darren sproles, roydelle willians, fred gibson
there were so many valuable options in the 4th round i wouldve been happy with any of these guys. travis daniels surprised me cuz i didnt know anything abou thim, but when i saw he was from lsu it excited me because i knew that there is practically no chance of him busting. i was rooting for jerome mathis - what can i say, im WR crazy and i wanted at least one. In the back of my head i was also rooting for darren sproles because i love watching him play.
then - jerome mathis
now - esp with the injury to will poole - travis daniels
rd 5 - anthony alabi
still on the board - anthony alabi, anttaj hawthorne, anthony bryant
i actually wanted anthony alabi so i was psyched when we got him.
then - anthony alabi
now - anthony alabi
rd 7 - kevin vickerson
still on the board - ernie shazor, eric wilkerson
It was the 7th round - who cares, right? ive never heard of vickerson. the one place i read about him said he was a 4th/5th rounder, but he's a turd. i wouldve went with ernie, esp since we signed a DT since and no safeties.
then - ernie shazor
now - ernie shazor
wow, running a draft is stressful, even when its make believe.
and this was just an excuse to make a poll because i like making polls even more than rafting WRs.
If you had the chance, who wouldve you drafted instead?
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