Winning games vs draft position

[Ruff]

2010 Seahawks, 7-9, wins the west, wins their home playoff game, springboards to what is still happening today

2010 Panthers, 2-14

2011 first pick in round 5, Kealoha Pilares, 23rd pick in round 5, Richard Sherman

The seahawks also have a head coach that has balls.

[Kuech the Sneak]

We had a lot of late picks in this last draft and came out with a good looking haul so far

[ctrcat]

where was Benji drafted??? I think we'll be Ok if we're drafting outside the top 10. 

 

Terrell Suggs, JJ Watt, Ryan Clady, Ben Rothlisberger, Earl Thomas, Patrick Willis, Odell Beckham Jr, and many others were all drafted in the range that we will likely pick if we win our next two and don't make the playoffs.  And I still want to make the playoffs, that's how valuable I think the experience and the opportunity is.  Wanting to lose however, is for the birds.  An ugly, stinky, pathetic, lowlife bird at that. 

[FattyFatFat]

Here's the way I see it. You can find talent at 1 or 32. That's a scouting issue. Now, it's not probable that we'll make the playoffs and even less probable that we'll win a Super Bowl, BUT IF we make the playoffs we have a shot. Hell, look at the Giants a few years ago. They got hot and won the whole damn thing. Fug the whole lose for position. Let's win and keep winning. I've tried the whole pull for us to lose before, and come every Sunday I just can't do it.

[CPcavedweller]

Cooper is gone unless we trade up for him

Trading up has been shown to be an extreme loss in value. Teams continue to do it but unless you trade up then trade down to gain the lost picks back, one player rarely trumps filling multiple positions.

[IamSoClutch]

4 playoff wins in 26 years before they win one as a 7-9 team. 5 playoff wins in 4 years since, including the big one. Bad example my @$$.

This has nothing to do with those 2 draft picks. Sherman did not win all those by himself. The seahawks could have also taken Sherman if they picked top 12, just like we could have. The difference was the people drafting

[blackcat]

brah?

Lady

[@bonafidebanter]

It's tough because Gettleman is proving to be an asset in the drafting and undrafted department. I would love a top ten pick but winning feels good. I trust Dave to round up studs and role players for us regardless of our position.

Turner

Lotululei

Norwell

Benjamin

Benwikere

Short

P. Brown

White

Remmers

Klein

Ealy

Whitaker

Boston

 

 

...but do you trust Gettleman to actually draft some offensive linemen?

[@bonafidebanter]

Might as well keep on winning. I don't trust Gettleman to make a good pick in the top ten. I'm still waiting on him to draft an offensive tackle for once. 

[Happy Panther]

Here's the way I see it. You can find talent at 1 or 32. That's a scouting issue. Now, it's not probable that we'll make the playoffs and even less probable that we'll win a Super Bowl, BUT IF we make the playoffs we have a shot. Hell, look at the Giants a few years ago. They got hot and won the whole damn thing. Fug the whole lose for position. Let's win and keep winning. I've tried the whole pull for us to lose before, and come every Sunday I just can't do it.

Indeed.

[Rise of The Hive]

We have come this far we may as well win the division.

[Shadow]

[@bonafidebanter]

Yes, because the armchair GMs in here clearly know how to draft OTs.

 

Drafting one or two OTs, in ANY round, would have been better than what the Panthers had at OT in the spring of last year. The line is playing better NOW, but it's too little too late. And they are still undrafted free agent type of guys. How long do you think that will work? Keep combing the trash heap "finding" OTs. I'll wait.

[Mother Grabber]

Gettleburger is closing the talent gap on our team, no need to worry about one player. we'll get someone who will improve our team wherever we pick. the later the better, in my opinion.