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    @jnuh said:

    I think the biggest mistake that Savage made was letting Romeo coach his team. Romeo was awful.

    Crennel isn't a bad coach. He's just not the type of guy you want as head coach.

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    mopajiM mopaji wrote on last edited by
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    Crennel isn't a bad coach. He's just not the type of guy you want as head coach.

    Not to mention Romeo wanted to build a team a lot like Mangini is now but Savage wanted big, fast guys in skill positions regardless of their ability. It was a match made in complete hell and I will admit, I thought the Thomas/Quinn move was excellent at the time mostly because we got Thomas and Quinn should have been better than he is. But I didn't realize then just how bad he f'ed up this team's salary cap and how he mortgaged the future in order to move up with no real plan as to how to reclaim picks in the future. Mangini must have just shook his head when he saw the lack of skill and the contracts this team had when he arrived. I compare it to Barak and McCain running for president. Why would anybody want that job in those conditions? Mangini took it, and he busted his ass to correct it as fast as possible. Now Holmie is involved in a team that is much better off because of Mangini (who is not even a GM) and we have a legit franchise and future in this town again.

    The 2007 season as exciting as it was, was nothing but a paper tiger of a football team. I can't remember a time when a team got by within an inch of their life so many times. Ball bouncing the right way etc. I loved it, but by no means saw a good roster or a foundation in place, especially on defense. Phil wanted flash and Romeo wanted IQ and character. I for one will side with the coach over the GM everytime. Phil just doesn't get it. He's a douche.

    Good luck Philly. You have already made two questionable moves since you got that tool. McNabb could have gotten you much more in return and Hall is a 3rd and long pass rusher worth about the league minimum in salary and you lost Brown in the process. Then you threw in Gocong who Mangini has been eyeing since he entered the draft and who may very well be a 100+ tackle LB each year in a 3-4. Savage is a salesman and he gets people to listen, but he really has no clue how to build a football team. He gained all of his credibility with the Ravens and just how much did he deserve? I mean, they seem to be drafting and signing pretty well without him.

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      chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
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      whoa...he had 3 sacks too....

      then theres: beau bell.....cut, martin rucker....cut, paul hubbard....cut....

      we could do this all day.

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        They were high-fiving him for picking up Alex Hall (he's a consultant for the Eagles now).

        All I could think of listening to this guy is that if it weren't for Matt Millen having a job in Detroit,...he would have been Matt Millen himself. How many players who can't play did this guy draft?

        Who is Alex Hall? Is he that guy that had 10 or 12 tackles for the Browns last year?

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        @roach said:

        Who is Alex Hall? Is he that guy that had 10 or 12 tackles for the Browns last year?

        He's that undersized OLB who gets off the ball really quickly and puts his hands up. You see him typically in 3rd and long as a quick pass rusher. But you will also never see him shed a block or actually get a sack. Savage is enamoured with his quickness I guess but he really is a full-time bench player. Maybe in Philly's system he can get 3 or 4 sacks a year but for us, he was useless. And anybody who is high-fiving the acquisition of Alex Hall either won a bet, or has no clue. Judging by the return on McNabb and the giving away of Gocong and Brown, I would say it's the latter.

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          Zombo said:

          Above average? Above average???? He was drafted THIRD OVERALL, who cares if he was above average. That is a "Franchise Player" pick ... he is no franchise player.

          You cannot continually drop the ball when you draft high in the first round. (and I'm talking about Savage, not Braylon)

          Savage was one for four in the first round: Edwards is in no way or shape worth a #3 overall, Wimbley was drafted #13 overall and now he's worth, what? a fourth rounder? And he threw a first rounder AND a second rounder at Dallas to snare Brady Freaking Quinn who was dropping like a rock.

          What was your argument again ... Alex Hall and Brodney Pool?

          I must have missed the announcement ... is it IDIOT week around here?

          Zombo

          Zombo, usually I think you're ridiculous but I'm with you on this one. Savage was a joke. He did nothing but draft players that couldn't start on any other team in the league and paid them a lot of money. I mean, he took Frye in the 4th round!!! And if it weren't for Savage letting him start for so long, he would be out of the league as well.

          That's right, he took a short QB with zero arm strength and a very low IQ from The University of Akron, in the 4th round. Mind you, the team had tons of holes to fill at that point.

