Comments on: On The Clock: The Buzzword Is ‘Value’ http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/04/on-the-clock-the-buzzword-is-value/ Where Every Day Is Patriots Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:41:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/04/on-the-clock-the-buzzword-is-value/comment-page-1/#comment-2956 Dan Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:30:19 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/04/on-the-clock-the-buzzword-is-value/#comment-2956 I know exactly the catch to which you refer. And I agree, Bethel was crucial in his PR return role his rookie year. Up until he was traded, I thought that those returns justified the pick, but that was on the supposition that more would be coming. There was a certain point where you understood he wasn't going to crack the lineup at receiver, but it was very disappointing that his return skills peaked his rookie year. A whole column could be devoted to the Patriots picks who came through at different times in the championship runs, and whether that justified the spots where they were drafted. J.R. Redmond with his performance in the Snow Game and his three catches in the final drive of Super Bowl XXXVI. Antwan Harris taking the lateral to the house against Pittsburgh, and prying the ball loose with his helmet on Ricky Proehl in the Super Bowl. As for Jackson, the injury excuse is legit. But he hasn't done much with his opportunities when healthy, either, certainly not representative of the spot he was drafted. I know exactly the catch to which you refer. And I agree, Bethel was crucial in his PR return role his rookie year. Up until he was traded, I thought that those returns justified the pick, but that was on the supposition that more would be coming. There was a certain point where you understood he wasn’t going to crack the lineup at receiver, but it was very disappointing that his return skills peaked his rookie year.

A whole column could be devoted to the Patriots picks who came through at different times in the championship runs, and whether that justified the spots where they were drafted. J.R. Redmond with his performance in the Snow Game and his three catches in the final drive of Super Bowl XXXVI. Antwan Harris taking the lateral to the house against Pittsburgh, and prying the ball loose with his helmet on Ricky Proehl in the Super Bowl.

As for Jackson, the injury excuse is legit. But he hasn’t done much with his opportunities when healthy, either, certainly not representative of the spot he was drafted.

]]> By: VaTaHaHa http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/04/on-the-clock-the-buzzword-is-value/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 VaTaHaHa Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:25:26 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/04/on-the-clock-the-buzzword-is-value/#comment-2954 The spoiled children analogy is too, too apt. My fellow Pats fans are living down to their national reputation with all this whining about being "stuck" with a #7 pick in a draft with "no value" at 7 (Kiper-speak rules). As they say, Cry me a river. What's so illogical about this discussion is that everyone keeps looking for "a steal" in the late rounds. I'd suggest that with the draft being the crap-shoot it is that it's just as likely--no, more likely--that a team could find "a steal" at pick 7. I mean, if you find a pro-bowler after six teams at the top have passed on him, isn't that just as good as finding a pro-bowler after every team has passed on him two or three times? Except for the drama, what's the difference in the result? By the way, on past draft-picks, it should be noted that Brock Williams suffered a devastating injury in camp, that Chad Jackson has been battling injuries and the jury will not be in on him until THIS year, and lastly, the punchline that has become Bethel Johnson. His Pats career may not have been round 2 worthy, but before the guy gets permanently assigned to Hart Lee Dykes territory, let me issue a couple of reminders. One, he almost single-handedly beat the Colts in Indianapolis one crucial Sunday. And in another critical game against the Seahawks, he made a game-altering catch of such spectacular beauty that you would be hard-pressed to find its equal on a Randy Moss highlight reel. If you saw it, you will always remember it. The spoiled children analogy is too, too apt. My fellow Pats fans are living down to their national reputation with all this whining about being “stuck” with a #7 pick in a draft with “no value” at 7 (Kiper-speak rules). As they say, Cry me a river. What’s so illogical about this discussion is that everyone keeps looking for “a steal” in the late rounds. I’d suggest that with the draft being the crap-shoot it is that it’s just as likely–no, more likely–that a team could find “a steal” at pick 7. I mean, if you find a pro-bowler after six teams at the top have passed on him, isn’t that just as good as finding a pro-bowler after every team has passed on him two or three times? Except for the drama, what’s the difference in the result?

By the way, on past draft-picks, it should be noted that Brock Williams suffered a devastating injury in camp, that Chad Jackson has been battling injuries and the jury will not be in on him until THIS year, and lastly, the punchline that has become Bethel Johnson. His Pats career may not have been round 2 worthy, but before the guy gets permanently assigned to Hart Lee Dykes territory, let me issue a couple of reminders. One, he almost single-handedly beat the Colts in Indianapolis one crucial Sunday. And in another critical game against the Seahawks, he made a game-altering catch of such spectacular beauty that you would be hard-pressed to find its equal on a Randy Moss highlight reel. If you saw it, you will always remember it.

]]> By: Will http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/04/on-the-clock-the-buzzword-is-value/comment-page-1/#comment-2953 Will Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:45:25 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/04/on-the-clock-the-buzzword-is-value/#comment-2953 The word should be NO! John Clayton reported on Sportscenter that Shaun Alexander expects to land in either New England or Indianapolis! I hope this is not true! I do not want a "dog" on this team. The word should be NO! John Clayton reported on Sportscenter that Shaun Alexander expects to land in either New England or Indianapolis! I hope this is not true! I do not want a “dog” on this team.

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