Thordaddy said:
mr.stlouis said:
Thordaddy said:
Said it before,IMO we hit gold with 'tree and may have reached seriously with the TA pick.THAT BTW is not a criticism , it's a confession I was front center for moving up to draft TA
We'll find a way to get him the ball. He'll be fine.
I don't really doubt he becomes a weapon , I do doubt he'll warrant what we gave for him, JMO at this moment,if he becomes the weapon you envision or the one I envisioned yet this year which would mean on talent alone ,then I will say he was worth the move up. If he takes some time to develop and the payoff is late in the second or the third year,I'll say we overpaid,but the deal is done and I won't prosecute an ongoing "attitude" like I said AT THE TIME, I was ready to pay it and was glad we did,I guess what I'm saying is ,I could have been wrong.
I don't. The problem I have with the logic "Oh we gave up a 1st and a 2nd to get him!" is that people tend to think draft picks and their value are universal.
Anyone think Alex Smith was worth a 2nd round pick? If you say no, I say "really?" - what QB would they get out of THAT draft in the 2nd round that would have the same impact as Smith.
Last year's draft was regarded as solid and deep, with very few consensus top 5/10 players that exhibit that splash player.. Austin was the closest thing to resembling that at the skill position.
I don't disagree with the move and I doubt I ever will when you consider the whole picture instead of 40% of it.