Does anyone know how Chad Jackson is doing?

[PackerPro42]

Stop using those people as examples. So there is 2 hall of fame players that came out of none division 1 schools. Whoopee

[Scott Campbell]

Stop using those people as examples. So there is 2 hall of fame players that came out of none division 1 schools. Whoopee

Ok, how bout this one? Freddie Mitchell came out of PAC 10 UCLA as a first round pick of the Philidelphia Eagles. So he had the big time college pedigree, as well as draft status to succeed.

How did that work out?

[PackerPro42]

Okay name another one.

P.S. I knew that he he wasn't going to be good.

[Scott Campbell]

Okay name another one.

P.S. I knew that he he wasn't going to be good.

LOL Good call on Mitchell.

We could do this forever. The point is, it's not an exact science. You're entitled to your opinion, but only time will tell.

[PackerPro42]

Well thanks for the good chat. P.M. me if you want anymore good talks.

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I still think that Jackson will turn out with an encredible career regardless of all the negative talk around him. If the three time world champs saw something in him that must mean he's pretty special. I think after this season we'll all be shaking our head that our packers didn't pick this amazing athlete.

Yes, but the most successful team over the past 10 years that coincidentally has had the highest success rate drafting their own players decided it would be wise to pass on the opportunity to draft Jackson and instead trade an additional draft pick (which they value a great deal) to pick Santonio Holmes.

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O.K. You may be right there but I still think that the packers messed up by not taking one of the top ranked recievers in the draft. That's all i'm saying

They took the third ranked receiver who they categorized as a football player and someone who has consistently been productive, versus taking someone they saw more as an athlete who jumped ahead because of his workout numbers despite a lack of production in all but one year.

Every year Jennings was in college he put up better numbers despite playing in a less receiver-friendly offense.

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And I think it's really cool that your picking on someone new like this.

We're not picking, we're engaging in discussion. You have every right to think and support whatever or whomever you want. I'm a huge leftwich and kitna fan and everyone else around here thinks i'm crazy for it!

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Stop using those people as examples. So there is 2 hall of fame players that came out of none division 1 schools. Whoopee

Come on man, you know for a fact that are tons of good players that come out of smaller programs. Byron Leftwich, drafted second overall was taken from Marshall. Ben Roethlisberger was taken from the University of Miami - Ohio, another mac school. Chad Pennington and Randy Moss were both taken from the MAC conference as well. Before getting injured, Chad Pennington was a perennial pro bowler and Randy Moss up to this point has had the best career of any receiver ever. The Jaguars Mathis was from Bethune-Cookman and is a shutdown corner. Dante Culpepper was from Central Florida. Brett Favre was from Southern Mississippi.

More recently, Jay Cutler was regarded by some as the best quarterback prospect in the draft. He was from the MAC conference.

Chris Weinke won the heisman while with Florida State. Lawrence Phillips was supposed to be a dominant running back from Nebraska. Ki-Jana Carter was a 1st overall draft pick from Penn State. Rashamm Salaam was supposed to be the next Barry Sanders out of Colorado. Ron Dayne broke the all time NCAA rushing record at Wisconsin. Danny Wuerfell quarterbacked some great Florida teams. Torrance Marshall was one of the most dominating defenders in college. Heath Schuler was a stud at tennesee. Curtis Enis was a AAA prospect from Penn State. KeyShawn Johnson was a first overall pick out of USC. Akili Smith was a 3rd pick overall from Oregon. Crazy Cade McNown was a 6th pick out of UCLA. How many players from those great Miami, Oaklahoma, ND and USC teams have busted in the NFL. Tons.

[PackerPro42]

Okay I said hall of famer, not good players.

[PackerPro42]

Oh and by the way Jennings wasn't the third ranked reciever in the draft. I checked many draft sites and watched tape on him and he was lucky if he was in the top ten ranked recievers. Because lets face it he isn't a very good athlete in todays NFL standards.

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Barry Sanders is not from a football powerhouse

Brett Favre isn't

Most are before my time. Anyone, the point is that its a crapshoot. Tons of good players come from the MAC or other solid conferences. For what its worth, Jennings was heavily recruited by a ton of powerhouses, including Michigan, Tennesee, and Wisconsin among others. He was pretty much guaranteed to get into Michigan and something went wrong. Wisconsin would have loved to take him as well as Michigan State but by that point they had used all their scholarships up.

[PackerPro42]

Oh and the Steelers "most consistant scouts," really picked a winner in Holmes. Just look what he's done already. The Steelers made a mistake by not picking him either.

[Scott Campbell]

Oh and by the way Jennings wasn't the third ranked reciever in the draft. I checked many draft sites and watched tape on him and he was lucky if he was in the top ten ranked recievers. Because lets face it he isn't a very good athlete in todays NFL standards.

Yeah, they said that about Jerry Rice too. He wasn't supposed to be very fast either.

[PackerPro42]

Okay you really need to stop using Jerry Rice and Greg Jennings in the same breath. By the way, Rice wasn't fast he was elusive.