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Yes, Shaq was indeed the BPA

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
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Before the draft I telegraphed to you the top targets in the first round. 

 

Gurley -> Humphries -> Shaq -> Peat .... in that order. This wasn't based on my own opinion, but other sources. 

 

 

True to form, Gettleman chose the BPA and not the position of greatest need. 

 

It was not a reach. Gettleman truly believes Shaq was the most talented football player on the board at 25. 

 

 

He may not have been your BPA, or the media's BPA, but he definitely was Gettleman's. 

 

 

 

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my only complaint is those cunts in Arizona stole the chance away from us to decide between Humphries and Shaq- that would have been interesting 

 

 

Would have been Humphries

 

 

and yes, would still have been Shaq if Peat was on the board. 

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Shaq was only the best player in the minds of Gettleman and his little minions. 

 

Look, I like the guy---Gettleman and Shaq---but neither were the BPA last night.

 

 

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My main complaint is: if we had Humphries rated that highly, we should have gone up and got him. Everybody and their mother knew AZ was taking him. Disappointed we didn't move ahead of Det. bc this would have been the year to trade up.

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Gettleman's opinion ____________________________________________________________________________

 

 

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Before I drank some of that snake oil that Gettleman was selling last year, I was of the opinion that Bell and Chandler were shaky at the very best, and I was also of the opinion that our wide receiving corps was extremely uninspiring and lacking. Well, I hate to tell you, I was correct on both accounts.

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