Jump to content
  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

The NFL Draft: Huddle vs. Hurney


Delhommey

Recommended Posts

2007

Board favorite: Laron Landry (Oh dear God) followed by Patrick Willis.

Hurney pick: Jon Beason

Verdict: Hurney in any scenario. Getting Landry would have involved trading up which would have made it even more of a disaster. Willis is obviously no slouch, but Beason's lower salary and the fact we picked up Kalil as well makes this still be a no brainer.

Reason Hurney will be lambasted: WE COULD HAVE HAD REVIS!!!!

2008

Board favorite: Ryan Clady/Chris Williams/Jeff Otah, Brandon Albert, Derrick Harvey (a lot of us realized it was dumb back then), Jonathan Stewart as a dark horse.

Hurney pick: Jon Stewart

Verdict: Mixed. You can't argue with the talent, only what it took to get it and most of the boards picks turned out pretty good as well. The passion some argued with for us to take Harvey still makes me chuckle, as does the fact Jacksonville gave up so much to get him.

Reason why Hurney will be lambasted: WE GAVE UP OUR FIRST!!!!

2009

Board Favorite: All over the shop. Our pick was so low, nobody really knew where it was going to go. Lots of talk of interior linemen (Levitre, Unger) and DT's (Brace, Moala, Marks) with the occasional Pat White argument.

Hurney Pick: Everette Brown

Verdict: Who knows? Brown at least showed promise, and if Peppers walks, we're not sunk, but it will certainly stink sitting on the sidelines for what many are calling the best first round in almost 30 years. Certainly no one ballyhooed on this board has stood out

Reason why Hurney will be lambasted: WE GAVE UP OUR FIRST!!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2008 I wanted to trade up two spots ahead of Denver to get Clady. Then take Rice or Forte in the 2nd. 3rd I wanted either DaJuan Morgan or Thomas DeCoud for safety, not Godfrey.

Would have been nice to keep our 1st rounder the next year. Then in 2009 we use the 28th overall on Everette Brown and we still have our first this year. And I'd take Sean Smith over Martin in the 2nd.

Our drafts have been really good, I haven't had many complaints. And there's plenty of good late round guys I missed on that they took.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Picks round 2 thru 7 is where Hurney would be earning his paycheck.

2 2009 11 43 Everette Brown DE Florida State

2009 27 59 Sherrod Martin DB Troy State

2007 13 45 Dwayne Jarrett WR USC

2007 27 59 Ryan Kalil C USC

...

3 2009 29 93 Corvey Irvin DT Georgia

2008 4 67 Charles Godfrey DB Iowa

2008 11 74 Dan Connor LB Penn State

2007 20 83 Charles Johnson DE Georgia

...

4 2009 11 111 Mike Goodson RB Texas A&M

2009 28 128 Tony Fiammetta RB Syracuse

2007 19 118 Ryne Robinson WR Miami (OH)

...

5 2009 27 163 Duke Robinson T Oklahoma

2008 6 141 Gary Barnidge TE Louisville

2007 18 155 Dante Rosario TE Oregon

2007 27 164 Tim Shaw LB Penn State

...

6 2008 15 181 Nick Hayden DT Wisconsin

...

7 2009 7 216 Captain Munnerlyn DB South Carolina

2008 14 221 Hilee Taylor LB North Carolina

2008 34 241 Geoff Schwartz T Oregon

2008 43 250 Mackenzy Bernadeau G Bentley

2007 16 226 C.J. Wilson DB Baylor

------------------------------------------

Ouch, how many starters are in that list?

.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Picks round 2 thru 7 is where Hurney would be earning his paycheck.

2 2009 11 43 Everette Brown DE Florida State

2009 27 59 Sherrod Martin DB Troy State

2007 13 45 Dwayne Jarrett WR USC

2007 27 59 Ryan Kalil C USC

...

3 2009 29 93 Corvey Irvin DT Georgia

2008 4 67 Charles Godfrey DB Iowa

2008 11 74 Dan Connor LB Penn State

2007 20 83 Charles Johnson DE Georgia

...

4 2009 11 111 Mike Goodson RB Texas A&M

2009 28 128 Tony Fiammetta RB Syracuse

2007 19 118 Ryne Robinson WR Miami (OH)

...

5 2009 27 163 Duke Robinson T Oklahoma

2008 6 141 Gary Barnidge TE Louisville

2007 18 155 Dante Rosario TE Oregon

2007 27 164 Tim Shaw LB Penn State

...

6 2008 15 181 Nick Hayden DT Wisconsin

...

7 2009 7 216 Captain Munnerlyn DB South Carolina

2008 14 221 Hilee Taylor LB North Carolina

2008 34 241 Geoff Schwartz T Oregon

2008 43 250 Mackenzy Bernadeau G Bentley

2007 16 226 C.J. Wilson DB Baylor

------------------------------------------

Ouch, how many starters are in that list?

.

Compared to my favorite GM candidate director of college scouting, Marc Ross. Whos been with Giants since 07 the year of the DRAFT (Best draft by one team in a while).

