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Re: Draft blunders in recent years
No doubt.
That year also gave him time to get stronger because at the combine I think he was, at best, 210-215lbs. He was able to hit the weights, eat better, and bulk up to 225-230 while increasing his arm strength.
Even at Michigan he was intelligent, accurate, and knew how to orchestrate successful drives. He is another one that rarely cracks under pressure.
I don't like the guy, but he really is one of the greats.Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
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The problem with the Browns pick of Richardson was two-fold:
1. There was really no good reason to trade additional picks away in order to draft him rather than settling for Blackmon or Barron, either of whom they could have sat tight and picked. This is a great example of how bad teams make blunders by not letting the draft come to them.
2. Picking Weeden later in the first round really yutzed everything up. Had they drafted Wilson instead, there's something to be said that nabbing Richardson earlier would have been a great move, but by picking a a pocket passer like Weeden I don't see the calculation that Richardson is that much more valuable than Blackmon.
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Re: Draft blunders in recent years
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04-25-2013, 10:04 AM #53
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Yeah...with Bradford on board (even if you're not 100% convinced he is the long-term answer) it is near-impossible to pass up the bounty that St. Louis harvested from the Redskins in return for the 2nd pick...especially when you consider that the Rams only moved back to #6.
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I agree 100%. (1) The Browns traded FOUR picks to move up one spot! That is classic over-paying from a team that needed (and still needs) all the draft picks it can get to upgrade their thin roster. (2) Weeden to me was a dumb pick. Yeah Cleveland you got a 28 year old QB, with little time to grow, and now in 2013 you're still in the same boat... Bc
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04-25-2013, 11:05 AM #55Legendary RSR Poster
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Ah, starting your negative talk a little early this season I see. While Jimmy Smith has not yet lived up to his 1st round status, I'd hardly call him a "bust." He was injured in his rookie year, and perhaps you saw the last minute of the Super Bowl where he was productive during the 49ers last stand. He's only in his 3rd season, and will be 25 in July, so I wouldn't put that label on him just yet... Bc
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04-25-2013, 11:21 AM #56
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actually, very much agreed. Futhermore, if Weeden was thought to be a target for them(as he obviously was) then nabbing his previous pass catcer in Blackmon might have been a better move. My point earlier was that if they HAD TO HAVE Trent Richardson, then they HAD TO trade to get him.
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I don't know about that, as I think they probably got snookered by Minnesota on that front (I don't think Minnesota had any intention of trading down past the fourth pick and likely missing out on Kalil), but I guess it's a fair enough point. Still, that's a blunder in itself IMO, and the sort of thing that bad franchises do a lot.
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Well I'm not saying it isn't sometimes necessary to get the guy you want, especially at the very top of the first round, just that I don't see Minnesota's logic here. Obviously they wanted Kalil over Blackmon/Barron, so if they trade back to five and Tampa Bay picks Richardson, now Cleveland just has them in a bind where they can deal the pick to someone else who wants to draft Kalil. So I don't think Minnesota was ever that interested in trading the pick to anyone other than Cleveland...and if they were it would have just put the Browns in an even better spot.
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