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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan
the funny thing is, if we were drafting at 17 we still would have our choice of either
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I didnt like the pick at 3, but this statement is dead wrong.
Days after the draft, Singletary was the guest on NFLN and he said he had TJ pegged for their pick. He also said that the Crabtree pick was the GMs call and that he wanted a defensive player.
The Browns came out and said he would have been their pick.
TJ was a reach, but not as big of one as some make it out to be. NO WAY he would have made it to 17. NONE.
I believe my preference was Orakpo...Crabtree...Monroe...Raji...Mauluaga in that order. The TJ pick totally blindsided me, but to be honest I wasnt thrilled or disapointed in it because it seems he has the mentality and work ethic to become a very very good player and the fact that his presence should bolster the attitude of Dorsey added some increased value to the pick.
The 09 draft was an anomaly because about every top prospect had big question marks. One only has to look at the vast list of underclassmen qbs to be taken in the first round to see that Mark Sanchez was a huge risk pick...add in the fact that he only started 15 college games and that put him in a small class (him and Akili Smith) as underclassmen qbs with only one year of experience. The chance of the pick fruiting a all pro calibur qb was slim in my opinion.
time will tell who was right and who was wrong in this debate, it is far from finished.