Quote:It's a pain going through this board since it really doesn't have a good search feature, but there are many who were ecstatic about that draft. I know this, because I was one of the few who cautioned those people exactly of what you talked about...it was difficult to say whether players were flashing because the roster was so barren or because they are legitimately good players. I even cited back then the example of Gene Smith's first draft (Monroe, Britton, Cox, Potroast, Mike Thomas, Jennings, Zach Miller), which was blasted at the time of the draft, and then during the season looked pretty good as Monroe and Eben started, Cox and Potroast looked like legit starters, Thomas looked like a starting slot WR, and Jennings/Miller flashing potential. Of course, we all know how that draft actually looks like now.

 

It was the same to Dave's first draft, except it was heralded as a good draft by experts and fans, lived up to the billing the first season, then went downhill as the years went by.