Would Sherman have drafted Hawk at #5?

[retailguy]

Remember, Sherman was able to resign Diggs and KGB to new contracts with aprox $3M at the start of the FA period, KGB got a 13 M SB.

Which one of those pro bowl, future hall of fame players would you say was the best signing Tank? I'm not sure giving those two players way too much money is your best example of Sherman's genius.

Pack,

I think your point is NOT valid. Signing KGB was a necessity because the biggest thing Sherman lacked at the time was a pass rushing DE to complement KGB. He could NOT lose him too. Joe Johnson was brought in to compensate for the Jamal Reynolds bust. Joe got hurt and never played to his potential. Hunt was the "better" gamble between him and Vonnie Holiday. Both ultimately stunk, however, you had to take the chance on one of them. One of the three (Johnson, Reynolds, Hunt) needed to perform as a pass rusher for the defensive scheme to be effective. None performed and the scheme was not effective.

As for Diggs, at the time he was a very good player who fit the defensive system. When Donnatel was let go, Diggs was not a good fit for Slow-wit's system and he was WAY TOO SLOW for Bates system.

Diggs will play well in Carolina. While he has lost a step, he's still a very good football player.

Lambasting a coach for players that ultimately get cut is pretty lame. Diggs was cut because his salary spiked in the last couple years of the deal sherman matched, and he was hurt and didn't fit the "new" system. It has NOTHING to do with whether or not Diggs is a good football player, OR more importantly why he was signed in 2003.

KGB is what he is, a good one dimensional pass rusher who gives everything he has. There is nothing wrong with the contract he signed or the production that he gives. The problem is that he is too small and lines up too wide in the run game to be effective. By today's standards,and the standards at the time his contract was signed he is NOT overpaid.

[MateoInMex]

Charmin would have traded the #5, Javon Walker, a 3rd rounder for a pair of shovels and a wheelbarrow along with a FREE PASS TO THE RIO CASINO'S SEAFOOD BUFFET!

[swede]

Hey Mateo!

Very funny, and good to see you posting here.


Get another pic of that Univision Weather-Chick for an avatar, would you please.


Ella fue muy excitante! Ahora, miro channel 69 cada dia muy temprano para ver este chica.

[MJZiggy]

How nice that you're studying your Spanish, Swede!

[Homer Jay]

Remember, Sherman was able to resign Diggs and KGB to new contracts with aprox $3M at the start of the FA period, KGB got a 13 M SB.

Which one of those pro bowl, future hall of fame players would you say was the best signing Tank? I'm not sure giving those two players way too much money is your best example of Sherman's genius.

Pack,

I think your point is NOT valid. Signing KGB was a necessity because the biggest thing Sherman lacked at the time was a pass rushing DE to complement KGB. He could NOT lose him too. Joe Johnson was brought in to compensate for the Jamal Reynolds bust. Joe got hurt and never played to his potential. Hunt was the "better" gamble between him and Vonnie Holiday. Both ultimately stunk, however, you had to take the chance on one of them. One of the three (Johnson, Reynolds, Hunt) needed to perform as a pass rusher for the defensive scheme to be effective. None performed and the scheme was not effective.

As for Diggs, at the time he was a very good player who fit the defensive system. When Donnatel was let go, Diggs was not a good fit for Slow-wit's system and he was WAY TOO SLOW for Bates system.

Diggs will play well in Carolina. While he has lost a step, he's still a very good football player.

Lambasting a coach for players that ultimately get cut is pretty lame. Diggs was cut because his salary spiked in the last couple years of the deal sherman matched, and he was hurt and didn't fit the "new" system. It has NOTHING to do with whether or not Diggs is a good football player, OR more importantly why he was signed in 2003.

KGB is what he is, a good one dimensional pass rusher who gives everything he has. There is nothing wrong with the contract he signed or the production that he gives. The problem is that he is too small and lines up too wide in the run game to be effective. By today's standards,and the standards at the time his contract was signed he is NOT overpaid.

You can spin it any way that you want. The fact remains that we over spent for both. I also think the arguement could be made that Holliday would have been the better player to keep. IMO. was it a good idea to overpay for a player who didn't fit the system? I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.