nash72":14ssrzzx said:
Maelstrom787":14ssrzzx said:
nash72":14ssrzzx said:
When he knocks a draft out of the park without Scot McCloughan's insight, i'll jump on board. So far, he hasent even come close.
Unfazed by data or detailed analysis, the quoted poster continues to push a wildly cynical narrative with only weak rhetoric to lean on in his 129th thread of the week.
Anyway, I don't buy the "Scot McCloughan built the team" crap. He's an amazing talent evaluator, but you seem to think Pete and John just took his big board and drafted who he said to draft.
It isn't a realistic view. It's overly simplistic and although it fits your little shtick, it simply doesn't hold up when you take more than 5 seconds to ponder it.
Sorry, I cant jump on your wagon that every pick and action our FO does is some form of genius. Lets take that 5 seconds and elaborate on the last 4 drafts. Very mediocre and vanilla with very few hits. Better drafts with McCloughan or without him? Coincidence? I think not. Like I said, JS has some work to do before he gets the credit some bestow upon him around here. Will this draft be the turning point? Guess we'll wait and see.
Better drafts when Pete was fresh from actively recruiting players to USC or not? That is the advantage we no longer have, and as good an evaluator Scot M. can be, losing Pete's firsthand knowledge of college players has been a far bigger loss the last few years. He was directly responsible for Sherman, Browner, Doug Baldwin, Malcolm Smith and Mike Morgan, Tate, Irvin and trading for MarShawn. Also, Anthony McCoy, Lawyer Milloy (whom he'd coached in NE), Big Mike Williams, and I am probably missing some.
One last edit, and this one isn't for typos: there is a potential glimmer of hope on the horizon in terms of getting better intel in college players. Even though Pete personally doesn't have that recruiting knowledge, he is well positioned to pick the brains of guys who do. Sarkisian is at Alabama. Eddie O. is at LSU. Some of his former players are coaching in college and high school. He has strong ties still at USC, the Trojans are once again in the national picture and off sanctions, and they are recruiting top talent. UW is also in the national picture and in the Hawks backyard. All of that helps with both the draft and signing UFDAs.