And they didnt invest in an ILB back then either. They invested the #5 pick in a 4-3 weakside LB
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Players available if picking 32nd in every round from 2010 to 2012. Fun to think about...all these guys were actually there lol. I know its impossible to do but still fun.
2010:
1st: Rob Gronkowski
2nd: NaVorro Bowman
3rd: Geno Atkins
4th: Kam Chancellor
5th: Antonio Brown
2010 was loaded with talent.
2011:
1st: Randall Cobb
2nd: Justin Houston
3rd: Jordan Cameron
4th: Richard Sherman
5th: Bryon Maxwell
2012:
1st: Bobby Wagner
2nd: Casey Hayward
3rd: Mike Daniels
4th:Jeremy Lane
5th: Alfred Morris
Yeck 2013 picking 32nd in each round:
1st: Darius Slay
2nd: Terron Armstead
3rd: David Bahkitari
4rd: Kenny Stills
5th: Andre Ellington
Hawk may bring leadership/vet appeal and communication. But I've been saying for a long time here that he's a soft pillow for opponents to land on. There are way too many plays where he takes a bad angle and his coverage is poor at best.
If they found the magic pony of leadership and upgraded athleticism - I think the brass would've done so by now.
I'm outta here, I'm sick of you bastard people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILPb...MNZA&index=147
I think the front office never tries to outspend what turn out to be mistakes, meaning, if they sign a guy to an extension and he doesn't grade out to the level they are paying him, they don't just kick him to the curb and bring in a free agent like some teams do. Like it or not, TT is never going to swing for the fence on free agent signings because I think he views one of his core jobs as GM is to keep the salary cap situation healthy and flexible. That said, I agree with Fritz that they know it's time to move on from what they have, and they'll do that in their deliberate, non-splashy, player development way. They are probably still wondering if Sam Barrington has the goods to take over, instead of some teams who might spend a boat load on a FA ILB.
I know you were a hater but Chris Borland hasn't looked bad. 18 Tackles last week. Rock solid guy and great leader. Many of his Badger teammates called him last week to congratulate him on a great game....however...he misread a play that resulted in the final TD for the Rams...so he was very bummed out/unhappy about his performance. Nice interviews on ESPN 1070 in Madison
...my apologies if you were not..but I think you bought into the silly anti Borland hatred that was pushed on here.
I remember the draft day theade when several thought it was great SF took him so we didn't. I swear you were in that gang. Maybe I'm wrong.
I just remember I was in the extreme minority in thinking he'd be a player. Everybody else just went to the measurable.....just like the college scouts who never offered him a scholarship
I listed to the Badger beat reporter who spoke with Borland. Borland had a great game one one bad fuck up. The fact that he was down on himself after that games says load about his expectations for himself. To all the Borland hater I never argued he'd be a superstar.....just a solid smash mouth football player that I'd welcome over Just a Jag Jones. I'd take him in Green Bay any day
I didn't have much of an opinion on Borland coming in, but I figured Ted wasn't going to go for him based on his measurables. He tried a short, slow ILB with the kid out of App State, whose name escapes me ATM. Ted wasn't going to go that way again.
My concern with Borland was his injuries. Three shoulder operations on a linebacker known as a big hitter have to be a concern. One article said at least one team dropped him off their board due to their belief that he already needed another shoulder operation, something about a screw that has moved out of place in his shoulder.
I looked at Borland's shoulders and Abbredaris' concussions in the same way. Just too much history with a recurring injury that seems likely to happen again.
Borland had a great game today, too. I will admit I was very wrong about him. I did not seem him being an effective NFL player at 5'10".