Evaluate our Draft

NBT · #1 05-18-2011, 12:17 PM

All that blarney about Fairley. We were saying the same thing about Okoye back then. I'm happy with Watt until I see different.

nunusguy · #2 05-18-2011, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by NBT

All that blarney about Fairley. We were saying the same thing about Okoye back then. I'm happy with Watt until I see different.

But don't you think Fairley was really good, actually really tremendous
in the big Auburn games in 2010 ? Like against 'Bama and TCU in the Bowl game. And it kinda bothered me that he was only a 1-year starter, but then I reminded myself that Clay Matthews had the same criticism coming out of USC.

chuck · #3 05-19-2011, 11:13 AM

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All that blarney about Fairley. We were saying the same thing about Okoye back then. I'm happy with Watt until I see different.

We were speaking with optimism about Okoye back then because the idiots who run our team had drafted him and we were hoping like hell that he'd turn into a good player, trying to talk ourselves into its being so.

I don't think that any of us, deep down, thought it was a good idea to draft a 19 year old from freaking Louisville with, what was it, the tenth pick? That was just incredibly irresponsible.

Fairley is only the motherf$%&ing Lombardi Award winner with a pair of very productive years in the best conference in college football. Comparisons between Fairley and Okoye should end after one notes that they both have DL next to their names on the roster.

NBT · #4 07-31-2011, 02:30 PM

Today Okoye is out of here, and we have signed J.J. Watt to a 3 yr $11M contract. Neither Watt nor Fairley have done squat so far in the NFL. So I will just say the NFL is a long way from the NCAA, and leave it at that until we see what they have done in a year or so.

NBT · #5 08-06-2011, 01:07 PM

First thing out of the chute Nick Fairly breaks his leg. So we won't find out this year whether he is the real deal or not. He is only supposed to be out 3-4 weeks, but if he comes back from a broken leg in 3-4 weeks, and is ready to play d-line in the NFL I'll eat my hat.

Blitzwood · #6 08-07-2011, 08:35 PM

Yea, stress fracture in his foot;3-4 weeks, then he'll probably be eased back in the DL, Oh well, shit happens, just ask B. Tate.

btw NBT, I keep a hat around just in case

NBT · #7 08-09-2011, 12:11 PM

I keep a Texans ballcap around, does that count? I'm not really worried though.

Blitzwood · #8 08-09-2011, 10:10 PM

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I keep a Texans ballcap around, does that count? I'm not really worried though.

Don't look now, but the Prince A. is also out with a broken foot.

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