what a bad draft pick

VooDoo · 05-17-2005, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by ScottyRo

You've got to weigh the risk of the pick against the potential value and factor in the price. McPherson as a 5th round pick is not that expensive. He has issues in his past, but hasn't done anything wrong in a while (low risk). His value on the other hand can be huge. I think he's well worth it.

Lyman is similar, but much more risky. He was only a 4th round pick - not terribly expensive. However, he had injury problems his entire college career - that's high risk. His potential value is hard to ascertain. Would ha have been anything more than a backup? As injury prone as he is it seems unlikely that he could have, but who knows?

It seems that the majority of the teams in the NFL didn't agree with your assessment, Scotty. What round was McPhearson drafted in?

Why? Because any team that drafted him was taking a HUGE risk. You've got young kids coming into the NFL who have never had much money. You put a guy like McPhearson around vulnerable guys and it's risky.

It's not only McPhearson you have to worry about. Just the same, I don't care how much upside he has, I would have passed on the guy. Character is more important to me than some of you, I suppose.

05-17-2005, 12:40 PM	#21
VooDoo Rookie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 25	Originally Posted by ScottyRo You've got to weigh the risk of the pick against the potential value and factor in the price. McPherson as a 5th round pick is not that expensive. He has issues in his past, but hasn't done anything wrong in a while (low risk). His value on the other hand can be huge. I think he's well worth it. Lyman is similar, but much more risky. He was only a 4th round pick - not terribly expensive. However, he had injury problems his entire college career - that's high risk. His potential value is hard to ascertain. Would ha have been anything more than a backup? As injury prone as he is it seems unlikely that he could have, but who knows? It seems that the majority of the teams in the NFL didn't agree with your assessment, Scotty. What round was McPhearson drafted in? Why? Because any team that drafted him was taking a HUGE risk. You've got young kids coming into the NFL who have never had much money. You put a guy like McPhearson around vulnerable guys and it's risky. It's not only McPhearson you have to worry about. Just the same, I don't care how much upside he has, I would have passed on the guy. Character is more important to me than some of you, I suppose.
VooDoo Rookie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 25