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Draft misses and Watson
Posted on 3/30/17 at 4:13 am
Posted on 3/30/17 at 4:13 am
I'm no Dukke V but my predictions are normally pretty solid. I was watching Lamarcus Aldridge tonight and starting thinking of times where I really guessed wrong on players. Thought it might be interesting to see where your sure things busted.
For me:
I thought Lamarcus Ladridge was too soft and the Ty Thomas trade was terrible for Portland.
I thought Vince Young would be Cam Newton in the NFL.
I thought Trent Richardson could actually find a hole that isn't pink.
Those are the big ones I really shite the bed on.
Jamarcus Russell's arm was too amazing to fail in the NFL. Drugs got him but I don't think I've ever seen an arm better. If he threw a fastball in baseball I'd imagine it's about 1600 mph.
I also thought Keke Mingo was a big time pass rusher but it doesn't count when Cleveland destroys your career.
I was right on the following;
RG3, Sam Bradford and most Big 12 QBs blow at the next level.
You can't draft Greg Oden over Durant in today's NBA even if Oden's knees hadn't failed.
I thought Kawhi Leonard would be a stud. I also thought John Singleton would be as well from the same draft. So that's a 50/50.
Peyton Manning would be a legend and Ryan Leaf would suck.
Jury is out:
I wanted Houston to take Teddy Bridgewater. He looked legit against good teams like Florida with lesser talent. His knee injury is unfair to judge.
With all that said I'm looking at the draft now and I'm thinking I'm on the Deshaun Watson bandwagon. The scouts are shitting on him some, which could be a smoke screen or could be honest if they just don't care about him or rate him. I think the kid is just a player.
So who's your big hit or miss and do you think Watson is gonna hit?
For me:
I thought Lamarcus Ladridge was too soft and the Ty Thomas trade was terrible for Portland.
I thought Vince Young would be Cam Newton in the NFL.
I thought Trent Richardson could actually find a hole that isn't pink.
Those are the big ones I really shite the bed on.
Jamarcus Russell's arm was too amazing to fail in the NFL. Drugs got him but I don't think I've ever seen an arm better. If he threw a fastball in baseball I'd imagine it's about 1600 mph.
I also thought Keke Mingo was a big time pass rusher but it doesn't count when Cleveland destroys your career.
I was right on the following;
RG3, Sam Bradford and most Big 12 QBs blow at the next level.
You can't draft Greg Oden over Durant in today's NBA even if Oden's knees hadn't failed.
I thought Kawhi Leonard would be a stud. I also thought John Singleton would be as well from the same draft. So that's a 50/50.
Peyton Manning would be a legend and Ryan Leaf would suck.
Jury is out:
I wanted Houston to take Teddy Bridgewater. He looked legit against good teams like Florida with lesser talent. His knee injury is unfair to judge.
With all that said I'm looking at the draft now and I'm thinking I'm on the Deshaun Watson bandwagon. The scouts are shitting on him some, which could be a smoke screen or could be honest if they just don't care about him or rate him. I think the kid is just a player.
So who's your big hit or miss and do you think Watson is gonna hit?
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 4:18 am
Posted on 3/30/17 at 4:55 am to arwicklu
quote:
I thought Vince Young would be Cam Newton in the NFL.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 5:46 am to arwicklu
I don't know how I feel about Watson. I want to be with you as I think he is darned good. He did throw a TON of picks the last few years, and the scouts seem to be pretty worried about him. He apparently had scary low velocity at the combine as well.
I think the kid has the intangible stuff you need to be a good one, but I'm not sure I'm planting my flag there
Edit: I know I'm an Auburn fan, but I was adamant about locker and gabbert being nowhere near Cam when draft folks were trying to compare them and talking about gabbert possibly being a high pick
I think the kid has the intangible stuff you need to be a good one, but I'm not sure I'm planting my flag there
Edit: I know I'm an Auburn fan, but I was adamant about locker and gabbert being nowhere near Cam when draft folks were trying to compare them and talking about gabbert possibly being a high pick
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 5:57 am
Posted on 3/30/17 at 5:47 am to arwicklu
I was right on Big Ben being great and JR being a bust. I was just a bit off when I said Leaf would be better than Manning.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:06 am to arwicklu
quote:by blow you mean injury prone?
RG3, Sam Bradford and most Big 12 QBs blow at the next level.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:42 am to arwicklu
quote:
my predictions are normally pretty solid.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:46 am to arwicklu
I predicted this thread would be more interesting.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 11:31 am to arwicklu
Hits:
I watched Kobe play in high school and immediately knew he would be one of the top players in the league one day. I didn't exactly see Top 10-15 player all time....but still. He had the right mentality and skills.
I watched KD play at Texas. Knew he was going to be a stud.
Misses:
Eddie Lacy has been solid, but I thought he was going to be a really good back.
I thought Tiger Woods would have been able to recover from his break-up and be a top golfer for another few years.
I watched Kobe play in high school and immediately knew he would be one of the top players in the league one day. I didn't exactly see Top 10-15 player all time....but still. He had the right mentality and skills.
I watched KD play at Texas. Knew he was going to be a stud.
Misses:
Eddie Lacy has been solid, but I thought he was going to be a really good back.
I thought Tiger Woods would have been able to recover from his break-up and be a top golfer for another few years.
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