2011 Senior Bowl... trip down memory lane

[cstjohn17]

2011 was an epic draft year

Interesting to read the Senior Bowl comments with the benefit of hindsight. I saw some of the Senior Bowl practices that year and was very impressed by Von Miller; he put on a flat out bull rush against Oher and utterly demolished him despite giving up over 70 pounds. Dude proved it this year, type of guy you can build your defense around.

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2011 draft
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[Hammer of Thor]

2011 was an epic draft year

Interesting to read the Senior Bowl comments with the benefit of hindsight. I saw some of the Senior Bowl practices that year and was very impressed by Von Miller; he put on a flat out bull rush against Oher and utterly demolished him despite giving up over 70 pounds. Dude proved it this year, type of guy you can build your defense around.

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2011 draft
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That was one heck of a draft, we haven't seen one that deep since then. It was a nice year to have three of the first 33 picks, although Oakland picked a bad year to actually finish .500! I don't mind the trade out from 28, we got good value there (essentially Shane Vereen and Chandler Jones the next year). Stinks that Ras-I couldn't stay healthy and he lost his skills when he finally did return.

I wanted Cameron Jordan and Gabe Carimi that draft. Jordan would have been fine here, but as far as Carimi is concerned, yet another good reason why I'm not in charge!

 

[PF_SU]

although Oakland picked a bad year to actually finish .500!

Indeed. Not a knock on Solder, but imagine if we'd gotten the #8 or #9 instead of the #17 pick. Could've either gone with J.J. Watt or if they considered a Light successor more important Tyron Smith.