Tennessee Titans Morning Links: When Draft Picks Become Punishment Edition
by August West on Apr 16, 2009 8:26 AM CDT
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The Titans swear they're going for the best player available, regardless of position. I have to say I completely believe that they will after watching them take Crazy Legs last year when almost no one considered running back a weak spot.
The Cardinals are listening to trade offers for Anquan Boldin, but all indications around Baptist Sports Park are that the price will almost certainly be too high as teams like the Giants and Cowboys get involved.
The Titans' 2009 schedule features most of the top QBs in the league, and the defense will have to stand tall to repeat it's dominance of last year... they'll also need a little more firepower from the offense to win the AFC South again.
PFW breaks out the best blind item round up in the game to give everyone the inside scoop on prospects across the league.
NFL.com's Mike Mayock says what most fans are starting to realize, and it's pretty beat up considering that the draft is meant to help, not hurt, the least talented teams in the league:
Every team in the top 10 is looking to trade out. I've never seen a situation quite like this. And the theory is, everybody knows we're upside down with this draft. The rookies are getting paid way too much money proportionate to their value. So teams are scared to death to miss in the top 10.
Attention terrible NFL teams: Ross Tucker has a recipe for disaster you may choose to follow...
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Tucker's article is great!
Which is unusual for me to say that about his work, I’m not usually a fan of his writing or analysis.
I especially love these quotes:
I played center in the NFL quite a bit and have no idea what “hip quickness” means, so I am going to guess I didn’t have it.
I know Pro Bowl offensive linemen who eat cake, drink wine and, yes, get manicures.
Good stuff.
by hartley on Apr 16, 2009 9:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My beef
was that he just goes too far to dismiss work-outs. College production is a very unreliable indicator because the level of competition, schemes and personal demands are so radically different. If prep production was a sign of NFL success then why does almost every Heisman trophy winner bomb in the league?
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by August West on Apr 16, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There has got to be a happy medium
But I would tend to lean on a succesful college career over a bad workout. Chris Henry is a great example. Nothing in college—great workout. And DJ Moore—great college career, so-so workout. And I guarantee that DJ Moore will be a better pro player than Chris Henry.
And toward your Heisman point—the Heisman has become the “reward” for whoever accumulates the most stats. It stopped being the “best player” award a long time ago. If it ever was.
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by gramsey712 on Apr 16, 2009 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
Was Eddie George the last really productive Heisman winner?
by hartley on Apr 16, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Peyton Mann......damn I did it again.
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by gramsey712 on Apr 16, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah.
Carson Palmer – 2002
Ricky Williams – 1998 – Guy was a stud before his meltdown.
Not saying much, but there have been a few productive guys.
by SuperHorn on Apr 16, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and not a playoff win between the two
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by August West on Apr 16, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
But, can you think of a running back or quarterback that could win with either of their franchises? That’s a pretty tall order.
by SuperHorn on Apr 16, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
palmer came sooooo close too
if i were a bengals fan, i think i might have jumped off the roof after seeing the franchise savior’s knee get blown out on the first pass of the first playoff game.
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by hal41605 on Apr 16, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, I know I REALLY went out on a limb on that guarantee....
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by gramsey712 on Apr 16, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edit:
The Heisman has become the "reward" for whoever the player on the best team who accumulates the most stats.
by SuperHorn on Apr 16, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I would go farther
The Heisman has become the “reward” for whoever the player on the “supposed” best team who accumulates the most stats
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by gramsey712 on Apr 16, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
both workout results and college production are part of a puzzle: relying too much on just one side skews the picture.
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by August West on Apr 16, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Charles Woodson winning the Heisman
is one of the happiest moments of my life.
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by Jimmy on Apr 16, 2009 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah... Peyton Manning left his Heisman application in the Swamp!
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by August West on Apr 16, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
PEYTON MANNING DID NOT GIVE UP 63 POINTS TO FLORIDA.
I know I brought this up, but damn.
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by gramsey712 on Apr 16, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just teasin' ya gramsey
sorry if that one was too far
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by August West on Apr 16, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a little touchy....a little touchy.
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by gramsey712 on Apr 17, 2009 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I think I have figured out the happiest moments in Tuna's life:
1) Cheatin Alabama “winning” the “National Championship” in 92.
2)Eddie stiff-arming the murderer
3)Little Tuna being born
4)Getting to drink a cold beer with gramsey712 tailgating before the ratbird game in January
5)ESPN giving the Heistman to a player who was not even the best defensive back on his own team
6)Marrying Mrs Tuna
7)Nick Saban
8)The second round of the 2007 NFL Draft
I could only think of 8. And I am pretty sure they are in that order.
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by gramsey712 on Apr 17, 2009 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not bad
The order is not close to being right, and Saban doesn’t make the list. He is a great coach, but I really can’t stand him.
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by Jimmy on Apr 17, 2009 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
#4 and #3 should be reversed, huh?
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by gramsey712 on Apr 17, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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