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            Zombo said:

            Above average? Above average???? He was drafted THIRD OVERALL, who cares if he was above average. That is a "Franchise Player" pick ... he is no franchise player.

            You cannot continually drop the ball when you draft high in the first round. (and I'm talking about Savage, not Braylon)

            Savage was one for four in the first round: Edwards is in no way or shape worth a #3 overall, Wimbley was drafted #13 overall and now he's worth, what? a fourth rounder? And he threw a first rounder AND a second rounder at Dallas to snare Brady Freaking Quinn who was dropping like a rock.

            What was your argument again ... Alex Hall and Brodney Pool?

            I must have missed the announcement ... is it IDIOT week around here?

            Zombo

            Zombo, usually I think you're ridiculous but I'm with you on this one. Savage was a joke. He did nothing but draft players that couldn't start on any other team in the league and paid them a lot of money. I mean, he took Frye in the 4th round!!! And if it weren't for Savage letting him start for so long, he would be out of the league as well.

            That's right, he took a short QB with zero arm strength and a very low IQ from The University of Akron, in the 4th round. Mind you, the team had tons of holes to fill at that point.

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            ATENEARSA ATENEARS wrote on last edited by
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            @mopaji said:

            Zombo, usually I think you're ridiculous ...

            LOL, awesome.

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              Zombo said:

              Above average? Above average???? He was drafted THIRD OVERALL, who cares if he was above average. That is a "Franchise Player" pick ... he is no franchise player.

              You cannot continually drop the ball when you draft high in the first round. (and I'm talking about Savage, not Braylon)

              Savage was one for four in the first round: Edwards is in no way or shape worth a #3 overall, Wimbley was drafted #13 overall and now he's worth, what? a fourth rounder? And he threw a first rounder AND a second rounder at Dallas to snare Brady Freaking Quinn who was dropping like a rock.

              What was your argument again ... Alex Hall and Brodney Pool?

              I must have missed the announcement ... is it IDIOT week around here?

              Zombo

              My argument wasn't that Savage was the man or the best GM in football. My argument was that he had a decent eye for evaluating talent and that he was a better GM then Matt Millen, which he is. And I backed that up by citing rookies he brought into the league and became servicible NFLers. I never said that Braylon was a cornerstone of a franchise but he is an above average WR and a much better WR then anyone on our roster now and better then any other WR that has been on the Browns since the return. Basically what I am saying is BRaylon wasn't a complete miss like ALOT of our previous first rounders before him. He did become a good pro unlike all our first rounders from 1999 - 2003

              And Alex Hall and Pool were a very small part of my argument. But since you want to talk about them ... Pool when healthy had some good games, and is going to probably start on a good Jets team. Alex Hall and some BS picks just landed us a pro bowl corner with a couple years left in his tank so the Eagles, another very good team, must see something in him. I never once said any of these guys were pro bowlers (except the 4 that actually were) but they are solid NFL role players. And teams need role players as well.

              And out of his 4 first rounders Quinn was the only one who was awful. After Wimbleys rookie year Browns fans loved Wimbley and Savage for drafting him. Granted he never built off his rookie year, but that could have been a product of poor coaching.

              JT is obviously a stud and Braylon is a above average WR. Granted I understand your argument for Braylon not panning but to be a superstar, but look at our drafts pre savage ... none of our first rounders were anything but busts. So I would take a guy who can play above average at his position, and make a pro bowl here and there rather then a Tim Couch, Gerrad Warren, C. Brown, or Willie Green any day.

              My whole argument was more or less why do people hate Savage so much. He did some good things. He also did his share of bad things. To put him in a class of Matt Millen though is stupid. If you want to put him in the Matt Millin Catagory good for you ... maybe it is idiots week around here. Don't come at me knocking me though for putting thought into a post. We are all Browns fans can't we play together and get along??

              You are a typical bitter ass Browns fan still hating on a guy who has nothing to do with the team. You are probably the type of dude who's favorite player on his team is the back up QB.

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                Zombo said:

                Above average? Above average???? He was drafted THIRD OVERALL, who cares if he was above average. That is a "Franchise Player" pick ... he is no franchise player.

                You cannot continually drop the ball when you draft high in the first round. (and I'm talking about Savage, not Braylon)

                Savage was one for four in the first round: Edwards is in no way or shape worth a #3 overall, Wimbley was drafted #13 overall and now he's worth, what? a fourth rounder? And he threw a first rounder AND a second rounder at Dallas to snare Brady Freaking Quinn who was dropping like a rock.

