Giblien
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For me, for a former player, it was Jordan Kent. I REALLY wanted him to work out but he never caught on.
Shadowhawk":1tdp1cb4 said:Surprise: By this time next year I hope I can say "James Carpenter." I hated the pick at the time and haven't seen anything to make me change my mind since then. Still hoping to be proven wrong.
Disappointment: Going to go back a ways for this one: Anthony Simmons. Apart from 1999 when Holmgren tried to play him in the middle, the guy was a beast for his rookie contract. Then he got his money and his career just imploded.
Holding Curry against anyone is a mistake. I doubt there were any credible sources that expected him to be a bust. He was the near consensus best player, or at least defender, in the draft and probably the best overall athlete. Had the college hardware to back it up. A friend of mine who, trust me, knows quite a bit about linebackers (no, not Boz) and has met all the Butkus award winners told me straight up that he was the best and smartest LB he'd ever met. Some people just don't work out. Unfortunately it happens and this was pretty mild in it's long term damage to the team. Not like Leaf for example, for whom the Chargers mortgaged their future in an utterly incomprehensibly stupid trade to move up one spot over AZ, who had just signed Plummer to the biggest contract in the org's history. Definitely a bad result but no fault of anyone's other than Curry.HawkWow":lhfnpzw4 said:rjdriver":lhfnpzw4 said:Aaron Curry
1. I doubted him because I wanted them to take Crabtree
2. He surprised me by sucking more than I ever thought a high round pick could.
I wouldn't be too hard on myself over that one. You were in good company. Who knew?
WilsonMVP":8c001vtt said:Kaiser":8c001vtt said:Earl Thomas. I couldnt fathom why they didnt take Taylor Mays if they wanted a safety. Yikes.
lol I was doing this when they selected Earl Thomas instead of Mays because they were talking about how Pete would maybe want to take a USC player. I was actually pissed because I thought the Eagles would take him but after they selected and we got Thomas it was a fantastic pick
HawkWow":2c3kw1yn said:I was (once) "in with Flynn". Feel good in knowing I have punched myself in the groin numerous times since questioning Pete on that fine draft day. Still it haunts me.
Seahawkscrazy":cx8z0b6m said:Player that outperformed my expectations would be Bailey and Maxwell. Both have performed very well in spot duty, showing growth and skill that exceeded their draft stock. Both could be big time contributors this season if they work, because both have holes in their games that can be exploited if they aren't careful. If they do improve, specifically Bailey, it could be a huge improvement to what is the team's weakest unit.
Who is the guy I backed, who's kool-aid I drank till my stache was red? Im leaving Christine Micheal and Jordan Hill out of this until the end of this year due to their red-shirtiness...I'm going to single out Mr. James Carpenter. The pick was questioned at the time, and pretty much every day since, and while he has shown flashes of brilliance AND been hurt for the majority of his pro career, it is much too evident that he has relied greatly upon his enormous size for the majority of his career and has never really picked up the necessary techniques to succeed at this level. He appears to have the skill necessary but not the drive to really study technique and be able to apply it at game speed. Maybe he will, but somehow I doubt it.
On a separate note, I saw him on that American Muscle show and GAWD that is a humongous human being.
WilsonMVP":27tgxk1z said:jlwaters1":27tgxk1z said:pmedic920":27tgxk1z said:Kearse, now one of my current favs.
Kearse was also mine. Frankly after 2012 I couldn't stand the guy, after his average play and his inane appearances on the Real Rob Report, I thought for sure he'd be a 1-year wonder and would be bounced in training camp last year.
Instead he became a solid player making 2 of the biggest plays of the year.
1) TD catch against Carolina, that catch lead to our 1st win last year, incredibly important play.
2) SF TD catch on 4th down. Easily a top 5 play of all of last year for the Seahawks.
So I'm much more fond of him this year than last. I'm really hopeful that my man Kevin Norwood can make the squad, I think that would give us a really good, young group of WR's. Harvin, Baldwin, Kearse, P-Rich, Norwood & Lockette (if 6 are kept.)
What about his superbowl catch where he broke through 4 dbs and scored. If the game had been close that might of been a top 10 ALL TIME superbowl TD it was that amazing.
WilsonMVP":1wbsyp4u said:What about his superbowl catch where he broke through 4 dbs and scored