Has disappointment set in?

FireVenturi · 04-27-2008, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

while just about everyone aggrees that picking up ellis is one of the better moves in the draft....but our second round pick....i dont think theres much we could have done worse...i mean we could've ended up not having one and that might top it.....but we did....so....was it really worth it to wait so long to see if the shockey trade would go through?....and since it didnt we had to settle with a CB with great speed but a very bad tackler to say the least....not only will he struggle with tackling in the NFL...its pretty safe to say hes a liability to have on the field when our opponents are running....i think that it could hurt him because if he starts jumping on play actions he will be no better than fred thomas....i think we should've traded and picked up flowers.....what do u guys think?

Porter is strictly a man cover corner, which is what we need. If he is a liability in the running game, so be it. I rather have a corner that is an asset in the passing game and liability in the running game than the other way around. Flowers is a slow cover two corner, wouldnt fit our system.

04-27-2008, 01:46 PM	#34
FireVenturi Cold as Ice! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Da Big Easy Posts: 2,978	Re: Has disappointment set in? Originally Posted by CantonLegend while just about everyone aggrees that picking up ellis is one of the better moves in the draft....but our second round pick....i dont think theres much we could have done worse...i mean we could've ended up not having one and that might top it.....but we did....so....was it really worth it to wait so long to see if the shockey trade would go through?....and since it didnt we had to settle with a CB with great speed but a very bad tackler to say the least....not only will he struggle with tackling in the NFL...its pretty safe to say hes a liability to have on the field when our opponents are running....i think that it could hurt him because if he starts jumping on play actions he will be no better than fred thomas....i think we should've traded and picked up flowers.....what do u guys think? Porter is strictly a man cover corner, which is what we need. If he is a liability in the running game, so be it. I rather have a corner that is an asset in the passing game and liability in the running game than the other way around. Flowers is a slow cover two corner, wouldnt fit our system.