Aaron Ross:

2007: 42 Tkls 35 Solo Tkls, 9 Pass Deflected and 3 INTs

2008: 52 tkls 48 Solo Tkls, 8 PD and 3 INTs

2009: Injuried

Steve Smith:

2007: 8 rec 63 yards

2008: 57 rec 574 yds 1 td

2009: 1220 yards 7 tds

Jay Alford:

2007: Nothing Really

2008: 15 tkls and 2.5 sacks

2009: IR

Zak Deossie: Backup LS/LB and Special teams (good special teamer

Kevin Boss:

2007: 9 rec 118 yds 2 tds (huge post season)

2008: 33 rec 384 yds 6tds

2009: 42 rec 567 yds 5 tds

Adam Koets: Backup T/G

Michael Johnson:

2007: 25 tkls 23 solo 2 PD

2008: 72 tkls 4 PD 2 INT

2009: 59 tkls 46 solos 1 sack 4 PD 1 int

Amhad Bradshaw: (Got him in the 7th, nice)

2007: 23 att 190 yds 1 tds

2008: 67atts 355 yds 1 td

2009: 163 atts 778 yds 7 tds

His 2008 Draft

Kenny Phillips: 32nd overall Pick (Defense fell apart after his injury this year)

2008: 67 tkls 55 solos 5 PD 1 Int

2009: 13 tkls 9 solos 2 ints 2 PD (IR)

Terrell Thomas: 63rd Pick

2008: 45 tkls 39 solos 4 PD 1 int

2009: 85 Tkls 14 solo 13 PD 5 Ints 1 FF

Mario Mannaningham: 95th Pick:

2008: 4 rec 26 yds

2009: 57 rec 882 yds 5 tds

The Rest have been Decent depth

You got to admit this guy is good 7 starters (8 if you include Bradshaw) in 2 drafts is impressive as hell.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Very good thread. For the most part, I've been impressed with Hurney's drafts. Our first round picks have been very solid under him. And he's found some steals in the later rounds.

But yeah, he will have to earn some $$$ during this draft, without any first round picks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Picks round 2 thru 7 is where Hurney would be earning his paycheck.

2 2009 11 43 Everette Brown DE Florida State

2009 27 59 Sherrod Martin DB Troy State

2007 13 45 Dwayne Jarrett WR USC

2007 27 59 Ryan Kalil C USC

...

3 2009 29 93 Corvey Irvin DT Georgia

2008 4 67 Charles Godfrey DB Iowa

2008 11 74 Dan Connor LB Penn State

2007 20 83 Charles Johnson DE Georgia

...

4 2009 11 111 Mike Goodson RB Texas A&M

2009 28 128 Tony Fiammetta RB Syracuse

2007 19 118 Ryne Robinson WR Miami (OH)

...

5 2009 27 163 Duke Robinson T Oklahoma

2008 6 141 Gary Barnidge TE Louisville

2007 18 155 Dante Rosario TE Oregon

2007 27 164 Tim Shaw LB Penn State

...

6 2008 15 181 Nick Hayden DT Wisconsin

...

7 2009 7 216 Captain Munnerlyn DB South Carolina

2008 14 221 Hilee Taylor LB North Carolina

2008 34 241 Geoff Schwartz T Oregon

2008 43 250 Mackenzy Bernadeau G Bentley

2007 16 226 C.J. Wilson DB Baylor

------------------------------------------

Ouch, how many starters are in that list?

12 of those players have started and several on this list will be starters next year.

Hurney's been better than average, not astounding. If you look he's done best in the first and last rounds respectively.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • The art of playing QB is to throw the ball hard enough to get there and as soft/catchable as possible for the receiver. NFL history is littered with insanely strong-armed passers that coaches were hoping they could teach to be accurate and throw a catchable ball.  Almost all ended in failure.  Turns out it's a lot harder to teach a QB to be accurate than to have the proper technique to get enough zip on the ball to make the pass. The NFL isn't Madden. Very, very few games have a lot of opportunities for throwing the ball 40+ yards in the air unless there is a coverage bust. BY9 has been the least accurate throwing deep (vs short or intermediate), but most of his misses have been long, not short.   I would love for an actual example where Bryce couldnt get the ball there.  There are quite a few examples where BY9s mechanics were bad and the ball lacked zip bc of that. Young needs to stick to good footwork to generate the power needed for some throws. That certainly doesnt mean he cant do it, but like someone like Brees, he needs to throw the ball in rhythm and with good footwork. Young doesn't have an arm that pops like a Josh Allen or Cam, but to act like he can't put zip on the ball is insane and objectively just wrong. I'm personally pumped as hell to see BY9 develop chemistry, especially with someone like JT Sanders he can trust on jump balls. Elite QBs have to make throws from the pocket in synch with the play design, but sometimes the play breaks down and you need a guy you can trust to get a jump ball one-on-one to keep the chains moving and the defense honest. As mentioned, Delhomme somewhat made a living here throwing YOLO balls up to Smitty. I'm personally excited to see what BY9 can do the rest of the season along with the defense hopefully doing somewhat better. Given the entire body of work so far, I don't see a scenario where BY9 should be anointed the starter next season (and we need to bring in legit competition), but Young has shown enough since he came back from his benching to play the rest of the season and be back to compete for the starting job next season IMHO. I'm open to any reasonable debate about that fact.  Just like everyone else here, I want to see the Panthers win first & foremost. With or without BY9. Sunday was the first game (maybe GB last year), where Young looked like a guy worthy of the #1 pick.  I think that is objectively true, even as someone who has been more pro-Young than a lot of this board. There's a long ways to go before even committing to him as the long-term QB, but these last few weeks have shown the first real signs of promise. That should be encouraging to everyone who cares about this team.  
    • The reasonable part I think will be tough. IMO, I don't really think he is going to want to resign with us. He seems to be an "emotions on his sleeve" guy that really hates losing. That's not really going to be changing much before his contract will be up. If we want to keep him around it will have to be by tagging or overpaying, IMO.
×
×
  • Create New...