Quote:Bingo.


"No way Jack will be there in the 2nd round....."


Happens every year. At this point last year, no one knew Goff and Wentz would go 1 and 2. To say Allen won't last until pick 4 when the draft is 4 1/2 months away is nuts.

Absolutely it happens every year.

 

In 1983, it was Marino lasted until the bottom of the first.

 

The next year, Boomer Esiason dropped to the 2nd round.

 

Emmitt Smith dropped to 17th.

 

Warren Sapp fell to 11th or so due to allegations of multiple marijuana tests.

 

Randy Moss was overwhelmingly viewed as a top 5 talent, but fell to Minnesota due to off field concerns.

 

Nobody thought Edgerrin James would get picked before Ricky Williams.

 

There was no way John Henderson was going to last until our pick at 9.

 

Aaron Rodgers at 25?

 

The list goes on and on.

 

Granted, if you aren't in the playoffs, you want as high a pick as possible in most cases so you can have access to a larger pool of talent.  But it's not out of the realm of possibility a guy you don't expect to be available where you pick by any stretch.

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