D-Will Motivated against the Patriots

[Servant of Cthululelei]

this.

 

between the lines...having a chip on your shoulder over a certain team not drafting you says you didn't like the team that ended up picking you. 

 

Not at all.  That's a butthurt fan's view of the situation.

 

The draft process is really intensive.  Seeing as DeAngelo talked about what the Patriots said to him, that means that he probably interviewed with them.  They probably worked him out too.  Basically, they showed lots of interest in him, but all of their evaluations resulted in them selecting a different guy at the same position.

 

The ONLY way that DeAngelo can view that is that the Patriots didn't think he was as good as Maroney.  It's not like he's haunted by their decision and he's bitter about it to this day or anything, but I totally understand if he'd feel a bit of extra satisfaction by having a big game against them.  If you were in his shoes, wouldn't you want to make Bellichek kick himself after the game for drafting some loser over you?

[Zod]

Pretty easy to spot the guys in here that have never played sports.

 

Newsflash: You LOOK for reasons to be angry towards your opponent, logic be damned.

[frash.exe]

I forgot about the patriots drafting maroney

A lot of other fans around the league must have forgotten that as well because all you hear about is how much of a great, flawless talent evaluator he is

[MechaZain]

I like how he ended up being the exact opposite of what they evaluated...

[saX man]

I remember a lot of people wanting Maroney pre-draft as well.  

[Frizzy350]

I remember that draft very fondly.  I thought it was complete BS that Bush won the heisman (which has since been taken away) when statistically Dwill outperformed him and Vince Young was easily the single most valuable player in college.

I absolutely loved Dwill, but was convinced due to our draft position and our needs we wouldn't grab him.  I freaked when I found out we had taken him.

[rodeo]

That was a really good crop of RBs that year. Deangelo, MJD, and Reggie Bush are all still tearing it up 7 years later.

 

Leon Washington, Mike Bell still around, too. Maroney, Addai, Lendale White, not so much.

[KendrickPanther]

Let the players use their sports psychology. It's not for you to understand.

[Mr. Scot]

I forgot about the patriots drafting maroney

A lot of other fans around the league must have forgotten that as well because all you hear about is how much of a great, flawless talent evaluator he is

They traded up to get ahead of us and take him.

It's been reported since that Hurney had Maroney higher on his draft board than Williams, so in essence their dumb move saved us from a Hurney mistake.

[Mr. Scot]

That was a really good crop of RBs that year. Deangelo, MJD, and Reggie Bush are all still tearing it up 7 years later.

Leon Washington, Mike Bell still around, too. Maroney, Addai, Lendale White, not so much.

I don't remember if you were around then, but there were people on here screaming bloody murder because we took Williams over LenDale White.

[frash.exe]

They traded up to get ahead of us and take him.

It's been reported since that Hurney had Maroney higher on his draft board than Williams, so in essence their dumb move saved us from a Hurney mistake.

Ya and then in the next round they traded up for a talentless receiver, giving up a third in the process.

Are we sure the two franchises didn't do some weird executive exchange involving Hurney just for that draft?

[iamhubby1]

I think DWill got a shot of confidence last week. That TD run had a little of everything he still brings to the table. Burst through the hole, break it outside when necessary, use speed to get to the corner ahead of the Safety. Even with the Ginn Jr. block, he still needed a good burst to get that corner.

 

Thankfully, the days of worrying how our FO is going to fug up the draft are over.  The culture is changing for the better. Hope and Faith are back in vogue. The Panthers are playing great football, words we thought had become extinct like Playoffs, and Super Bowl are now back in our lexicon, and best of all, things seem to be going our way lately.

 

We have a Football guy running the show now. And all is well with the world.

[Mr. Scot]

Ya and then in the next round they traded up for a talentless receiver, giving up a third in the process.

Are we sure the two franchises didn't do some weird executive exchange involving Hurney just for that draft?

I might buy into that theory if their history of recent draft mistakes were confined to that year alone.

They most certainly are not. The Patriots make headscratching draft choices on pretty much an annual basis.

[Huell]

Yup csx never played sports. He also love playing devils advocate. Terrible combination to have on a football forum.