B.J. Sander cut

[Patler]

harvel could have taken that one step further

if sherman started drafting in 2001 he had a total of 7 third round selections
if he started picking in 2002 he had 5 3rd round selections
out of those picks ONE, is still on the roster. kenny peterson
so he was either 1/7 in 4 years
or 1/5 in 3 years
both are bad and they don't even take into account all the other picks that went into trading up to get those 3rd round picks.

...and there is a relatively good chance that it will become 0/7 in 4 years or 0/5 in 3 years by the time the final cuts are made. Peterson could be on his way out, too.

Which is truly ridiculous. Those should be really awesome back-ups by now. Instead, none of on the roster!

What makes it even worse is that:

he drafted Anderson in 2002 with his regular pick in the 3rd
he traded a 3rd and 4th to move up for Peterson in 2003
he traded his 2nd for a 3rd (Thomas) and a 4th in 2004
he traded his 3rd and his 4th to move up for Washington
he traded the 4th he got above and his 5th to move up for Sander

So his total investment in the 5 "third round" players REALLY was:
his 3rd in 2002
his 3rd and 4th in 2003
his 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th in 2004

Cmon now, he stockpiled 4 7th round picks in '03 from all that manuvering. Oh and compensatory picks.

I know your kidding, but the rest of the 2003 draft was also interesting.

He traded a 5th (#165) and a 6th (#203) to move upt to #147 to draft James Lee.

He traded another 5th (#185) and a 7th (#244) to move to #166 to draft Hunter Hillenmeyer. Good pick, but bad handling of the player afterward!

Then, he traded his 6th in 2004 for Philly's 7th in 2003 (#245) to draft Chris Johnson. Why this was necessary when he already had compensatory picks at #253, #256 and #257 is more than I can understand! Was Johnson that much of a prospect?

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yeah, theres the draft picks i mentioned. all those picks, and so little to show for it.

THAT is one of the main reasons we were so bad last year, no depth at all through the draft for those 3 years