2003 & 2004 draft classes

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Yuck.

GREEN - decent player/pick
STRIKETHROUGH - off the team and never really contributed
ITALICS - jury still out, but not looking good

2003
Rd   Sel#   Player   Pos.   School
1   15   Jerome McDougle   DE   Miami
2   61   L.J. Smith   TE   Rutgers
3   95   Billy McMullen   WR   Virginia
4   131   Jamaal Green   DE   Miami
6   185   Jeremy Bridges   T   Southern Mississippi
7   244   Norman LeJeune   DB   Louisiana State

2004
Rd   Sel#   Player   Pos.   School
1   16   Shawn Andrews   G   Arkansas
3   89   Matt Ware   CB   UCLA
4   129   J.R. Reed   FS   South Florida
4   131   Trey Darilek   C   Texas-El Paso
5   162   Thomas Tapeh   FB   Minnesota
6   185   Andy Hall   QB   Delaware
6   192   Dexter Wynn   CB   Colorado State
7   227   Adrien Clarke   G   Ohio State
7   242   Bruce Perry   RB   Maryland
7   243   Dominic Furio   C   Nevada-Las Vegas

[rjs246]

I just threw up a little.

[SunMo]

that's a bad two years

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It's not all bad news.  The 2005 draft is still alive and well:

2005
Rd   Sel#   Player   Pos.   School
1   31   Mike Patterson   DT   Southern California
2   35   Reggie Brown   WR   Georgia
2   63   Matt McCoy   OLB   San Diego State
3   77   Ryan Moats   RB   Louisiana Tech
4   102   Sean Considine   SS   Iowa
4   126   Todd Herremans   T   Saginaw Valley State
5   146   Trent Cole   DE   Cincinnati
5   172   Scott Young   G   Brigham Young
6   211   Calvin Armstrong   T   Washington State
7   247   Keyonta Marshall   DT   Grand Valley State
7   252   David Bergeron   LB   Stanford

[SunMo]

who's trent cole?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Sometimes it's a fine line between the GREEN and the ITALICS, especially when you're talking about 2nd year players.

[Seabiscuit36]

who's trent cole?

He's the QB for the rams who tore his acl, then Kurt Warner ran onto the field after his shift at the quickymart and threw the football over the stadium...

[stalker]

Another way to look at is that being one of the top teams means that you draft later. Also, when you have a real top team, and sign a top FA annually or so, you don\'t have many holes to fill.

[rjs246]

Another way to look at is that being one of the top teams means that you draft later. Also, when you have a real top team, and sign a top FA annually or so, you don\'t have many holes to fill.

How on earth can onyone try to spin those awful drafts into something positive? Just stop.

[DH]

I wouldnt say Reed never contributed. The guy just caught a real bad break.

[Seabiscuit36]

I wouldnt say Reed never contributed. The guy just caught a real bad break.

or Tear...  It sucks for Reed because he had the talent.

[stalker]

Another way to look at is that being one of the top teams means that you draft later. Also, when you have a real top team, and sign a top FA annually or so, you don\\\'t have many holes to fill.

How on earth can onyone try to spin those awful drafts into something positive? Just stop.

Dude, you missed me! I noticed you havent been nearly as refreshing since I havent been around. But really this isnt spin. Certain teams consistently draft in the top five and you would have to consider their drafts as a tragedy. Middle teams have are a little better. The top teams sometimes find a starter but the occurence is rare. I have no evidence to back this up with the exception of my observation that teams tend to be in close to the same draft order year after year. And the FACT that the only real measure of success is how late you draft the next year!

[Philly_Crew]

I was really disappointed in Matt Ware and Billy McMullen since I was hoping for big things from them. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yep.

But the '02 and '05 drafts that bracket them are good. Well, the '02 is. The '05 simply looks good so far.

And they did have good UDFA's in '03 too.

Sometimes you have a couple of stinkers. You'd be surprised to see how poor other teams do in comparison to the Birds - even with these two zesty drafts.

[Susquehanna Birder]

It would be interesting to do the same thing with the other NFCE teams. Well, maybe not interesting enough for me to do it, but somewhat interesting.

Hindsight is a powerful demotivator. Focus on now, and look forward.