318 SKIN Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I mentioned this yesterday - We could have signed Roddy White and address a very important need without giving away draft picks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 White went around the end of the first round... are you saying we should've taken him instead of Carlos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318 SKIN Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 White went around the end of the first round...are you saying we should've taken him instead of Carlos? Nope, Campbell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 ? We traded up to get the 25th pick and didn't have a 2nd rounder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 ? We traded up to get the 25th pick and didn't have a 2nd rounder He was 27th pick of the first...I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318 SKIN Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 ? We traded up to get the 25th pick and didn't have a 2nd rounder I think it was a third round pick we gave to Denver and a first next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 We gave Denver a 3rd round pick, and a 1st and 4th next year. I think your confused. To get Roddy White we would've had to trade up or draft him instead of Carlos. It would've looked much worse if we gave up 3 draft picks for a WR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 We gave Denver a 3rd round pick, and a 1st and 4th next year.I think your confused. To get Roddy White we would've had to trade up or draft him instead of Carlos. It would've looked much worse if we gave up 3 draft picks for a WR. I think he means instead of Jason Campbell...white was the 27th pick by the flacons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318 SKIN Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 ? We traded up to get the 25th pick and didn't have a 2nd rounder Mooka, your right - we did make a trade with Denver to get our 2nd #1. At that point we coulda taken White. I will never understand the Campbell pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Mooka, your right - we did make a trade with Denver to get our 2nd #1. At that point we coulda taken White. I will never understand the Campbell pick. I said we should have drafted him as well...I've seen a few games on TV when he played at UAB, he is a Stud! -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I quess we had to many WR's....I quess that proved wrong..oh well its in the past now.. -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mania Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I mentioned this yesterday - We could have signed Roddy White and address a very important need without giving away draft picks Trading 4 draft picks for a WR would've been ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Trading 4 draft picks for a WR would've been ridiculous. What if campbell dosent work out?...we still would have wasted 4 picks.. -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318 SKIN Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 Trading 4 draft picks for a WR would've been ridiculous. I agree with you on that - for some reason I thot we had a 2nd pick in the 1st round and traded up a few places to get Campbell. However, I think it is just as foolish to give away 4 picks including a 1st to take a QB that most experts felt was a project at best. I can't imagine there are very few 25th picks in the history of football worth 4 draft picks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdarugar Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 What has roddy white proved? matt jones would have been the wr to take in that spot anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 What has roddy white proved? matt jones would have been the wr to take in that spot anyways. Either pick would have been better than Campbell IMO....We could have taken Fry or Orton in the later rounds... -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318 SKIN Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 What has roddy white proved? matt jones would have been the wr to take in that spot anyways. Jones went @ 19 - White has come on very strong - 100yrds last week receiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Jones went @ 19 - White has come on very strong - 100yrds last week receiving. Roddy no question would have more bigger games if the team wasnt so run oriented and playing with a scrambling QB.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdarugar Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Jones went @ 19 - White has come on very strong - 100yrds last week receiving. well then i guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTillIDie Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 In two years time, you will all be very thankful for the pick of Jason Campbell. So who do you dissenters believe should be our quarterback in 2007? And do any of you really believe that having a rookie WR starting opposite of Moss would put us at a significantly improved record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 In two years time, you will all be very thankful for the pick of Jason Campbell.So who do you dissenters believe should be our quarterback in 2007? And do any of you really believe that having a rookie WR starting opposite of Moss would put us at a significantly improved record? I am not being a dissenter..im just saying we could have addressed another need and still drafted a QB in the later rounds like Fry or Kyle Orton....but still 4 picks is a lot of picks... -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTillIDie Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I am not being a dissenter..im just saying we could have addressed another need and still drafted a QB in the later rounds like Fry or Kyle Orton....but still 4 picks is a lot of picks...-Grant Of course, in 20/20, its easy to say "Oh, Kyle Orton will be a winner." But we didn't just draft a QB that we can plug in, and do just enough to not lose the game for us. We drafted a QB that can potentially be one of the best in the league, that will hopefully single-handedly win us games much like McNabb, Brady, etc. has in recent years. If Coach Gibbs saw enough in Campbell to invest so many picks and so much money in him, do you really not trust this man? The quarterback position in a year or two from now would have been a MUCH bigger need than the #2 wideout position. You can't be so shortsighted if you expect this franchise to continuously contend for the playoffs. Roddy White would not have ensured that we made the playoffs this year, or next year. But Jason Campbell will be the quarterback that ensures that we have a bright future. We have set up a young offense that should be able to prosper for a while in this league, with the Campbell-Portis-Moss trio hopefully becoming one of the most dangerous trifectas around. Gibbs took a future pick and used it to address a future need. I don't think you can really argue with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skin_finatic Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 how bout Campbell.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAlvinWalton Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Of course, in 20/20, its easy to say "Oh, Kyle Orton will be a winner." But we didn't just draft a QB that we can plug in, and do just enough to not lose the game for us. We drafted a QB that can potentially be one of the best in the league, that will hopefully single-handedly win us games much like McNabb, Brady, etc. has in recent years. Gibbs took a future pick and used it to address a future need. I don't think you can really argue with that.[/quote/] I liked the Campbell pick. That being said, it is not "20/20 hindsight" when talking about drafting Orton in a later round. If you watched any college football you would have known that Orton is a quality QB. He was one of the best 3 QB's in the nation before he got hurt. Purdue kept his injury quiet and it looked like he was benched for poor play when he was actually playing hurt for more than half the season. I think Campbell will be a good QB but we could have addressed more pressing needs (DE/WR/TE) and still drafted a quality QB later. :2cents: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Consigliere Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Trading 4 draft picks for a WR would've been ridiculous. Not if Campbell proves toe a bust, the Campbell pick was a HUGE REACH based on all available evidence, particularly considering Leinart would be available in '06. Only way he proves worth it is if he's a good-franchise QB. Roddy White already has tons of positive word of mouth, and is producing as good as any WR in Atlanta with that hack throwing the ball to him. Trading all that booty for White would have been a mistake of course, but White is much more likely to live up to the hype than Campbell is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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