06-29-2015, 01:54 PM
(06-29-2015, 08:36 AM)djs7685 Wrote: Honestly, part of me was hoping we would have been the worst team in the league that year. I'm usually not the "I'd rather get a higher pick than lose in the WC round!" kind of guys, but that was probably the one time in 10+ years that I felt that way. If the team would have been a dumpster fire as expected in 2011, we'd either have A. Andrew Luck + the rest of our 2011/12 roster, or B. Dalton + about a billion first and second rounders from whichever team traded us their entire drafts for the 1st overall. Not to mention, a team in the top 10 likely would have been our trade partner, so you get an absurd amount of value PLUS you still pick in the top 5/10 that same year to get an elite prospect.
As far as the original question goes, I usually have a really hard time being okay with trading so many high round picks for any rookie, but Andrew Luck is Andrew Luck. It's tough because on one hand, in hindsight, I'd definitely do the trade knowing what we ended up with in our draft picks. On the other hand, I don't think I'd have been able to pull the trigger at the time without the hindsight even though he's a once a decade or more type of prospect. That's a LOT to get rid of for one guy that might not even pan out exactly as expected.
It's honestly as if some people don't "get" how message boards are supposed to work.
It would be like going onto a car enthusiast board telling everybody how they're stupid for enjoying their modification hobby because the original manufacturer clearly knows how to build a car the "right" way.
Ain't that the truth. It's for fun. We use it to share knowledge and strengthen our own.
I have strong opinions on OL play. I played the position. I studied it when I couldn't play anymore.
The hilarious thing is, the big difference between "amateur" scouts and "pro" scouts often comes down to who you know or who you are related to. Ever notice how many legacies there are in NFL scouting departments?
It's absurd to think they all know the game better than anyone else.
Some of the smartest guys who discuss OL never played pro or even close to it.
IMO it goes back to the fact that the better athletes and "superstars" don't make great coaches for the most part IMO.
