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Originally Posted by H5N1

it's not popular, but I pretty much agree.

go with me here for a moment. there are several points that are irrefutable:

1) if this was a carl peterson draft, we vomit and die of dehydration from the sheer shittiness
2) scott pioli gets slack due to his three rings

look. would it have been nice to trade down? hell yeah. but it didn't happen. does that mean I'm not gonna tweak my madden 10 roster if it comes out for ps2? hell yeah. no cassel for me, thank you.

looking at it from a pick-by-pick basis, we got 'scott pioli' type players. jackson has a chance to be really good. 'tits' magee is a pretty damned good 5-technique and offer versatility. we got a damned good wideout late, and we didn't make the mistake the patriots did, we got out 'developmental' tackle in the fifth as opposed to the second round (which everybody glosses over because it's the pats).

I know little about our new cornerback or kicker. I realize it's cliche--I'll give pioli slack on this one. he's proven to be half of the dynamic duo that built a dynasty in the patriots. was it only him? hell no. it was equal parts brady and belichek. however, he's got a few years before I really get pissed. ****, we already knew we weren't gonna be super-bowl champs this season--this is a foundational year. if these guys are part of the foundation of a possible dynasty, it's mission accomplished. otherwise, we're still in the shitter and pioli will be gone within a few years and we'll rinse/repeat. but to get to the top of the mountain, you have to have a solid set of gear and a sherpa. hopefully pioli is our sherpa, and he's supplied us with the necessary gear. if not, **** it. it's not like we haven't seen failure before.

Right. My Pioli Kool-Aid is half full. If I see no improvement over the season, he might get some thrown in his face...