09-20-2017, 01:12 PM
(09-20-2017, 09:47 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: So Akili Smith was an epic bust. No disputing that. But he was projected to be a 1st Round pick.
Brewer was projected to be undrafted and they took him in the 3rd Round.
I guess it all depends on perspective. They were both terrible picks.
I think the funniest thing on Brewer is the Bengals PR staff was so surprised they drafted him that they scrambled for material and forgot to edit out all the bad stuff. Yes...the team website published a profile for him that called him a 'gangsta'.
You also have to consider the bounty of picks we turned down to take Akili.
But I agree, Brewer vs Akili is almost apples to oranges. Brewer was probably the dumbest pick without hindsight.
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