Pats select OLB Shawn Crable with 78th overall pick - Page 8 - New England Patriots Forums

captain stone · 08-16-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MaineMan

Playing the "woulda, coulda, shoulda" game isn't analysis.

Of course it is; not all of what makes analysis, but certainly part of what makes analysis.

***jacoob*** · 08-19-2010, 09:05 AM

really a big boy.........

MaineMan · 08-19-2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by captain stone

Of course it is; not all of what makes analysis, but certainly part of what makes analysis.

It's not really analysis if you're only willing to take it one layer deep. "We coulda just stayed where we were and taken Jennings instead of trading up for Jackson" is simplistic and ignores significant ripple effects. It's merely a fancy way of saying, "See! My 20/20 hindsight is smarter than Belichick was at the time!"

***SanAngeloState*** · 08-19-2010, 09:52 PM

Bottom line is someone needs to be punished for making such a horrible pick as Crable. 3rd round pick never saw a down of action in regular season? WTF?

patsfaninpa · 08-20-2010, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SanAngeloState

Bottom line is someone needs to be punished for making such a horrible pick as Crable. 3rd round pick never saw a down of action in regular season? WTF?

Who do you consider the best GM?

I'm curious to know. So, that I can go through his record and pick out the score of flops. Just like everyone else. D. Graham wasn't a bad pick at all. I guess some guys don't like Super Bowls. Ditto, a 2nd for Dillon. Maroney pick universally praised. Polian practically admitted he preferred him over Addai. Maroney hasn't performed as expected. But, I could bore you with about 75 rb's picked in the 1st round who did worse than Maroney.

***SanAngeloState*** · 08-20-2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by patsfaninpa

Who do you consider the best GM?

I'm curious to know. So, that I can go through his record and pick out the score of flops. Just like everyone else. D. Graham wasn't a bad pick at all. I guess some guys don't like Super Bowls. Ditto, a 2nd for Dillon. Maroney pick universally praised. Polian practically admitted he preferred him over Addai. Maroney hasn't performed as expected. But, I could bore you with about 75 rb's picked in the 1st round who did worse than Maroney.

Baltimore picks pretty well. You can rail against the texas olb pick with the narcolepsy if you want, I didn't like that one.

Every GM screws up but to have drafted a guy with apparently no heart...how did they not figure that out pre draft? Crable apparently didn't even want to play.