Comments on: Trade Down, Mr. Savage

By: Reuven

Reuven — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:32:28 +0000

You are completely off Goldish. Savage has drafted players who shoot their mouth off, and play incredibly inconsistently. I’d hope that the 2 player drafted in the top 8, winslow and edwards would have a few hundred yards catching, it’d be pathetic if they didn’t, but how much have they shot their mouths off, and how many balls have they dropped. And look at his free agent signings, ughh. Clearly, you don’t live in the same town as this team, and aren’t forced to put up with their play on a daily basis. I’m sickenend.

By: Ezzie

Ezzie — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:58:48 +0000

SD – You best make sure to do so!

Josh – That’s true, though the Browns have one advantage: They already have at least two “big-name” players on the rise. They can afford to trade down and get the offensive linemen, not only because the fans already know that’s what they need, but because once they do, their stars will actually become stars. The Texans really didn’t have that luxury.

By: The Former Blogger Formerly Known as Josh Cohen

The Former Blogger Formerly Known as Josh Cohen — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:15:52 +0000

I said the same thing — trade down — about the Texans last year. Lo and behold, they didn’t, and while they didn’t take Reggie Bush, they spent way too much money on a guy who should’ve been a mid-first-rounder at best, and their #33 pick is outplaying their #1.

The problem with drafting offensive linemen is that they aren’t flashy players. Can you name more than 10 in 30 seconds? Most people can’t. If you’re not scoring TDs, you’re not worth a high draft pick, or so conventional wisdom says.

A lot of the draft is making your organization happy by getting someone who you can then turn around and sell jerseys of (cf: Reggie Bush, Vince Young, Mike Vick). How many people have a Rex Hadnot, Marcus McNeil, or Pete Kendall jersey? How may people know who those guys even ARE?

By: Soccer Dad

Soccer Dad — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:00:21 +0000

I don’t follow football closely enough, but my nearly 8 year old thinks that Frye is an awful quarterback. I’m going to have to study this a little more and see if I get him to see things differently.

By: SerandEz

SerandEz — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

those of you who find sports boring, as I will likely only link to those posts from here and cut down on the sports post on SerandEz. For the rest of you, feel free to check out my first (only somewhat disjointed) post about the Cleveland Browns: Trade Down, Mr. Savage .