(04-19-2018, 12:30 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(04-19-2018, 12:01 PM)Markulous Wrote: That's 1970s Al Davis.  You can't justify guys like DHB in the first round.

1.  Al Davis's Raiders went to the Super Bowl as recently as the 2002 season and won two of their three Super Bowls in the 1980s, not 1970s.    Even though that last Super Bowl appearance is now 15 years ago, it is still quite an accomplishment.  Doing it our way has yet to yield even that.

2.  Even the very best franchises draft busts.  It is inevitable.  Name the team, you can name the bust.

That's because he was letting others do draft picks for the prior years when Gruden was there.  You can't tell me when Al Davis was meddling with draft picks, that they were doing a good job picking.  I'm not just saying DHB was the only bust, they were a mess for a long time after Gruden left.

Regardless, I think we're getting off track.  My point was Chark is being touted as a first round pick because he's tall and fast.  That's the silliest reason ever to take someone in the first round.  Those are guys you take fliers on day 3 to try and develop them.

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(04-19-2018, 12:58 PM)Jags02 Wrote:

(04-19-2018, 12:30 PM)Bullseye Wrote: 1.  Al Davis's Raiders went to the Super Bowl as recently as the 2002 season and won two of their three Super Bowls in the 1980s, not 1970s.    Even though that last Super Bowl appearance is now 15 years ago, it is still quite an accomplishment.  Doing it our way has yet to yield even that.

2.  Even the very best franchises draft busts.  It is inevitable.  Name the team, you can name the bust.

He averaged something like 22 yards per catch. If he can do that in the NFL that woudl be crazy.

Here's one of this game films to help get a read on DJ Chark...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LFEZC3ELt8

This is a good one to see the good and the bad.

The guy has no hands and those DBs were awful.  Good luck relying on athleticism to get open in the NFL.

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