Scott Pioli discusses Jovan Belcher on the Dan Patrick Show

[RyFo18]

Well it's good to see that we all know who the best players in that draft are 4 years later.

[KCFalcon59]

Originally Posted by RyFo18

Well it's good to see that we all know who the best players in that draft are 4 years later.

There were plenty of people here suggesting Raji, Crabtree, among others. I don't even remember anyone talking about Jackson till the rumor of us taking him came up just before the draft.

[RyFo18]

Originally Posted by KCFalcon59

There were plenty of people here suggesting Raji, Crabtree, among others. I don't even remember anyone talking about Jackson till the rumor of us taking him came up just before the draft.

I would say a good 50% of fans wanted Aaron Curry. Because remember at that time DJ was a 'bust'.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by RyFo18

I would say a good 50% of fans wanted Aaron Curry. Because remember at that time DJ was a 'bust'.

Not here they didn't. There were a handful of people that wanted Curry. Not surprisingly, the people that were most vocal about NOT wanting Curry were also the same people that were most vocal about not liking the Jackson pick.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Not here they didn't. There were a handful of people that wanted Curry. Not surprisingly, the people that were most vocal about NOT wanting Curry were also the same people that were most vocal about not liking the Jackson pick.

Depends on the timeframe we are discussing.

When I first got here, there were TONS of people that wanted Curry. He was even called the messiah or something.

I was ridiculed to no end for my desire for us to take either Orakpo (my top guy) or Crabtree (who was a distant second) because it seemed the board was split into two major groups:

Sanchez
Curry

There were smaller groups, but iirc those were the two major sides until mid march.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Depends on the timeframe we are discussing.

When I first got here, there were TONS of people that wanted Curry. He was even called the messiah or something.

I was ridiculed to no end for my desire for us to take either Orakpo (my top guy) or Crabtree (who was a distant second) because it seemed the board was split into two major groups:

Sanchez
Curry

There were smaller groups, but iirc those were the two major sides until mid march.

The Curry faction was, in reality, a handful of VERY loud individuals.

Of course, the Sanchez faction was only a slightly larger handful of VERY loud individuals.

I imagine both camps together probably comprised 20-25 people total.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

The Curry faction was, in reality, a handful of VERY loud individuals.

Of course, the Sanchez faction was only a slightly larger handful of VERY loud individuals.

I imagine both camps together probably comprised 20-25 people total.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by RyFo18

Well it's good to see that we all know who the best players in that draft are 4 years later.

Well, Pioli is the one saying he'd draft the same guy over again 4 years later. And no, it's not GM speak. He doesn't have to say that.

And if you have a functional brain, you'd know who they were right after the 2009 season.