With the exception of Dorsey it was a rather disappointing day for the Tiger players. Only having 1 player go in the first 2 rounds, it started a conversation with me and some of my friends. Many say, and I being one of them, that we have some of the best talent in the country. In relation to another thread on the board, we also have one of the winningest teams of the decade. That being said, a team that is filled with players that over the course of their career mounted a record of 43-10, how could there only be 1 picked in the first 2 rounds of the NFL draft? Not to say they won't get drafted or be very productive NFL players, but how can players that can be so good not be considered good enough to be 1st or 2nd round draft picks. I mean these kids won the National Championship. My thoughts were that it is a definate sign of how good of a "Team" they played on, and how good of a coach they played for. That as a "Team" they are exceptional, but as individuals maybe they are just very good players. I would credit this to coaching and drive, in that it takes a very special coach to take such talent and get the "Team" production that has been achieved over the past 4 yrs. Congrats to Coach Les Miles for developing a "Team" that can achieve great things. I hope that all of our players get their chance to play for what they love, football at the next level.
Highsmith and Doucet were projected to go first round before the combines. NFL scouts value combines greatly, and with good reason. These guys just need to go out there and prove everybody wrong.
The NFL Draft is a process, not just two days of selecting players. The problem is that the evaluating part of the process is so long, that Teams get caught up in the hype of 40 times and rep counts and forget about what the guys actually did on the football field in a lot of situations. ISLSTL is right, Doucet and Highsmith were first round grades, as was Chevis based solely on on field performance. No games have been played since then. Not by them or anyone else in the draft. Yet they, along with many others, slipped based on nothing more than a few drills. Some guys benefit, (small school guys especially), some guys don't from the long term process. Now after saying all of that, I heard on the radio yesterday that only 37% of guys drafted on the first day have careers longer than 4 years, where as guys drafted on day two measure in at 53%. I am not sure how accurate the info is, but if true the NFL could save a tone of money by scrapping the combine. Of course they won't do it, but just think if you were only right 37% of the time, do you think you would keep your job?
oh i thought i heard pats. good he can go play with buster i musta missed a pick edit: chargers traded up got new englands pick.
