Santonio Holmes traded to JETS!!!

[Mr. Scot]

We sucked at drafting running backs until Deangelo.

Prior drafts were run under Tony Softli's watch. Williams was drafted with Don Gregory in charge of scouting.

yeah we should have gone after the junkie who can't keep clean but wants a big pay day who wanted to play for a big market team, looking at a 4 game suspension and if he screws up again (which is INCREDIBLY LIKELY because the guy is a fool) he could be out for a year.

yeah....we really screwed up on this one not going after holmes. lol

Seriously :nonod:

The guy has been arrested three times in three years. He's already facing a four game suspension and his next incident could get him eight games to a year. Add in that he's clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

I'd gladly take any rookie we're scouting over a guy with that much baggage.

anyways, people can't get too upset about not getting Holmes. it's obvious that Steelers didn't take time to shop him around, because I can think of ummmm, around 31 teams in the league that would have given more than a 5th for a 26 year old SB MVP receiver coming off a 1300 yard, 10 TD season. Even the best analysts/'insiders' had no idea that he was on the block.

Not quite true. It's now been reported that the Steelers called everyone - except teams in their division - to inquire about interest in Holmes.

[Udogg]

Maybe the receivers we have drafted aren't that bad. Maybe the QB that was throwing to them was. Something to think about.

[SmootsDaddy89]

Prior drafts were run under Tony Softli's watch. Williams was drafted with Don Gregory in charge of scouting.

Actuallllllyyyy

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2504750

[SmootsDaddy89]

(note the date)

Gregory's first draft was 2007.

[Mr. Scot]

Actuallllllyyyy

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2504750

Yep. I remembered Gregory being hired in 2006, just the wrong month

Of course, we were actually set to take Laurence Maroney instead. In that particular case, the Patriots saved us from ourselves.

[Samuel L. Jackson]

Are people seriously saying we should have gone after Santonio Holmes?!?!?!?

Wow... just wow...

Yeah, I can see him and Smitty getting along real well...

...and I'm going to laugh my ass off when Jarrett makes people forget about Muhsin Muhammad this season...

[SmootsDaddy89]

If the Steelers shopped him around and couldn't do any better than fifth rounder, that pretty much tells you what other teams think of Holmes.

But sure, let's sign all the thugs other teams don't want. Worked well for the Bengals.

[SmootsDaddy89]

Yep. I remembered Gregory being hired in 2006, just the wrong month

Of course, we were actually set to take Laurence Maroney instead. In that particular case, the Patriots saved us from ourselves.

We seemed pretty happy with D-Will too though if I remember correctly. That was one of our quicker first-round selections.

Basically I was just making a point that just because Colbert and Jarrett (maybe) didn't work out, that doesn't mean we'll never draft a great receiver.

[Mr. Scot]

It's funny, but if you look at a lot of the prior drafts, nearly every time the Panthers had a choice between two players, they nearly always chose the wrong one.

95 - Kerry Collins over Steve McNair

96 - Tshimanga Biakabutuka over Eddie George

98 - Jason Peter over Vonnie Holliday

02 - DeShaun Foster over Clinton Portis

And 2006 would have been Maroney over Williams, had the Pats not intervened.

And actually, the Pats "saved us" the next year as well. The Panthers were set to take Brandon Meriweather at #25, but New England took him instead. We had to settle for some guy named Jon Beason :sosp:

There are other examples of bad draft choices, mind you. These are the ones in their history where it's come down to a choice between two viable options. In such cases, the Panthers have a bad history of taking the wrong one.

That's why anytime this situation comes up, I cringe

[Panthers128]

Looks like Jets doing the opposite of what our Panthers are doing.

qft

Some teams plan to win next season, so at least the NFL as a whole will be interesting.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Wow, if he keeps his nose clean the Jets could be nasty once he's back. Sanchez will be better, three talented WRs, a nice run game and offensive line, a colorful coach, and a nasty nasty nasty defense.

[The Saltman]

lol

Per a league source, the Steelers "called everyone" regarding the possibility of trading for Holmes. (The source then acknowledged that the Ravens likely weren't called, and possibly not the Browns or the Bengals. The Eagles don't see a potential problem with calling any of those three teams.)

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/12/steelers-called-everyone-regarding-santonio-trade/

[rayzor]

so how many teams was that that showed how much they don't want to win by passing up on this "gem"?

[scpanther22]

Prior drafts were run under Tony Softli's watch. Williams was drafted with Don Gregory in charge of scouting.

Seriously :nonod:

The guy has been arrested three times in three years. He's already facing a four game suspension and his next incident could get him eight games to a year. Add in that he's clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

I'd gladly take any rookie we're scouting over a guy with that much baggage.

Not quite true. It's now been reported that the Steelers called everyone - except teams in their division - to inquire about interest in Holmes.

seriously?

People who say we are so good that we dont need Santonio are just as bad as the people screaming we should have traded for him.IMO