Worst Draft (1 Viewer)

[Donnybrook]

Did the Bears draft Hester to just return kicks and run reverses? Because there's 0% chance of him playing corner in the NFL, and I highly doubt he's going to become a suitable receiver either.

That really stood out as an awful selection.

If I was evaluating the draft today, I would give the Bears a B+. Hester's returns won them a couple of games and he gave them the lead in the SB. Manning played well for a rookie and Anderson was the SOD.

 

[culdeus]

I'm not crazy about the Giants draft. Or the Cowboys.

The Cowboys couldn't have done worse if they tried....harder! Parcells has proven yet again that he can outsmart himself in more ways then scientists have discovered. To draft a TE in the second round, when top OT prospects are availabe, combined with drafting a DE in the 3rd round when the top OG prospect and a decent FS option in Max Jean Gilles and Ko Simpson respectively....special blind kids could have done better, and that's an insult to the mental disfigured!TE and DE were right at the top of "things we don't need". Parcells is an idiot and i'm going to be in need of actual remedies to this pain in my gut. Any old pats or jets fans around here with the secret to the cure for living with Tuna the Terrible?

Screw parcells. What an abortion of a draft. Was 50/50 to renew season tickets. Now it's 10/90. Had the same seats since 1989. No more I think. Was going to ride it out to the new stadium to at least scalp the tix to the HP contingent, not worth it.

I stand by this. I kept the tickets and paid for the whole season by scalping the indy and saints game.

 

[GroveDiesel]

I'm glad someone found this and brought it up. Everyone was so down one the Bills draft (including me) and looking back at it now it seemes as if it was actually a good draft.

1 8 Donte Whitner SS Ohio State

1 26 John McCargo DT North Carolina State

3 70 Ashton Youboty CB Ohio State

4 105 Ko Simpson FS South Carolina

5 134 Kyle Williams DT Louisiana State

5 143 Brad Butler T Virginia

6 178 Keith Ellison OLB Oregon State

7 216 Terrance Pennington T New Mexico

The bolded players had significant playing time last year or have a good chance of having significant playing time in '07. 7 out of 9 is not too shaby. I think Marv did an incredible job last year and I am excited to see what he does this year!

I really hope that this was all from having a great scouting department and a great job by Marv more than by luck. The Bills got amazing value from last year's draft. They probably had a top 3 all around draft, if not the best draft from last year. Pretty amazing when the strong majority of people felt that they had the WORST draft. It just goes to show you that guys doing the analyzing are doing the analyzing instead of coaching or acting as a GM for a reason.Last year I would have given my left arm for the Eagles' draft. Glad I didn't do that. They're HOPING that Bunkley turns into the guy that they thought they were getting even though he hasn't shown anything close to that yet. And Winston Justice? Remember how he was considered by many draft "experts" to be a top OT and surefire 1st round pick? I haven't heard a thing about this guy since he was drafted and I live in the Philly area.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Last year I would have given my left arm for the Eagles' draft. Glad I didn't do that.

I was going to post the exact same sentiment.

 

[Sister Havana]

Did the Bears draft Hester to just return kicks and run reverses? Because there's 0% chance of him playing corner in the NFL, and I highly doubt he's going to become a suitable receiver either.

That really stood out as an awful selection.

exactly. worst pick of Day 1 by a mile.

Yeah, Hester really sucked, didn't he?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Did the Bears draft Hester to just return kicks and run reverses? Because there's 0% chance of him playing corner in the NFL, and I highly doubt he's going to become a suitable receiver either.

That really stood out as an awful selection.

exactly. worst pick of Day 1 by a mile.

Yeah, Hester really sucked, didn't he?

yep, I got that one wrong for sure.I still don't think he'll make a significant contribution as a CB or WR...but his value on special teams was easily worth the 2nd round pick they spent to acquire him. I thought drafting a pure kick/punt returner that high was a mistake, but Hester filled a huge need for the team and had an incredible rookie season.

there were some very good players drafted right after Hester though, including:

CB Richard Marshall

RB Maurice Drew

TE Tony Scheffler

with Ricky Manning added, TJ/Benson at RB, and the re-emergence of Desmond Clark last year, Hester probably filled a bigger need than any of them.

Anyway, props to Jerry Angelo and the Bears for nailing that pick.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

just goes to show you that NFL front office people know more than us. Sans Matt Millen

 

[GroveDiesel]

People are STILL voting that Buffalo had the worst draft last year.