Eagles Front Office MISTAKES!

ice grillin you · March 28, 2006, 10:18:49 AM

now i get it...you don't think the eagles' front office whose job it is to eat, sleep, & shtein football should be held to a higher standard than the average fan when it comes to player talent evaluation.
i'm slow but it's starting to come together.

the thing is this tho...IF ive seen a guy play and thats a big if with a lot of players as i dont have the means to see the sheer volume of players scouts do...but IF i have seen him play i can evaluate him as well or better than any scout or gm...im gonna be wrong sometimes and im gonna be right sometimes just as they are...in the case of ware i happened to be dead on...the next guy down the line i may be way off

BigEd76 · March 28, 2006, 10:20:25 AM

1999
2nd round = Barry Gardner over Mike Peterson, Jon Jansen and Peerless Price
3rd round = Doug Brzezinski over Joey Porter and Mike McKenzie
7th round = Jed Weaver over Donald Driver

2000
2nd/3rd rounds = Todd Pinkston over Jerry Porter, and Bobbie Williams over Laveranues Coles and Darrell Jackson
4th/5th rounds = Gari Scott over Brandon Short, KGB, Dante Hall and Chad Morton
6th round = Thomas Hamner, John Frank and John Romero all over Tom Brady

2001
Freddie was already mentioned
2nd round = Quinton Caver over Travis Henry and Shaun Rogers
3rd round = Derrick Burgess over Steve Smith

2002
4th round = Scott Peters over Najeh Davenport

2003
1st round = Jerome McDougle over Troy Polamalu, Jeff Faine, Willis McGahee, Larry Johnson and Anquan Boldin

Hey, that was fun and therapeutic!

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 28, 2006, 10:20:45 AM

Quote from: hunt on March 28, 2006, 10:13:20 AM
imaginary "decision types" aside...they really, really could've used burgess last year.

They could have used Matt Hasslebeck, Larry Johnson, and Anquan Boldin, too. All players they could have easily acquired if they had the foresight to do so at some point in the past.

Rome · March 28, 2006, 10:22:04 AM

The Burgess squabbling = fresh & exciting.

ice grillin you · March 28, 2006, 10:22:15 AM

Doug Brzezinski over Joey Porter

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 28, 2006, 10:22:37 AM

Quote from: BigEd76 on March 28, 2006, 10:20:25 AM
Hey, that was fun and therapeutic!

Yeah, but you forgot one:

1999
1st round = Donovan McNabb over Edgerrin James and Ricky Williams

hunt · March 28, 2006, 10:26:00 AM

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 28, 2006, 10:20:45 AM
Quote from: hunt on March 28, 2006, 10:13:20 AM
imaginary "decision types" aside...they really, really could've used burgess last year.

They could have used Matt Hasslebeck, Larry Johnson, and Anquan Boldin, too. All players they could have easily acquired if they had the foresight to do so at some point in the past.

good point...that's definitely apples to apples.

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 28, 2006, 10:27:49 AM

How is it not? They missed easy opportunities to shure up the talent and depth on their team with those players, just like they did by not keeping Burgess.

MURP · March 28, 2006, 10:28:08 AM

2000

6th round- John Romero over Tom Brady.

ice grillin you · March 28, 2006, 10:30:10 AM

2000

6th round- John Romero over Tom Brady.

lol

hunt · March 28, 2006, 10:30:16 AM

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 28, 2006, 10:27:49 AM
How is it not? They missed easy opportunities to shure up the talent and depth on their team with those players, just like they did by not keeping Burgess.

they had burgess for 4 years so they got to evaluate his play every practice, every training camp, every game...and they still got it wrong...that's the difference.

phattymatty · March 28, 2006, 10:31:02 AM

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 28, 2006, 09:22:33 AM
[li]Signing Mike McMahon instead of a more proven backup.[/li]

[li]Drafted J.R. Reed at #129 overall in 2004 instead of Gibril Wilson, taken at #136 overall by the Giants.[/li]

I had no problems with picking up McMahon as a backup at the time. No one expected DMac to get hurt. And honestly, we would have sucked just as hard last year with a veteran guy back there.

And I don't know how drafing Reed was a mistake. He was starting to become a game breaker before he got chased by the dogs.

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 28, 2006, 10:31:15 AM

It makes me so furious that they passed on Edgerrin James in 1999 and then Tom Brady in 2000. I'm so angry about it that I'm seeing red. The only job these guys have is to find talent, and instead they end up with losers like Donovan McSuck and Brian Tinybook. I'm irate, and I think they should all be fired now. ALL OF THEM.

Zanshin · March 28, 2006, 10:31:48 AM

No, they didn't get it wrong. It wasn't a question of whether he'd be any good...it was a question of whether he was worth the committed money considering his injury history.

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 28, 2006, 10:34:42 AM

Quote from: phattymatty on March 28, 2006, 10:31:02 AM
And I don't know how drafing Reed was a mistake. He was starting to become a game breaker before he got chased by the dogs.

Dumbest question ever!! The Eagles FO is paid big money to know things. They should have known that J.R. Reed was an idiot that would be prone to slicing an important nerve in his leg while jumping over a fence.

C'mon, man. Can't you see how stupid that decision is? Meanwhile, Wilson is a productive starter for a division rival.