                What was your argument again ... Alex Hall and Brodney Pool?

                I must have missed the announcement ... is it IDIOT week around here?

                Zombo

                My argument wasn't that Savage was the man or the best GM in football. My argument was that he had a decent eye for evaluating talent and that he was a better GM then Matt Millen, which he is. And I backed that up by citing rookies he brought into the league and became servicible NFLers. I never said that Braylon was a cornerstone of a franchise but he is an above average WR and a much better WR then anyone on our roster now and better then any other WR that has been on the Browns since the return. Basically what I am saying is BRaylon wasn't a complete miss like ALOT of our previous first rounders before him. He did become a good pro unlike all our first rounders from 1999 - 2003

                And Alex Hall and Pool were a very small part of my argument. But since you want to talk about them ... Pool when healthy had some good games, and is going to probably start on a good Jets team. Alex Hall and some BS picks just landed us a pro bowl corner with a couple years left in his tank so the Eagles, another very good team, must see something in him. I never once said any of these guys were pro bowlers (except the 4 that actually were) but they are solid NFL role players. And teams need role players as well.

                And out of his 4 first rounders Quinn was the only one who was awful. After Wimbleys rookie year Browns fans loved Wimbley and Savage for drafting him. Granted he never built off his rookie year, but that could have been a product of poor coaching.

                JT is obviously a stud and Braylon is a above average WR. Granted I understand your argument for Braylon not panning but to be a superstar, but look at our drafts pre savage ... none of our first rounders were anything but busts. So I would take a guy who can play above average at his position, and make a pro bowl here and there rather then a Tim Couch, Gerrad Warren, C. Brown, or Willie Green any day.

                My whole argument was more or less why do people hate Savage so much. He did some good things. He also did his share of bad things. To put him in a class of Matt Millen though is stupid. If you want to put him in the Matt Millin Catagory good for you ... maybe it is idiots week around here. Don't come at me knocking me though for putting thought into a post. We are all Browns fans can't we play together and get along??

                You are a typical bitter ass Browns fan still hating on a guy who has nothing to do with the team. You are probably the type of dude who's favorite player on his team is the back up QB.

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                @jnuh said:

                My argument wasn't that Savage was the man or the best GM in football. My argument was that he had a decent eye for evaluating talent and that he was a better GM then Matt Millen, which he is. And I backed that up by citing rookies he brought into the league and became servicible NFLers. I never said that Braylon was a cornerstone of a franchise but he is an above average WR and a much better WR then anyone on our roster now and better then any other WR that has been on the Browns since the return. Basically what I am saying is BRaylon wasn't a complete miss like ALOT of our previous first rounders before him. He did become a good pro unlike all our first rounders from 1999 - 2003

                And Alex Hall and Pool were a very small part of my argument. But since you want to talk about them ... Pool when healthy had some good games, and is going to probably start on a good Jets team. Alex Hall and some BS picks just landed us a pro bowl corner with a couple years left in his tank so the Eagles, another very good team, must see something in him. I never once said any of these guys were pro bowlers (except the 4 that actually were) but they are solid NFL role players. And teams need role players as well.

                And out of his 4 first rounders Quinn was the only one who was awful. After Wimbleys rookie year Browns fans loved Wimbley and Savage for drafting him. Granted he never built off his rookie year, but that could have been a product of poor coaching.

                JT is obviously a stud and Braylon is a above average WR. Granted I understand your argument for Braylon not panning but to be a superstar, but look at our drafts pre savage ... none of our first rounders were anything but busts. So I would take a guy who can play above average at his position, and make a pro bowl here and there rather then a Tim Couch, Gerrad Warren, C. Brown, or Willie Green any day.

                My whole argument was more or less why do people hate Savage so much. He did some good things. He also did his share of bad things. To put him in a class of Matt Millen though is stupid. If you want to put him in the Matt Millin Catagory good for you ... maybe it is idiots week around here. Don't come at me knocking me though for putting thought into a post. We are all Browns fans can't we play together and get along??

                You are a typical bitter ass Browns fan still hating on a guy who has nothing to do with the team. You are probably the type of dude who's favorite player on his team is the back up QB.

