04-28-2019, 12:29 AM
To echo others, Marv had the 1st overall pick, which was essentially him being handed Carson Palmer on a silver platter. It was the no-brainer pick. Marv was also given a lot of incoming young talent that hadn't had time to fully blossom under Lebeau. Chad Johnson, Housh, Willie, Levi, Braham, Justin Smith, Brian Simmons, Rudi, Dillon, Kitna etc. All already on the roster.
People forget that Tobin was hired just a couple years before Marv, and that's when we started having good drafts. The 2001 draft (Justin Smith, Chad, Rudi, Housh) is probably our best draft of all-time.
This isn't me saying Marv deserves no credit. This is me saying I think people give him too much. We'll continue to draft fairly well without him.
People forget that Tobin was hired just a couple years before Marv, and that's when we started having good drafts. The 2001 draft (Justin Smith, Chad, Rudi, Housh) is probably our best draft of all-time.
This isn't me saying Marv deserves no credit. This is me saying I think people give him too much. We'll continue to draft fairly well without him.
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