3 picks and oh how the 3-4 is shaping up...

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Arky

One last thing... I'm really tired and annoyed of reading of the Watt pick as a "safe" pick. What exactly does that mean? What makes it "safe"? Safe as in "not going to bust"? Or safe as in "you-messed-up-my-mock-draft-you-spineless-weasels"? Why not call it a "good" pick? A "solid" pick? Much better terms, IMO....

Safe as in not a very high chance of being a bust, or having a medical issue, or an off the field issue.

Quin has the looming brain tumor that could recur, no doctor will say he is not going to have a relapse.

Prince is a CB and we saw last year that having a rookie CB is painful in the best of cases, and they need to win now, not in 3 years.

I hope that clears up my calling Watt the safe pick. Watt is a high character guy with a high motor, he is a leader, he is a play maker and he tested off the chart. But he plays a position, 3-4 DE, that is not as highly valued as the OLB and CB, plus we already have two guys manning both starting DE spots, we don't have starters at both OLB spots and if they really moving Quin to safety then we do not appear to have the two starters at CB. So yes IMO Watt was a luxury pick, a very nice luxury that should help the team, but still a luxury.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Safe as in not a very high chance of being a bust, or having a medical issue, or an off the field issue.

Quin has the looming brain tumor that could recur, no doctor will say he is not going to have a relapse.

Prince is a CB and we saw last year that having a rookie CB is painful in the best of cases, and they need to win now, not in 3 years.

I hope that clears up my calling Watt the safe pick. Watt is a high character guy with a high motor, he is a leader, he is a play maker and he tested off the chart. But he plays a position, 3-4 DE, that is not as highly valued as the OLB and CB, plus we already have two guys manning both starting DE spots, we don't have starters at both OLB spots and if they really moving Quin to safety then we do not appear to have the two starters at CB. So yes IMO Watt was a luxury pick, a very nice luxury that should help the team, but still a luxury.

OK, I see.

I just have seen the term "safe pick" being slung around in a not so flattering way (conservative, boring) from other, uh, critics - used sort of condescendingly from those who have lost faith in the front office. And I'm not totally there, yet...

Hopefully, JJ Watt will turn into the "best" pick or a "great" pick. We shall see..