07-02-2021, 07:24 PM
(07-02-2021, 04:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: When we drafted Price I thought he might not be a Pro-Bowler like you want from a first round pick, but I never imagined he would be such a complete bust. Center was a HUGE need for us at that time, and I thought he would at least be an above average starter.
The draft is more of a crap shoot than the "experts" want to admit. Even the best teams miss on firat round picks from time to time. But over the past few years we have missed WAY too often, and our misses are not just average players, they are horrible.
That probably hurts more than anything. It's one thing to get a Dennard. A solid player who never realizes 1st round potential and hopes, but is still a solid contributor. It's not what you wanted from your 1st round pick, but still an overall positive player on your roster.
Taking that and turning it into a 0 contribution is real bad, but then you go and get guys who are arguably a net negative contribution (Ogbuehi/Price/Ross)? That is just brutal from 1st rounders if they actually make you worse.
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