                Zombo, just out of curiosity who would you have wanted to drafted in round 1 of the 2005 draft?? And be honest back then who did you want?

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                  chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
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                  to say savage is better than perhaps the worst ever GM in professional sports isn't saying much. phil missed on more picks than he hit, regardless of the round. for every one serviceable player he found, i'll name you 2 that are pumping gas or flipping burgers.

                  hitting top picks is easy, much easier than late rounders. JT was a can't miss pick.....rubin was good judgement.....EW has a good pick....DQ is not worthy of his slotting....any other picks still on this team? only 16 of his 30 picks as browns GM are still playing football, with 5-7 of those 16 actually contributing or starting.

                  so, yeah, i agree. he's better than millen. being better than xxxxing terrible is still not good by any means.

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                    Savage doesn't even belong in the same room as Mangini, Heckert or King Mike..2 years and no one has offered him a 2nd shot at GM..Why Not?,...because he sucked

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                      QUOTE (mopaji @ Apr 7 2010, 10:09 AM)

                      Zombo, usually I think you're ridiculous but I'm with you on this one. Savage was a joke. He did nothing but draft players that couldn't start on any other team in the league and paid them a lot of money. I mean, he took Frye in the 4th round!!! And if it weren't for Savage letting him start for so long, he would be out of the league as well.

                      That's right, he took a short QB with zero arm strength and a very low IQ from The University of Akron, in the 4th round. Mind you, the team had tons of holes to fill at that point.

                      Zombo said:

                      He took Frye in the third round, actually.

                      Zombo

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                      MOPAJI

                      short? Frye is 6'4" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Frye http://www.nfl.com/players/charliefrye/profile?id=FRY448685

                      Stupid? http://www.armchairassociation.com/2008/04/25/wonderlic-me/

                      So, how much weight SHOULD the Wonderlic test carry in the world of quarterbacks? Let’s go through the Wonderlic scores of some of today’s quarterbacks and see how they play out:

                      Drew Henson 42

                      Alex Smith 40

                      Eli Manning 39

                      Brian Griese 39

                      Charlie Frye 38

                      Tony Romo 37

                      Drew Bledsoe 36

                      Matt Leinart 35

                      Kellen Clemens 35

                      Aaron Rodgers 35

                      Tom Brady 33

                      Steve Young 33

                      Joey Harrington 32

                      Patrick Ramsey 32

                      Sage Rosenfels 32

                      J.P. Losman 31

                      Matt Schaub 31

                      Phillip Rivers 30

                      Brady Quinn 29

                      Rex Grossman 29

                      Marc Bulger 29

                      Matt Hasselbeck 29

                      Troy Aikman 29

                      John Elway 29

                      Drew Brees 28

                      Peyton Manning 28

                      Kyle Boller 27

                      Ryan Leaf 27

                      Jay Cutler 26

                      Kyle Orton 26

                      Carson Palmer 26

                      Akili Smith 26

                      Ben Roethlisberger 25

                      Byron Leftwich 25

                      Chad Pennington 25

                      JaMarcus Russell 24

                      David Carr 24

                      Jason Campbell 23

                      Tim Couch 22

                      Trent Dilfer 22

                      Brett Favre 22

                      Michael Vick 20

                      Tarvaris Jackson 19

                      Bruce Gradkowski 19

                      Derek Anderson 19

                      A.J. Feeley 19

                      Daunte Culpepper 18

                      Aaron Brooks 17

                      Vinny Testeverde 17

                      Vince Young 16

                      Steve McNair 15

                      Randall Cunningham 15

                      Dan Marino 15

                      Terry Bradshaw 15

                      David Garrard 14

                      Donovan McNabb 14

                      Marcus Vick 11

                      Jeff George 10

                      Chris Leak 8

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                      So if we give you the low arm strenght and University of Akron as valid points, you're doing 2-5 for your post.

                      Kinda Phil Savage-esque, if I don't say.

                      Hope has two beautiful daughters: Their names are Anger and Courage. Anger that things are the way they are. Courage to make them the way they ought to be. - St. Augustine. Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their vision. - Ayn Rand
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                        cdl15C cdl15 wrote on last edited by
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                        Zombo said:

                        He took Frye in the third round, actually.

