Below is the Huddle Report's chart of how soon various draft picks are expected to make major contributions (if ever, in the case of the latest round):
1st round
1 - 10
First game of first year / 1st game Braylon Edwards, Joe Thomas
We believe the longer a young quarterbacks can sit and learn the better. The reality is that the pressure to play the QB does not allow for the time needed.
11 - 32
2nd half of first year / 9th game Wimbley, Quinn
65 - 100
2nd half of second year / 25th game
Round 2 - 3
First game of third year / 33rd game Sean Jones, Brodney Pool, D'Qwell Jackson, Eric Wright,
101 - 160
First game of third year / 33rd game
Round 4 - 7
First game of fourth year / 49th game Beau Bell, Jerome Harrison, LAWRENCE VICKERS, BRANDON MCDONALD, Leon Williams, A. Rubin, A. STEPTOE, I. Sowells,
161 - 255
First game of fourth year / 49th game ALEX HALL, Paul Hubbard,
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The above are all core players. We must also remember that Rogers goes in place of a second rounder, and Corey Williams in place of a third. If you have a BRAIN, you'll take that deal.
Sowells, right on schedule, has finally evolved into a viable right tackle wsho can also play guard.
VETERAN FREE AGENTS: FRALEY, ROGERS, ADAMS, STEINBACH, THE SMITH BROTHERS, WILLIAMS, Orr, McGinest, Schaffer, Hadnot, K Griffin (might be UFA), McKinney, ZASTUDIL, STALLWORTH, JAMAL LEWIS , DERRICK ANDERSON
UNDRAFTED: Lewis Leonard, CRIBBS, DAVIN HOLLY.
Savage has rebuilt this team from the ground up; the offensive and defensive lines entire in one offseason each.
As you can see, Phil dug up some real gems in the lower rounds and undrafteds, and almost every one of these players is way ahead of schedule. But there are REASONS why some of them slid into the lower rounds. The most common reason is that they were raw, and needed further development. Young players screw up until they stop screwing up, see?
This is a young, but extremely talented team. Find me a talent scout or GM who would disagree with this. It's common knowlege, except on the barstools of Cleveland.
If you want to bash Phil for extending RAC, that's fine. As long as you remember that he also hired Chud, and all of you were scratching your heads trying to figure out how you make a kid TE Coach into an offensive coordinator overnight.
If you want to throw somebody overboard, pick RAC and I'll help...as long as you let me put on a back brace first. But even here, you're deliberately ignoring the fact that BOTH JJ and Stallworth went down, the offensive line played musical chairs, Lewis was lame, and DA missed a lot of time.
Don't give me that "good teams overcome injuries" crap when the Pats just went down to Miami and the first two teams they played were Dallas and the Stoolers. (No excuse for the Ravens game--so stipulated. This team is better than that team and should have stomped the overaged perennially overrated offensively-challenged clowns. But that was...COACHING, right? And a general lack of discipline--how on earth can you manage to blame Savage for this?)
Having said that, I would like to see Bill Cowher (and NOT Marty) here next season, and would consider Chud. (Yeah, he's screwed up a little, but he's still young. I have no idea if he can manage a whole team now or ever, but will let the bosses figure that part out).
Anyway, Belitnikoph, I'll leave you to your foaming tantrum now, but I've issued Phil a life preserver and flare gun in case, in your hysterical frenzy, you get your hands on him too.
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