Vikings crowing about their wisdom

[CaliforniaCheez]

All franchises make bad draft picks.

Why bring up the long list of them like Dimitrius Underwood.

It serves no purpose except humor.

[the_idle_threat]

Since the trade, Moss has cemented his reputation as an overrated, annoying star. He has dropped about as many passes as Williamson and hasn't made many more big plays.

Whoa nelly! Let's not get carried away! Moss hasn't been the same ol' Moss, but he still blows Williamson away in every playmaking category "since the trade."

In the past 2 seasons, Moss had 102 catches for 1558 yards and 11 touchdowns. He had 21 plays of 20+ yards, including 5 plays of 40+ yards, and 75 first downs.

In that period, Williamson had 61 catches for 827 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 plays of 20+, including 3 plays of 40+, and 40 first downs.

Even though Moss has produced at roughly half the rate he did in his prime, he has still been twice the player Willaimson has been. When Williamson went deep and got open in the Viking-Packer game this past December, and Jackson's pass bounced off his friggin head, I was very happy that it wasn't Moss running that pattern instead.

[the_idle_threat]

All franchises make bad draft picks.

Why bring up the long list of them like Dimitrius Underwood.

It serves no purpose except humor.

Humor is good.

[MJZiggy]

Around here this week, I think it's kinda mandatory...

[Scott Campbell]

No mention of John Michels? Maybe you were saving that one as a trump card.

Let him trump this:

[GBRulz]

or this......

[Scott Campbell]

or this......

ROFL

I thought those were ours at first.

[MJZiggy]

Nice piece of art, Scott. Where did you find it?

[GBRulz]

Zig, check out packers.com - they added alot of new wallpaper towards the end of last season. Def worth checking out

[packinpatland]

Zig, check out packers.com - they added alot of new wallpaper towards the end of last season. Def worth checking out

It's hard to see all those Ahman Green ones

[the_idle_threat]

John Michels may be a trump card, but Dimitrius Underwood outtrumps anybody. Might be the worst 1st round pick of all time.

[GBRulz]

Zig, check out packers.com - they added alot of new wallpaper towards the end of last season. Def worth checking out

It's hard to see all those Ahman Green ones

Don't get me started on that subject !!!!!

[Scott Campbell]

Nice piece of art, Scott. Where did you find it?

I just did a Google image search on Packer Lombardi trophies. I've seen it in different resolutions at Packers.com in the wallpaper section too.

[Patler]

S.I. or Sporting News did a projected All-Pro team when Mandarich was a senior in college. It was projecting who would be All-Pros five years in the future. Mandarich was the only still-in-college player selected. They predicted he would be an All-Pro tackle for 10 years. I remember the article said that you draft him, put him at tackle, and don't even concern yourself with the position for the next 10-12 years, just worry about the other 21 starters.

I also remember a quote from a GM when the Packers released Mandarich. The guy said that truth-be-told almost every GM would have drafted him if the had the chance, except for the 2 or 3 that had young elite left tackles already. He said Mandarich was as "sure to succeed" of a player as he had ever evaluated.

Just goes to show how inexact player evaluations are.

[Scott Campbell]

Just goes to show how inexact player evaluations are.

I think it also shows how roids throw off any ability to accurately evaluate players.