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We should have drafted a receiver in 2008


Dpantherman

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take a look and the abundance of good receivers drafted in the 2008 class:

1st round: none

2nd round:

-Donnie Avery (rams)

- Devin Thomas (skins)

- Eddie Royal (Broncos)

- DeSean Jackson (Eagles)

3rd Round:

- Earl Bennett (Bears)

- Early Doucet (Cardinals)

- Harry Douglas (Falcons)

- Mario Manningham (Giants)

- Andre Caldwell (bengals)

4th Round: no one worth drafting

5th Round: same

6th Round:

-Josh Morgan

-Pierre Garcon

7th round: same as 5th and 6th.

Notable Undrafted: Davone Bess.

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I agree, hindsight 20/20 but a GM/Scouts should be held accountable for mis-evaluating both need and talent. If your job is in quality control you don't just overlook someone who lets malfunctioning products through.

I tend to think we have talent, its coaching we have lacked. Lets hope that has been fixed. Now if Fox would give someone like Jarrett a chance with Moore (who is by far a better passer then Delhomme in his opportunities earlier this year).

I still think he could be a good #2 as I think he has good size and is a great run blocker. He also has very good hands. His problem is getting consistent separation. Lets hope Tyke can change that.

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We used our 2nd round pick to trade up for Otah, a great pick and a huge need.

3rd round we took Connor, who had a 1st round grade by alot of scouts and Godfrey because we had a huge need at safety.

The two you listed in the 6th round were both developed by their teams more than they were a miss in scouting.

What pick exactly do you think we should have changed?

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We used our 2nd round pick to trade up for Otah, a great pick and a huge need.

3rd round we took Connor, who had a 1st round grade by alot of scouts and Godfrey because we had a huge need at safety.

The two you listed in the 6th round were both developed by their teams more than they were a miss in scouting.

What pick exactly do you think we should have changed?

No, we gave up a 1st round, 2nd round and 4th round pick to select Otah.

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