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Would you give up your entire draft for Andrew Luck? Would you take someone else's whole draft?

View Poll Results: Give up entire draft for Luck? Take someone else's whole draft?

Yes, Yes

18 13.85%

Yes, No

28 21.54%

No, Yes

56 43.08%

No, No

9 6.92%

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11-01-2011 , 08:51 PM

#151

mjw0586

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Braylon definitely not a can't miss.. had issues with dropping easy passes in college too

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11-01-2011 , 10:17 PM

#152

STA654

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everybody else is rooting for the colts to fail to get Andrew Luck, right? if they do get him then we probably wont see him play regularly until 2014/15, assuming Peyton's career isn't over

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11-01-2011 , 10:31 PM

#153

AtThe Aquarium

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Fitz was can't miss

also, like 10 years ago: Andre Wadsworth

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11-01-2011 , 10:36 PM

#154

vixticator

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Originally Posted by Pudge714

How often do players who have half of a really good rookie season bust?

Much less often than pre-draft. It happens though.

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11-01-2011 , 10:38 PM

#155

Needle77

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Jevon Kearse. Hall of Famer.

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11-01-2011 , 10:39 PM

#156

Needle77

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Steve Slaton and Eddie Royal. All Pro.

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11-01-2011 , 10:40 PM

#157

Tumaterminator

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Originally Posted by AtThe Aquarium

Fitz was can't miss

also, like 10 years ago: Andre Wadsworth

charles woodson!

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11-01-2011 , 11:29 PM

#158

Cody Ross

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This thread reminded me how deflated I was when Leinart stayed in school so the 49ers had to "settle" for Alex Smith. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise (well, sort of).

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11-01-2011 , 11:30 PM

#159

ikestoys

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tbqh i think the yes, yes and no, no people are confused.

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11-01-2011 , 11:49 PM

#160

Pudge714

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Originally Posted by Cody Ross

This thread reminded me how deflated I was when Leinart stayed in school so the 49ers had to "settle" for Alex Smith. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise (well, sort of).

I kind've wonder what would have happened if Leinart was in another situation. He had a really solid rookie year before breaking his collarbone and not starting for 3-4 years while Kurt Warner played at a Pro Bowl level. If he was given the snaps that Alex Smith was I can't imagine he'd be much worse than Smith is right now.

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11-01-2011 , 11:59 PM

#161

Palo

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Leinart's arm is probably a little worse than Dalton's. He was a terrible first round pick.

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11-02-2011 , 12:05 AM

#162

nath

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The impression I got, despite some OK performance before losing his job to Warner, is that Leinart just really didn't care about becoming a star. He was happy to hot-tub with co-eds and carry a clipboard.

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11-02-2011 , 12:21 AM

#163

AGame18

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Right. It's basically "people are risk averse, and therefore make bad decisions."

what does risk averse have to do with his point?

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Von Miller
Patrick Peterson
A.J. Green
Ndamukong Suh
Eric Berry
Jason Smith
Aaron Curry
Jake Long
Chris Long
Glenn Dorsey
Calvin Johnson
Joe Thomas
Reggie Bush
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
A.J. Hawk
Braylon Edwards (?)
Eli Manning
Robert Gallery
Sean Taylor
Carson Palmer
Charles Rogers

I was gonna say, how has Peterson not been mentioned on any can't miss list

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11-02-2011 , 12:25 AM

#164

Gonzirra

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I get that impression also. He probably has lots of WIM, just focused on things unrelated to being a pro QB.

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11-02-2011 , 12:33 AM

#165

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Nobody mentioned Adrian Peterson as a can't miss? ADP and Suh were 2 college players I already had pencilled in to the Hall of Fame before they stepped on an NFL field

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11-02-2011 , 12:39 AM

#166

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ADP was not a can't miss. He is to tall and his running style scared some teams.

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11-02-2011 , 12:39 AM

#167

nath

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yeah, honestly, when AGame said "how has nobody mentioned Peterson?" I thought he meant Adrian, not Patrick

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11-02-2011 , 12:40 AM

#168

TalkingDonkey

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Peterson had injury issues IIRC, hence him falling to the Vikes

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11-02-2011 , 12:50 AM

#169

vixticator

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Originally Posted by SharkTank43

Nobody mentioned Adrian Peterson as a can't miss? ADP and Suh were 2 college players I already had pencilled in to the Hall of Fame before they stepped on an NFL field

I saw one game of Suh (Texas obv) and figured he'd be an immediate impact player with goat ceiling. Have never seen a defensive player disrupt a game so much the way he was doing it. Ragdoll double teams, completely unblockable. And the way he was built like a sculpture, such a powerful frame with no fat. Best prospect I've ever seen ainec.From one game, hehe.

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11-02-2011 , 12:53 AM

#170

tweedybirdd

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ADP was not a can't miss. He is to tall and his running style scared some teams.

Yeah this. I distinctly remember this being the biggest scare before the draft. He was injured his last year at OU too iirc.

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11-02-2011 , 01:00 AM

#171

SharkTank43

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Hahaha yeah. 4.5 sacks, 7 TFL that game. So ****ing dirty.

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11-02-2011 , 01:17 AM

#172

GeoffRas22

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anyone see what andrew luck was for halloween? bc its ****ing awesome

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god i wish tebow didnt tebow vs the dolphins

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11-02-2011 , 01:35 AM

#173

TalkingDonkey

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Suh vs. Texas is the GOAT defensive performance by one player that I've ever seen in CFB

I suspect like many others itt, it was also the first time I'd seen him play live. Was just unreal watching him that game. Simply unblockable.

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11-02-2011 , 03:25 AM

#174

prohornblower

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Yeah plenty of people said Adrian was too upright and would thus get hurt and stuff.

Also, 6 teams were afraid he'd break their QB's throwing hand if they ever shook hands. It's so funny that almost everybody that talks about Peterson in anything more than a passing comment must mention his strong handshake. It would be cool to shake his hand some day and see what it's like. I remember a radio guy in Houston said he met him his rookie year or something and was like "I mean... he HURTS you. It's not just a strong handshake, it's like he's trying to bring you to your knees." lol.