Star rips Carl and Herm over Sims

[Chiefnj2]

Here is the head scratcher -

"Peterson admits it was a mistake to draft Sims — “It was probably a reach,” he says — but says he does not regret passing on Henderson and Haynesworth, who carried character concerns before the 2002 draft."

Peterson doesn't regret not taking Henderson??? WTF?

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Here is the head scratcher -

"Peterson admits it was a mistake to draft Sims — “It was probably a reach,” he says — but says he does not regret passing on Henderson and Haynesworth, who carried character concerns before the 2002 draft."

Peterson doesn't regret not taking Henderson??? WTF?

He's saying he doesn't regret passing on them because they were too risky for that pick. They both had character issues, and Henderson had some lower back problems that scared many teams off.

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

He's saying he doesn't regret passing on them because they were too risky for that pick. They both had character issues, and Henderson had some lower back problems that scared many teams off.

How could you look back with 20-20 and not say you don't regret it? Henderson hasn't had character issues and his back hasn't been a problem. Haynesworth has had character issues.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

How could you look back with 20-20 and not say you don't regret it? Henderson hasn't had character issues and his back hasn't been a problem. Haynesworth has had character issues.

Because with the info you had at the time, you couldn't take him that high. Most had Henderson as the 4th DT on the board by the time the draft rolled around because of some really poor workouts.

I guess hindsight is 20/20, and I see what you're saying because Henderson has been a beast (I wanted us to draft him that year), but there were major concerns with him, especially at #6 overall.