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Originally Posted by TEX
T.J. was anything but "solid" for most of his career. Two decent seasons does not mean it was a good pick. You need to get more than a 2 down player who turned out to be OK from a top 5 pick. It was a reach. He never really improved his skill set so he could be used in all situations. All he did is get better at what he does so in the end, you had a guy who was decent 2 down player.
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TJ was a case of reaching to fill a need. No one in that draft class has panned out to be a dominant 5-tech.
Looking at that top 20, hell the top 10, makes me cringe. There have been some seriously crappy draft classes.
All busts/back-up level players: Jason Smith(2), Aaron Curry(4), Mark Sanchez(5), DHB(7), Aaron Maybin(11), Larry English(16), Josh Freeman(17)
Guys who are decent but haven't lived up to their draft status because of one reason or another: Tyson Jackson (3), Andre Smith (6), B.J. Raji (9), Knowsho Moron (12), Malcolm Jenkins (14), Robert Ayers (18), Brandon Pettigrew (20), Jeremy Maclin (19)
Even the only good to really good players from the top 20 in that draft class have some issue with them:
Stafford, 1 overall: Is likely only a marginal starter in this league without Calvin Johnson. Not smart and sloppy in his mechanics.
Brian Orakpo, 13 overall: Most dominant of the top 20 but has issues staying healthy. Still hasn't played to his full potential.
Brian Cushing, 15th overall: Showed flashes of being a dominant player but how much of that was due to PEDs? Also health issues.
Michael Crabtree, 10 overall: Lack of speed limits his big play ability and questions about his effort.