Odrick was a bad pick for this very reason. We didn't need to take a DT. That is one of the strengths of this team.
I see Odrick as being a bust honestly because of the injuries.

 

You completely ignored the point of the OP in order to bash the Odrick pick. And you wonder why so many here can't stand you. I'm serious. This is a great example.

 

Then every draft pick is a bust until they play.

As for the injuries, hate the excuse virus SB, Sparano and his staff did a better job of coaching up guys, and Ireland found better players, this is not an issue and really should never really be an issue.

 

Here is the problem SB, the way I see it, Sparano as a philosophy prefers younger players, he feels they can be coached up if they are driven to learn and to play, Ireland then makes it a policy that when payroll is added, players are waived to pay for the signing.

That situation means we have no proven depth..by design, that is how they do things, for example 50% of the linebacking corps from 09 moving into 10 was released, 5 guys, those guys played ST as well the Andersons and Ayodele's, ST cost us games in 2010.

We have no veteran depth on any unit, on this team, nowhere, maybe Will Allen if he comes back or Sapp, that is about it, look at the Te corps, we have Fasano and unknowns, Fasano goes down and the offense suffers as Shuler and Co are not up to speed, that is squarely on Ireland and Sparano.

 

Good point. I guess cause I just wanted to point out his habitual nature of being negative about everything, even when its not even relevant. To quote the great Perry Farell:

True hunting is over.
No herds to follow.
Without game, men prey on each other.

I wish this lockout was over!

 

I smell a closed thread coming on...:tongue2:

 

Greg C and Sapp were more then likely both going to be cut SB.

So Hartline goes down, we look to the bench and find not Greg C, but Marlon Moore, Greg C produces and you know what you are getting, MM not so much, Sparano went with MM.

 

I wasn't bashing the Odrick pick I was giving my opinion of the situation. If it hurt you so much that you have to personally attack me then that is not my problem. You shouldn't get upset over a guy who people can't stand anyway. :wink2:

 

I'm no more negative than anyone else here. In fact I support our young team more than a lot of people who go around bashing at will. I've seen you and everyone else here do it at times. As far as being relevant why do you say my post earlier in the thread wasn't relevant. SB mentioned Odrick in his post and I responded to it. Take a look back please it wasn't really off the track at all. I'm a fan and I have a right to an opinion here as well as anyone else. I'm sorry if it is not exactly in tune with your opinions. If you think about it maybe that is how do you say it "why people can't stand me here.

 

I luv ya man, as long as the check clears..:lol:

No offseason, not even OTA reports, no FA signings, nothing, we are sort of grinding metal on metal.

Think you are incorrect about Odrick, but the great thing about the NFL is we all find out one way or another.

 

Henne has had to develop on the field a little premature because of penningtons injurys.

 

We all know Odrick was taken to be a DE in this D, not a DT and certainly not a NT. However, there is another injured player coming back that is intriguing to me...that is Merling... Is Merling going to take the next step in his career ?? He looked like he'd be that guy as the offseason went along last year before he was injured. The indications are that Tony McD is gone once FA begins. Could Merling be his replacement ??

Don't forget all the other injuries to the OL that we had the last season...by the end of the year it was difficult just to get warm bodies along that OL. McQ, Berger, Feinga, Murtha all saw some playing time and I'm sure they were not the first choice, but the only choice.

Attrition during the season has been an ongoing issue with this team...not just during this regimes' tenure either...

 

Oh, according to most folks around here, that has nothing to do with his success or lack of success. Most think he just doesn't have it...nevermind that the offense was set up for a different style QB and that the OC's play calling was just short of bizarre at times or that he has had a revolving door OL, mostly revolving backups for starters for his entire tenure as a QB, that the only target he has is Marshall and no speed at the WR position at all, not a TE on the roster that is anything better than mediocre, STs that have more often than not let teams right back into games with long returns, that they traded away the only decent returner we've had recently, oh, and a D that has been rebuilding, adequate but not spectacular...none of that matters...Henne just doesn't have it...