Quote:What would you expect Bradley to say? The team was a bad team.  How would it be consistent with himself to be brutally honest about some of the guys he had starting last year?

For one, the stats back up what Bradley was saying.  He was pretty honest about a lot of guys. Like Denard and Gabbert. Also, he has never hesitated to point out players weak spots. Did you see his interview on Storm Johnson? He was quite honest about what he wanted from him and what his weaknesses were.

 

I'd like you to show me an instance of Gus lying about a player in an interview, because you seem to be under the impression that Gus was not telling the truth, even though I've yet to see an instance of him straight up lying about a player. 


 

Quote:What does it gain Bradley to publicly trash the team and the players on it?

 

 

Genuine honesty? He doesn't hesitate to point out deficiencies, but he's always polite and tactful about it. That's one of the most admirable things about him. You assume that pointing out weakness means that he's "trashing" a player, when that's simply not the case.

 

Quote:You say Alualu played on bad defenses his whole career.

 

What did Alualu EVER do to make this defense better?  

 

Did you not read the part of my post where I said he hasn't produced at the level to where he was picked? Goodness, you put up a defense for a player and people automatically think you're touting said player as the next big thing, even though you specifically said you weren't. Please re-read my post, yes he has played on bad defenses, and yes he has been a part of it.

 

Quote:What matchup problems has he posed for opponents?  He was the TENTH (10th) overall pick that year.  Earl Thomas was chosen circa 14th and he helped transform the Seahawks into a championship caliber defense. You don't draft "role players" and "depth" 10th overall.
 

 

Uhhh thanks for the lesson I guess, it's not like I said he wasn't worth the 10th selection in the post you quoted or anything.

 

Quote:If you applied the explanation "He's a good role player who was forced to play in roles with bigger shoes than he could fill" to  Matt Jones, Reggie Williams, or Derrick Harvey, laughter and sarcasm would be common responses.
 

Nobody hesitates to call those guys busts.

 

Nobody rushes to defend these guys for poor performance relative to draft position.

 

Why is Alualu being treated differently?

 

What, you want me to insult the guy? I've already said he wasn't worth his pick, so I don't know what more you want me to say. Maybe re-read what you're quoting before asking redundant questions I've already answered.

 

I've already said why I'm defending Alualu.

 

Also, I'm laughing out loud in your list putting Grady Jackson ahead of Alualu. Grady Jackson was a very good player in his prime, but he played in Jacksonville for half a season where he had a pittance of playing time. John Jurkovic is a major reach also. 

 

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