TT's drafts

[eagle13]

Looking at TT’s 2005-2009 drafts
Overall 52 picked – 27 remain – (JWynn just made it.)
My thinking is you gotta hit a high percentage in rds 1-3.

Injury did these guys in – both were looking good early – can’t judge
Murphy - 2nd
Underwood – 3rd

FLOPS
Justin Harrell -1st
AJ Hawk - 1st
Brian Brohm - 2nd
Pat Lee - 2nd
Abdul Hodge -3rd
Aaron Rouse – 3rd

vs.

SCORES
Aaron Rodgers - 1st
Clay Matthews – 1st
BJ Raji – 1st
Greg Jennings - 2nd
Nick Collins - 2nd
Jordy Nelson – 2nd
Jermichael Finley – 3rd
James Jones – 3rd

vs

BUBBLES
Brandon Jackson - 2nd
Daryn College – 2nd
Jason Spitz – 3rd

Overall I’d say damn good job.

About the FLOPS -
Hawk & Brohm were understandable picks. AJ was the consensus safe pick and he isn’t terrible – just solid – a disappointment for a #5. And Brohm could have been another Rodgers falling.
Harrell was just a plain dumb gamble.
Lee & Rouse must have been poor scouting?
Hodge - did no one have a stop watch? Don’t have to be fast. But dam - can’t be that slow.

About the SCORES
1st rd – with Aaron, Clay, BJ & add in Bryan Bulaga who looks like another score, TT has filled the two most important positions on both the offense and 3-4 defense. That’s impressive!
Then two Pro Bowlers in the 2nd and another soon to be and potential elite in the 3rd – with Collins, Jennings & Finley.
Nelson and Jones are very good. How good is yet to see.
Add in this year’s 2nd & 3rd – Neal & Burnett – who both look top drawer.

About the BUBBLES
For 2nd rdrs College & Jackson this year is show up time. Can College rebound? Jackson is good as 3rd down back but can he be the featured back? For Spitz who is definitely a player - it’s a question of health.

The 4th & later rds are a crap shoot with a few NFL stars among mostly bottom of the roster guys. So who cares about the misses this low? But the hits are special. TT may have a few – Sitton is real - Jones, Lang, Crosby probably are. Jolly is IF? Flynn, Underwood, Newhouse & Quarless may be.

4 stars out of 6 picks in the 1st. Plenty of hits in the 2nd & 3rd. A few finds in late rds.
TT gets an A from me.
Aside from Harell, Damn fine drafting job TT.

[ReasonablySober]

Add Harrell to the injury list.

[eagle13]

Add Harrell to the injury list.

Murphy & Underwood had no injury when selected & got hurt after selection which cannot be fore-seen = unfortunate.

Harrell was a wreck when picked = stupid.

[Newz]

Well 33% of those guys (Rodgers, Collins, Jennings, Finley, Raji, Matthews) turned out to be superstar type players or at least appear to be headed towards stardom.

I think Bulaga, Neal and Burnett all have very high upsides as well. It looks like Bulaga can be a legit LT for the next 5-10 years, people have been saying Neal is a freak and Burnett has been very solid for a rookie who has to start.

I wish I had the time to go through all the other lists of picks GMs had made... Would be shocked if anyone else picked Pro Bowl level guys 33% of the time in the first three rounds.

[chuckleslove]

Add Harrell to the injury list.

Murphy & Underwood had no injury when selected & got hurt after selection which cannot be fore-seen = unfortunate.

Harrell was a wreck when picked = stupid.

Adrian Peterson had a huge injury history coming into the draft, he could have just as easily come into the NFL and blown out his ACL or broken his collar bone again and people would call him a bust, when you draft based on talent and BPA its going to happen sometimes, its a shame Harrell got injured this year because when he was on the field he was looking good. I won't say that it was a bad pick just because the guy has been injured, football is a brutal violent sport.

[ReasonablySober]

Add Harrell to the injury list.

Murphy & Underwood had no injury when selected & got hurt after selection which cannot be fore-seen = unfortunate.

Harrell was a wreck when picked = stupid.

It's not like his biceps injury in college had anything to do with his pro career. He's had back and knee injuries as a pro.

Now, if he had back injuries as a college athlete then you could make the case that there was some correlation. But that's not the case.