(02-11-2019, 06:39 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(02-11-2019, 06:21 PM)Firesky Wrote: In the year we drafted Derrick Harvey and Groves. We traded: A first, 2 3rd rounders, and a 4th for harvey (I know we got a 1st round pick back) and for Groves (R.I.P.) they gave up a 5th and a 7th to swap picks.

Now consider. Jared Allen was on the block that year from the Chiefs and ended up being traded to the Vikings for a 1st and a 3rd. Considering all the picks we gave up for the aforementioned bust pass rushers. Where would we be if we had acquired Jared Allen instead? A guy that was PROVEN, and while the Vikings had higher picks (and are in the opposite conference) we likely wouldve had to give up the other 3rd or the 4th still ... but he'd be wayyy cheaper in terms of draft compensation; and i can say for certain he would've been the pass rusher that 2007 defense was missing.

Excellent recollection.

I remember being opposed to an Allen acquisition, because he was facing a season long suspension with another substance abuse issue (he had multiple DUIs, as I recall).

As it turns out, that may well have been the guy that put the defense over the top.

Looking back, I never seem to get the substance abuse guys right.

I remember in 2012, Justin Blackmon was my preferred WR target over Notre Dame wideout Michael Floyd.

In large part, I preferred Blackmon because he had the one DUI in college, while Floyd had several alcohol related incidents at Notre Dame, which almost got him kicked off of the team.

Blackmon wound up being a suspension waiting to happen, while Floyd stayed in the league several years before finally relapsing.