dryheat44
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2004
- Messages
- 6,351
- Reaction score
- 78
Registered Members experience this forum ad and noise-free.
CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Last year I referred to these as "Legacy picks".
Yeah, the term "bloodlines" makes me squirm, like we're breeding racehorses. I've always called this checkbox "football family." It's not necessarily just the son of an NFL star, but a guy who was raised in the game -- the son of a coach, for instance. I do think that's a plus in BB's evaluation.
It might be a plus, but I don't believe its as big of a factor as the OP would like us to believe. He brings it across as if their "bloodlines" were the determining factor in their being drafted. And I don't believe that is the case.
Yeah, the term "bloodlines" makes me squirm, like we're breeding racehorses. I've always called this checkbox "football family." It's not necessarily just the son of an NFL star, but a guy who was raised in the game -- the son of a coach, for instance. I do think that's a plus in BB's evaluation.
Couldn't resist the obvious.
Connor Barwin - God
Seriously, I'll be surprised if we taken C.Matthews Jr. at 23 or 34. The guys you mentioned were late round picks. Not going to risk a first on bloodlines. When their is plenty of film and data out there on tangible things.
Why are people down on the Slater pick? He was only a 5th rounder and he looks like he might be the new special teams ace for the pats.
This is NOT our special teams ace!
This is NOT our special teams ace!
Conredge Collins - father is Tony Collins (former Pats RB)
Nick Moore - brother is WR Lance Moore of the Saints
Vontae Davis - bro is 49er TE Vernon Davis
Darius Butler - uncle is former Saints S Gene Atkins, cousin is RB Willis McGahee
Bruce Johnson - uncle is Seattle's CB Kelly Jennings
Chase Coffman - father Paul was a Pro Bowl TE for the Packers
Michael Bennett - brother of TE Marcellus Bennett of the Cowboys
Jarron Gilbert - father is Daren Gilbert, who played for the Saints
Henry Melton - uncle is former NFL CB Ray Crockett
Garrett Reynolds - uncle is former Rams LB Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds
Cedric Dockery - brother of Washington's OG Derrick Dockery
Why are people down on the Slater pick? He was only a 5th rounder and he looks like he might be the new special teams ace for the pats.
So, you are writing him off because of a few bad plays as a rookie? And you wonder why people question your thought process.
If Matthews is drafted it comes more interesting to this theory,although Matthews as our #1 pick would not be shocking whatsover - In fact I expect Clay to be #23