                        Zombo

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                        and the biggest hole was qb

                        he took the home town boy get over yourself man, or just wait till heckett gets fired than you can change your opinion abbout him too

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                          mopajiM mopaji wrote on last edited by
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                          Zombo said:

                          He took Frye in the third round, actually.

                          Zombo

                          --And you think I'm ridiculous ...?

                          Thanks for the correction. That makes it even worse.

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                            QUOTE (mopaji @ Apr 7 2010, 10:09 AM)

                            Zombo, usually I think you're ridiculous but I'm with you on this one. Savage was a joke. He did nothing but draft players that couldn't start on any other team in the league and paid them a lot of money. I mean, he took Frye in the 4th round!!! And if it weren't for Savage letting him start for so long, he would be out of the league as well.

                            That's right, he took a short QB with zero arm strength and a very low IQ from The University of Akron, in the 4th round. Mind you, the team had tons of holes to fill at that point.

                            Zombo said:

                            He took Frye in the third round, actually.

                            Zombo

                            --And you think I'm ridiculous ...?

                            MOPAJI

                            short? Frye is 6'4" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Frye http://www.nfl.com/players/charliefrye/profile?id=FRY448685

                            Stupid? http://www.armchairassociation.com/2008/04/25/wonderlic-me/

                            So, how much weight SHOULD the Wonderlic test carry in the world of quarterbacks? Let’s go through the Wonderlic scores of some of today’s quarterbacks and see how they play out:

                            Drew Henson 42

                            Alex Smith 40

                            Eli Manning 39

                            Brian Griese 39

                            Charlie Frye 38

                            Tony Romo 37

                            Drew Bledsoe 36

                            Matt Leinart 35

                            Kellen Clemens 35

                            Aaron Rodgers 35

                            Tom Brady 33

                            Steve Young 33

                            Joey Harrington 32

                            Patrick Ramsey 32

                            Sage Rosenfels 32

                            J.P. Losman 31

                            Matt Schaub 31

                            Phillip Rivers 30

                            Brady Quinn 29

                            Rex Grossman 29

                            Marc Bulger 29

                            Matt Hasselbeck 29

                            Troy Aikman 29

                            John Elway 29

                            Drew Brees 28

                            Peyton Manning 28

                            Kyle Boller 27

                            Ryan Leaf 27

                            Jay Cutler 26

                            Kyle Orton 26

                            Carson Palmer 26

                            Akili Smith 26

                            Ben Roethlisberger 25

                            Byron Leftwich 25

                            Chad Pennington 25

                            JaMarcus Russell 24

                            David Carr 24

                            Jason Campbell 23

                            Tim Couch 22

                            Trent Dilfer 22

                            Brett Favre 22

                            Michael Vick 20

                            Tarvaris Jackson 19

                            Bruce Gradkowski 19

                            Derek Anderson 19

                            A.J. Feeley 19

                            Daunte Culpepper 18

                            Aaron Brooks 17

                            Vinny Testeverde 17

                            Vince Young 16

                            Steve McNair 15

                            Randall Cunningham 15

                            Dan Marino 15

                            Terry Bradshaw 15

                            David Garrard 14

                            Donovan McNabb 14

                            Marcus Vick 11

                            Jeff George 10

                            Chris Leak 8

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                            So if we give you the low arm strenght and University of Akron as valid points, you're doing 2-5 for your post.

                            Kinda Phil Savage-esque, if I don't say.

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                            QUOTE (mopaji @ Apr 7 2010, 10:09 AM)

                            Zombo, usually I think you're ridiculous but I'm with you on this one. Savage was a joke. He did nothing but draft players that couldn't start on any other team in the league and paid them a lot of money. I mean, he took Frye in the 4th round!!! And if it weren't for Savage letting him start for so long, he would be out of the league as well.

                            That's right, he took a short QB with zero arm strength and a very low IQ from The University of Akron, in the 4th round. Mind you, the team had tons of holes to fill at that point.

                            MOPAJI

                            short? Frye is 6'4" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Frye http://www.nfl.com/players/charliefrye/profile?id=FRY448685

                            Stupid? http://www.armchairassociation.com/2008/04/25/wonderlic-me/

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                            So if we give you the low arm strenght and University of Akron as valid points, you're doing 2-5 for your post.

                            Kinda Phil Savage-esque, if I don't say.

                            Forgive me, maybe I should have googled before I made valid points. The point is, Frye was aweful and it took all of 3 seconds of watching him to see he had zero NFL ability. And yes, he was stupid. Did you ever hear him speak or watch him play?

