imperfect 10's

ssmitty · 04-13-2008, 06:17 AM

nutria · 04-13-2008, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by ssmitty

ouch..........

IMPERFECT 10s- NOLA.com

The draft is a crap shoot. You could just as well be picking horses at the fairgrounds or mutual funds for your 401K. Sometimes you look like a genius, but others a dunce. I am glad I don't have to make a living picking pro athletes in the draft.

hagan714 · 04-13-2008, 07:55 AM

Both went on and had solid careers in the pros. Two solid picks and two solid players lost. So what is this imperfect stuff? What more can you ask for? they actually got paid what they were worth right out of the block. Or is it more about the imperfect atmosphere the players had to face in NO? What does that say? The media drove them out of town.
Well I think things have changed a lot since then.
I remember the picks and I liked them back then, a bit of a reach, but they turned out to be good picks. Just like Turley.

FireVenturi · 04-13-2008, 09:34 AM

One more reason, i say trade back, lol!

pakowitz · 04-13-2008, 05:41 PM

"The thing that hurt me the most was getting hurt my rookie year," Naeole said back then. "People were like, 'See, he's a bust.' So the whole time, you end up fighting that, even though you didn't create those expectations."

this quote really caught my eye b/c everyone was sayin it about reggie and about meachem their first years in the league... it really makes saints fans look bad

hagan714 · 04-13-2008, 06:14 PM

Well pack I was going to include the fans in my statement about the media but I left them out. To many fans follow where ever the media leads them. Imagine if Chris Naeole actual finished his career here instead of Jacksonville. I always hated the way he was treated here.
As far as Ken Burrough goes I really do not know if that many people remember how good he was in Houston in the 70's.
There is a lesson to be learned and I wonder if we really learned from these or the Roaf screw up. Call up the media outlets and voice your support for players they just wont accept. The media can do more damage than good.

QBREES9 · 04-13-2008, 08:51 PM

Just makes ya think the draft is a crap shoot. Thats why you should never pay these guys the money that they are getting paid.

Rookie Salary cap. Let them Earn It.

04-13-2008, 06:17 AM	#1
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04-13-2008, 07:33 AM	#2
nutria Sac-A-Lait Join Date: May 2006 Location: Prairieville, LA Posts: 262	Re: imperfect 10's Originally Posted by ssmitty ouch.......... IMPERFECT 10s- NOLA.com The draft is a crap shoot. You could just as well be picking horses at the fairgrounds or mutual funds for your 401K. Sometimes you look like a genius, but others a dunce. I am glad I don't have to make a living picking pro athletes in the draft.

04-13-2008, 07:55 AM	#3
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: imperfect 10's Both went on and had solid careers in the pros. Two solid picks and two solid players lost. So what is this imperfect stuff? What more can you ask for? they actually got paid what they were worth right out of the block. Or is it more about the imperfect atmosphere the players had to face in NO? What does that say? The media drove them out of town. Well I think things have changed a lot since then. I remember the picks and I liked them back then, a bit of a reach, but they turned out to be good picks. Just like Turley.
	"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

04-13-2008, 09:34 AM	#4
FireVenturi Cold as Ice! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Da Big Easy Posts: 2,978	Re: imperfect 10's One more reason, i say trade back, lol!

04-13-2008, 05:41 PM	#5
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	Re: imperfect 10's "The thing that hurt me the most was getting hurt my rookie year," Naeole said back then. "People were like, 'See, he's a bust.' So the whole time, you end up fighting that, even though you didn't create those expectations." this quote really caught my eye b/c everyone was sayin it about reggie and about meachem their first years in the league... it really makes saints fans look bad

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04-13-2008, 06:14 PM	#6
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: imperfect 10's Well pack I was going to include the fans in my statement about the media but I left them out. To many fans follow where ever the media leads them. Imagine if Chris Naeole actual finished his career here instead of Jacksonville. I always hated the way he was treated here. As far as Ken Burrough goes I really do not know if that many people remember how good he was in Houston in the 70's. There is a lesson to be learned and I wonder if we really learned from these or the Roaf screw up. Call up the media outlets and voice your support for players they just wont accept. The media can do more damage than good.
	"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

04-13-2008, 08:51 PM	#7
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: imperfect 10's Just makes ya think the draft is a crap shoot. Thats why you should never pay these guys the money that they are getting paid. Rookie Salary cap. Let them Earn It.