Good stuff:
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FYI, the undercurrent theme here is Pete mocking the other 31 teams...which I love.
jkitsune wrote:Man. I don't think, if I were that high on Wilson, that I could have risked waiting. Certainly don't know that I would have risked not trading up a few picks to get above teams like the Chiefs who were every bit as likely to take a QB. Glad it worked out, but yikes, what a gamble.
jkitsune wrote:Man. I don't think, if I were that high on Wilson, that I could have risked waiting. Certainly don't know that I would have risked not trading up a few picks to get above teams like the Chiefs who were every bit as likely to take a QB. Glad it worked out, but yikes, what a gamble.
McGruff wrote:Any QB could succeed in our system.
McGruff wrote:Any QB could succeed in our system.
bestfightstory wrote:Why not "even at our first pick"?
As a Ohio State fan, I was freakin’ terrified of Wilson. He had super poise and a contagious form of confidence that effected the whole Badger team. When he had the ball in the last few seconds of the game… I just walked away from my TV… I knew it was over. Much respect for this young man. 2012 NFL QB Rookie Class was the most exciting football I’ve seen overall for a long time. Wilson, Luck & RGIII.
Beeker wrote:Hehe... some gold nuggets in the comments:As a Ohio State fan, I was freakin’ terrified of Wilson. He had super poise and a contagious form of confidence that effected the whole Badger team. When he had the ball in the last few seconds of the game… I just walked away from my TV… I knew it was over. Much respect for this young man. 2012 NFL QB Rookie Class was the most exciting football I’ve seen overall for a long time. Wilson, Luck & RGIII.
McGruff wrote:Any QB could succeed in our system.
I don’t buy it. If they really liked a quarterback that much, they wouldn’t take a chance on missing out on him. Were they so arrogant that they didn’t think any other team could like him as much as they did?
Glad the armchair GMs willing to burn 1st round picks on players they could’ve got in the 3rd aren’t in charge of my team.
Pete; “Hey Russell, I know we selected you in the 3rd round, but we really wanted you in the 2nd round. So, here’s a contract worthy of a 2nd round pick.” What? That didn’t happen? Pete Carroll is just full of it? Still? Shocking!
themunn wrote:
That's my favourite, someone who clearly isn't aware of both the rookie payscale and the fact that Seattle offered Russell Wilson the absolute maximum possible contract for a 3rd round pick to get him to sign as quickly as possible, a move which caused delays in other third round picks getting signed as agents used this to try and negotiate more money
jkitsune wrote:Man. I don't think, if I were that high on Wilson, that I could have risked waiting. Certainly don't know that I would have risked not trading up a few picks to get above teams like the Chiefs who were every bit as likely to take a QB. Glad it worked out, but yikes, what a gamble.
kearly wrote:There were a lot of haters in there saying Pete's a liar because if he really wanted Wilson in the 1st or 2nd he would have just taken him there, ignoring the stated logic and obvious results of what Seattle actually did. Pretty stupid. There was a great comment in there that just nailed those idiots, I loved it:Glad the armchair GMs willing to burn 1st round picks on players they could’ve got in the 3rd aren’t in charge of my team.
-The Glove- wrote:It sounds like we're the new most hated team in the league. A lot of jealous, uneducated fans on that board.
uncle fester wrote:Umm... That one you quoted was me. I'm sorry, I have an unhealthy addiction - replying to haters on PFT comment threads. It's an addiction I'm trying to kick...
jkitsune wrote:Man. I don't think, if I were that high on Wilson, that I could have risked waiting. Certainly don't know that I would have risked not trading up a few picks to get above teams like the Chiefs who were every bit as likely to take a QB. Glad it worked out, but yikes, what a gamble.
Blitzer88 wrote:In hindsight I would now be okay with taking Russell in the 2nd. Although I would hate to not have Bobby on our team as well.
McGruff wrote:Any QB could succeed in our system.
rainger wrote:McGruff wrote:Any QB could succeed in our system.
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HawKnPeppa wrote:rainger wrote:McGruff wrote:Any QB could succeed in our system.
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Yup, that's what we got from Tavares Jackson. Nothing but success.:shock:
grizbob wrote:Blitzer88 wrote:In hindsight I would now be okay with taking Russell in the 2nd. Although I would hate to not have Bobby on our team as well.
Well hell, if we're talking hindsight I would be fine with the 1st. And it the league had a do over he possibly would go 1st over all to the Colts
McGruff wrote:
Hey Jackson was better in 2011 than Andrew Luck was in 2012 . . . And Luck is considered a "stud".
McGruff wrote:
Hey Jackson was better in 2011 than Andrew Luck was in 2012 . . . And Luck is considered a "stud".
Scottemojo wrote:McGruff wrote:
Hey Jackson was better in 2011 than Andrew Luck was in 2012 . . . And Luck is considered a "stud".
Bold words, McG.
You might compare numbers and conclude that, but the fact that Luck was good at the end of games trumps any stats TJ ever put up.
McGruff wrote:Scottemojo wrote:McGruff wrote:
Hey Jackson was better in 2011 than Andrew Luck was in 2012 . . . And Luck is considered a "stud".
Bold words, McG.
You might compare numbers and conclude that, but the fact that Luck was good at the end of games trumps any stats TJ ever put up.
But many of those games were come from behind because Luck played sooorly the first half of the game.
SoulfishHawk wrote:And it STILL would have been an incredible pick in the 2nd round. These guys got a 1st round talent in the 3rd round, unreal.
nanomoz wrote:Does anyone recall how Pete and John weren't nearly as outwardly excited after taking Bobby Wagner as they are after most picks? It was noticeable on the war room cam.
Maybe it was anxiety over potentially missing Wilson.
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