                            For the record, I said the same about Quinn and I don't find it surprising that both were shipped out of town. And to say my 2 for 5 is "Savage-esque" kind of solidifies my point. Savage was a bad GM and that's what this thread is about. It would be very hard to find somebody who thinks otherwise about him.

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                              mopajiM mopaji wrote on last edited by
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                              I just realized that there are people here defending Frye's ability and Savage's talent evaluations.

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                                timpikerT timpiker wrote on last edited by
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                                I always liked Savage and the only thing that turned me against him was that dumba** move to pay DA big money instead of getting a 1 and a 3 for him. I knew then that DA was all smoke and mirrors for his 1 year of glory.

                                Coulda woulda shoulda but I do wonder what could have been if we let DA go for a 1 and a 3 2 years ago and how things might have been a lot different.

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                                  For all you guys who thinks savage has a terrible eye for talent look at "King" Mikes drafts in seattle ...

                                  Year 1999

                                  RD 1 - Lamar King DE

                                  RD 3 - Brock Huard

                                  RD 3 - Karsten Bailey

                                  RD 4 - Antonio Cochran

                                  RD 5 - Floyd Wedderburn

                                  RD 5 - Charlie Rogers

                                  RD 6 - Steve Johnson

                                  Year 2000

                                  RD 1 - Shaun Alexander

                                  RD 1 - Chris McIntosh

                                  RD 2 - Ike Charlton

                                  RD 3 - Darrell Jackson

                                  RD 4 - Marcus Bell

                                  RD 4 - Isiah Kacyvenski

                                  RD 6 - James Williams

                                  RD 6 - Tim Watson

                                  RD 6 - John Hilliard

                                  RD 1 - Koren Robinson

                                  RD 1 - Steve Hutchinson

                                  RD 2 - Ken Lucas

                                  RD 3 - Heath Evans

                                  RD 4 - Orlando Huff

                                  RD 4 - Curtis Fuller

                                  RD 4 - Floyd Womack

                                  RD 5 - Alex Bannister

                                  RD 6 - Josh Booty

                                  RD 7 - Harold Blackmon

                                  RD 7 - Dennis Norman

                                  RD 7 Kris Kocurek

                                  Year 2002

                                  RD 1 - Jeremy Stevens

                                  RD 2 - Maurice Morris

                                  RD 2- Anton Palepoi

                                  RD 3 - Kris Richard

                                  RD 4 - Terreal Bierra

                                  RD 5 - Rocky Bernard

                                  RD 5 - Ryan Hannam

                                  RD 5 - Matt Hill

                                  RD 6 - Craig Jarrett

                                  RD 7 - Jeff Kelly

                                  Hopefully he does better here because those are some terrible draft classes.

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                                    chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
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                                    ya think thats worse than this?

                                    2008 (Round Player College)

                                    4 Beau Bell UNLV

                                    4 Martin Rucker Missouri

                                    6 Ahtyba Rubin Iowa State

                                    6 Paul Hubbard Wisconsin

                                    7 Alex Hall St. Augustine’s

                                    2007

                                    1 Joe Thomas Wisconsin

                                    1 Brady Quinn Notre Dame

                                    2 Eric Wright Nevada-Las Vegas

                                    5 Brandon McDonald Memphis

                                    6 Melila Purcell Hawaii

                                    7 Chase Pittman Louisiana State

                                    7 Syndric Steptoe Arizona

                                    2006

                                    1 Kamerion Wimbley Florida State

                                    2 D’Qwell Jackson Maryland

                                    3 Travis Wilson Oklahoma

                                    4 Leon Williams Miami (FL)

                                    4 Isaac Sowells Indiana

                                    5 Jerome Harrison Washington State

                                    5 DeMario Minter Georgia

                                    6 Lawrence Vickers Colorado

                                    6 Babatunde Oshinowo Stanford

                                    7 Justin Hamilton Virginia Tech

                                    2005

                                    1 Braylon Edwards Michigan

                                    2 Brodney Pool Oklahoma

                                    3 Charlie Frye Akron

                                    4 Antonio Perkins Oklahoma

                                    5 David McMillan Kansas

                                    6 Nick Speegle New Mexico

                                    6 Andrew Hoffman Virginia

                                    7 Jon Dunn Virginia Tech

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                                      Zombo said:

                                      A little more on these drafts...

