The 2009 draft was an absolute disaster. There's no defending it. We reached for players and we took a bunch of players off poor due diligence. I don't think this implies AT ALL that they don't care about the front 7. It only means that at the picks we were sitting at, we thought the BPA was at another position. It's not like missing out on a NT or an OLB is going to kill our Super Bowl chances in 2009. We weren't making the playoffs no matter who we drafted.

There are people who are defending the TE pick? **** that. That pick was just stupid.

LMAO

Absolutely priceless....

There is also the off chance that Weis will install a wildcat formation and if it's successful he'll be on the field for at least 80% of the offensive snaps. Throw in kick returns, probably an average of 4 a game, and he's a guy we'll be seeing a lot of.

If he stays healthy and plays that many downs our team speed just improved drastically and every skill position on the field with him will benefit.

Did you make that post about Shaun Smith? I guess I will have to see it to believe it. Also I just don't think we are going to see any improvement with our linebackers they all pretty much suck ass except maybe Hali.

**** no. That guy is a moron.

And I said, being generous, if he sees more than 55% of snaps and is the kind of playmaker that he's projected to be, then that pick is a fine one.

But I have to see it.

I believe he has the ability, but I just don't see him playing that many snaps.

You are proving yourself to be a bombastic idiot. Getting the players you have rated highly and not worrying about a guy you have rated lower is incompetent? How does that line of thinking impugn the Moeaki selection? I believe this falls under the "go get him" part of the thinking.

There, fixed it for ya.

How are going to get McCluster on the field on two of three downs, when you also have the people who are defending the Moeaki pick the most are telling us that Weis uses a lot of two tight end sets?

Hell, zilla, in the same thread, said that McCluster would be an every down player at the same time he was telling us that Weis uses two tight end sets as one of his base formations.

I just don't see it, personally. I mean 67% is way too high to be realistic IMO. Also 'constantly' I guess is subjective...but I see him as more of a situational player. 3rd downs, maybe some second & longs, and as a slot receiver...I just dont see it adding up to a 36th overall this season for this team...

I really hope I am wrong though. (I hope he has enough talent and durability to do more).

We call that talking out of both sides of your mouth to defend anything, but this is why zilla has the Pioli ball washing gimmick, would you expect any less?

When borderline R1 talent is staring you in the face at you're greatest position of need, and you pass, it absolutely implies that.

Their hope is that coaching alone turns chicken shit into chicken salad.

The offense (other than QB, which they aren't going to address) wasn't the problem last year, IMO.

We averaged 22 points a game after the bye week.

That's enough points to win regularly, provided your defense is ranked 22nd or better.

Even with the refusal to address the QB problem, the additions of TJ, Lilja and Asomoah alone would have improved the offense. Which means you could have been very competitive by just improving the defense a bit.

Taking some combination of Daryl Washington, Koa Misi, Everson Griffen, Sergio Kindle, Linval Joseph, Sean lee and Terrence Cody would have dramatically improved this defense for the long haul.

Instead, we surround the so-called Franchise QB with weapons, which he'll need to score the 30+ PPG necessary to win games in 2010.

As I stated earlier, there are essentially three downs in which a player can participate. I'd expect McCluster to play on two of those three downs, which equates to 67%. If there's a longer series, that number obviously changes. But I certainly expect him to be on the field consistently.

As for the two tight end sets, I would have to think that Moeaki would be involved as the starting tight end, considering Pope, Cottam and O'Connell all suck at blocking (and O'Connell apparently sucks at everything).

Moeaki is going to be the only TE on the field. As long as he is healthy he is better than anything we currently have.