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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Since 1982, only 3 QBs have been taken at the #2 pick. Rick Mirer, Ryan Leaf, and Donovan McNabb. Leaf and Mirer are busts, McNabb is still top 5 in the league. All time, 15 QBs have been taken with ...
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01-15-2006, 08:22 PM | #21 |
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Since 1982, only 3 QBs have been taken at the #2 pick. Rick Mirer, Ryan Leaf, and Donovan McNabb. Leaf and Mirer are busts, McNabb is still top 5 in the league.
All time, 15 QBs have been taken with the 2nd pick. These include McNabb, Joe Namath, Archie Manning, Y.A. Tittle, and Sid Luckman. 3 of those are Hall of Famers. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/twos |
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01-15-2006, 10:04 PM | #24 |
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So what If Leinert becomes the next Elway or Aikman. You ready to pass on that?
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01-15-2006, 10:08 PM | #25 |
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A qb is going to get a diddly poo. We need to trade down and get as many picks as we can including trading most everyone on this team for picks... rebuild from the O-line and D. Amac start him this year and let him take the abuse until we have developed. Leinart and yes even Young to much of a gamble picking this high. Stud QB gets you no wheres if you can't protect him or play D.
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01-15-2006, 10:19 PM | #26 |
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I love the Gamble theory. The entire Draft is a gamble. You don't know who will get or or eat the most burgers. I don't want to be chumped like arizona and keep trading away top picks and get nowhere.
Take the gamble cause no one will fault us for picking any of the top three(young,bush,orleinert). At least we will have top talent. More picks equals more busts. How many picks from last draft stated for us besides our first rounder? |
01-15-2006, 10:25 PM | #27 |
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We stand a better shot with more picks to get some that pan out than we do with all our marbles on a QB and no body to block for him and a D that gives up big plays like no ones business.
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01-16-2006, 12:41 AM | #28 |
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All our marbles? That's one pick I believe. I think we would still have 5 other picks, including the 34th pick.
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01-16-2006, 07:12 PM | #29 |
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01-16-2006, 07:47 PM | #30 |
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haha alright cher
Also, I believe our OLine can be REALLY good with some good coaching and some good health. Mayberry was a very good player in Philly. Bentley is a total stud. Brown has all of the gifts, but he just needs to be coached up. Then we have other guys that can be very good starters for us when somebody instills a little discipline and technique. I think the OLine has a lot of promise, and I think most of all, they need just to have some unity, and a sense of knowing who they're blocking next to. The Saints used like 10 different linemen last year at different positions every game. A little continuity will REALLY help to OLine. I think our DLine is pretty good too. Obviously our DEs are amazing, especially with the emergence of the Manimal. I think Brian Young is still a very good, dependable starter at DT (didn't he lead the team in tackles?). I think if we added one more DT, then our DLine would be set. There is no reason for AMac to play. He hasn't proven anything, and I think that if he was even close to being ready at the end of the season, then they probably would have thrown him in there. This guy apparently has shown nothing that made the coaches willing to put him in before Todd Bouman, and that's saying something. See how he does in the offseason, and then how he performs in a game situation in pre-season; then judge how game-ready he is. Right now tho, I still think he's a raw talent. |