JoeFootball Wrote:
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> dolphan4545 Wrote:
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> > This post is long on wishful thinking and
> woefully
> > short on facts.
> >
> > "Brees could have been picked up in 2006 thru
> free
> > agency but our geniuses decided he was
> 'injured'
> > and besides we were all set with Joey
> Harrington."
> >
> > FACT: NOBODY really wanted Drew Brees in 2006,
> > the newly-torn rotator cuff in his throwing arm
> > was healing slowly and looked likely to end his
> > short career. There were TWO QB's available at
> > that time, the other was a previous year's Pro
> > Bowl QB Daunte Culpeper, also injured with a
> knee
> > injury. It was our doctors' and every other
> doctor
> > that examined him opinion that Brees's shoulder
> > was a mess, and also he wasn't a Pro
> Bowl-caliber
> > QB at that time. Culpeper, on the other hand,
> > seemed to be progressing nicely and had shown
> Pro
> > Bowl talent with the Vikings, so we took him.
> > Harrington was going or already gone. The
> Saints
> > gave Brees a chance, not expecting much, and we
> > all know how that turned out. With the info
> then
> > available, would YOU have done anything
> different?
> > Hindsight is 20/20.
> >
> > Peyton Manning? With his neck in that
> condition?
> > With our offensive line? The possibility
> existed
> > at that time that he would never play another
> down
> > - it appeared likely that he could have been
> > another Culpeper for us, even if he could be
> kept
> > upright and alive.
> >
> > "If we had pursued a franchise QB for the last
> > decade with the effort we have haplessly pursed
> > the second coming of the 1993 Cowboys offensive
> > line, we'd have one by now."
> > What, a QB or an offensive line? We've spent a
> LOT
> > of money and many draft choices on the O-line,
> and
> > I can remember reading on this board, just
> before
> > the draft, that the fans wanted another shiny
> new
> > "skill" player, NOT an offensive lineman (who
> > apparently don't have skills), or the team
> would
> > be facing a revolt of the fans. They listened.
> > They shouldn't have. How much better off would
> we
> > be with another Mike Pouncey-caliber lineman
> than
> > we are with Devante Parker?
>
>
Great points that make too much sense for
> some here.
>
> The problem here isn't the theory of how we were
> built but the incompetence in WHICH it was built.
> Too many swings and misses on that o-line. Doesn't
> mean you give up.
>
> I have no problem with the Parker pick even though
> I also wanted a lineman because I still think he
> was the BPA. There were no lineman of value at
> that pick. Better question IMO, why did Tannenbaum
> stick his big nose in a force the Jordan Phillips
> pick instead of grabbing Ali Marpet? Especially
> when he had already traded our 3rd for Stills.
>
> We have a Qb we can win with. Hopefully DC sees
> our guards whiffing and makes a switch. Tannehill
> was WAY too stubborn in regards to that line.
You have BOTH GOT to be kidding...you're still on the 'any ol QB will do as long as we spend all our efforts on OLine' narrative??? Good grief! Five fat guys who can keep someone in front of them for 3-4 seconds AREN'T as hard to find as a franchise QB and SHOULDN'T be the focus of our efforts. The last 10 years should prove that beyond all doubt to ANY reasonable person. Other teams build serviceable Olines as an after thought. See how many 1st round linemen the Pats have. But then they have a QB. After WASTING our only overall # 1 pick in 50 years on that slug Long you're STILL not convinced. YOU HONESTLY believe MATT RYAN or JOE FLACO would NOT have helped this team win more games. You say we SHOULDNT give up after all the 1st Rd 'whiffs' On OLine but you are ready to give up after ONE at QB...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/2015 04:06PM by KB.