LMAO @ Goodbye New England.

So much defensive talent in this draft. If we take O-line in round 1, we are seriously managed by an idiot.

OK let me get this straight. If Pioli thinks Bryant, Okung, or McClain can be impact players... its OK to reach on them. But if he thinks Tyson Jackson is an impact player... its not OK to reach for him?

If Pioli thinks or thought that Jackson was an impact player, I weep for the future.

Patriots fans probably thought the same thing when they reached on Richard Seymour too ROFL

Tyson Jackson will heavily impact our rush defense and allow a rushbacker to excel once he is up to speed.

I dont want some fool to come in and tell me how he was the worst end in the NFL either, judging rookie DL is like judging rookie qbs. It is shortsighted and shows a lack of understanding of the requirements of the position and how long it takes players to learn it.

To win in the playoffs, you have to have a good rush defense and that was our biggest weakness in the last decade. If we are building a team for two to three years from now, that puts the timeline of TJ being up to speed at about the time we are hopefully in the race.

We might have done better with a few other players at that pick, but the TJ pick is nowhere near as bad of a pick as some here make it out to be.

IMHO of course

This. If it were a good year with elite talent its a different story.. but no one really jumped out last year like most years.

Yep, that Crabtree fellow would have been no help to us whatsoever.

Hes not as good of a prospect as your making him out to be. Its not like we passed on Calvin Johnson... its more we passed on Rashan Woods.

ROFL What a stupid thing to say. Woods caught 7 passes in his rookie year.

Only Chambers put up more yards( 105 more )than Crabtree who didn't play for the first 6 weeks of the season.

But he's no Dez Bryant...:rolleyes:

Im sure that most people at the Coalition (where I was still mostly posting at prior to the draft) can tell you that my #1 preference was Orakpo, #2 was Crabtree (though his immaturity bothered me) #3 was Raji (but his stupidity was a huge red flag for a pick that high. After getting the money he could have fell off the map due to lack of intelligence issues on or off the field)

I still believe any of the three would have been better picks, but lets let it play out to see why Pioli (and a few other gms) thought TJ was worth such a high pick.

As if we have a choice. Besides, it's what Pioli does THIS year that sets the tone for success or FAIL.
If ever there were NO margin for error in an off season, this would be it.

I agree. My question is that if he was laying the foundation for future talent to be able to come in and produce by taking a player like TJ, why didnt he also try to improve the OL in a draft where we could have had some good prospects in the middle rounds.

Drafting a 4-3 DT is different than drafting a 3 tech DE.