                                      Hutchinson is a first ballot Hall of Famer, he got him with the 22nd pick.

                                      Shaun Alexander rushed for 9,453 yards, scored 112 TDs, was a NFL MVP, set the single-season TD record, and has voted to the all-decade team ... he took him 19th.

                                      Jeremy Stevens, Darrel Jackson, Rocky Bernard ... Super Bowl starters.

                                      Many other key contributers.

                                      You care to see how Heckert did in Philly?

                                      Because I'd love to show you how Heckert did in Philly.

                                      I mean seriously ... Hutch at #22 and Alexander at #19 and you criticize the man like you would have done better??

                                      Zombo

                                      You're reaching ... the combination of all of his picks listed above bore me. He left Andy Katzenmoyer on the table in 99' for crying out loud, lol.

                                      Glad you found two safe picks though to color.

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                                        Zombo said:

                                        A little more on these drafts...

                                        Hutchinson is a first ballot Hall of Famer, he got him with the 22nd pick.

                                        Shaun Alexander rushed for 9,453 yards, scored 112 TDs, was a NFL MVP, set the single-season TD record, and has voted to the all-decade team ... he took him 19th.

                                        Jeremy Stevens, Darrel Jackson, Rocky Bernard ... Super Bowl starters.

                                        Many other key contributers.

                                        You care to see how Heckert did in Philly?

                                        Because I'd love to show you how Heckert did in Philly.

                                        I mean seriously ... Hutch at #22 and Alexander at #19 and you criticize the man like you would have done better??

                                        Zombo

                                        He drafted 2 studs that stick out on that list like a sore thumb. Everything else is nothing special. Stevens and Benard are nothing special, and DJ is a dime a dozen WR who never made a pro bowl. You are a big Bryalon hater and he is better then DJ so I don't know why you even mention DJ. Those Holmgram drafts were awful aise from hutch and shaun.

                                        And who are the many other key contributors???

                                        I hope to god Holmgram turns shit around or just stays quiet and lets Heckart draft.

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                                          here are heckerts drafts as eagles GM I will post them for you. I cant find a list of undrafted rookie free agents he brought in. Which should also be factored in.

                                          Brodrick Bunkley Florida State

                                          2 Winston Justice USC

                                          3 Chris Gocong Cal Poly

                                          4 Max Jean-Gilles Georgia

                                          4 Jason Avant Michigan

                                          5 Jeremy Bloom Colorado

                                          5 Omar Gaither Tennessee

                                          6 LaJuan Ramsey USC

                                          Kevin Kolb Houston

                                          2 Victor Abiamiri Notre Dame

                                          3 Stewart Bradley Nebraska

                                          3 Tony Hunt Penn State

                                          5 C.J. Gaddis Clemson

                                          5 Brent Celek Cincinnati

                                          6 Rashad Barksdale Albany State (NY)

                                          7 Nate Ilaoa Hawaii

                                          2 Trevor Laws Notre Dame

                                          2 DeSean Jackson California

                                          3 Bryan Smith McNeese State

                                          4 Mike McGlynn Pittsburgh

                                          4 Quintin Demps Texas-El Paso

                                          4 Jack Ikegwuonu Wisconsin

                                          6 Mike Gibson California

                                          6 Joe Mays North Dakota State

                                          6 Andy Studebaker Wheaton

                                          7 King Dunlap Auburn

                                          Jeremy Maclin Missouri

                                          2 LeSean McCoy Pittsburgh

                                          5 Cornelius Ingram Florida

                                          5 Victor Harris Virginia Tech

                                          5 Fenuki Tupou Oregon

                                          6 Brandon Gibson Washington State

                                          7 Paul Fanaika Arizona State

                                          7 Moise Fokou Maryland

                                          Defintly better then king Mikes drafts and on par or slightly better then Savage. I am definitly rooting for Holmgram/Heckert, but how much talent evaluators then Savage are they??

                                          Also it is too early to call any of Savages picks future hall of famers because none of them have been in the league long enough, but you have to figure JT to be a sure thing if he continues to play the way he has to start off his career. If they inducted special teamers you would also have to say Cribbs would have a great chance being that he is arguably the best return man ever and is also great in coverage on special teams. He is a X-factor.

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