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jta854
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Originally posted by E-49er:
Scotty wasn't as bad as Donahue but he was pretty damn close as far as drafting goes. Donahue was responisble for the total dismantling of the roster and did not draft talent to replace the players that left. McCloughan at least drafter some players that had good talent, i.e. Davis,Willis,Crabtree,Gore, etc.
Scotty was hit or miss with drafting. But we can't b***h to much about our roster.
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Shemp
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Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Donahue was probably one of the worst GMs in history.
true, but Scoty's legacy will always be absolutely blowing the #1 pick in the 2005 draft. If he could convince all the naysayers to pick Willis, he could have done the same with Rodgers in '05, but he didn't.
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9erfanAUS
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Originally posted by Shaj:
Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Donahue was probably one of the worst GMs in history.
true, but Scoty's legacy will always be absolutely blowing the #1 pick in the 2005 draft. If he could convince all the naysayers to pick Willis, he could have done the same with Rodgers in '05, but he didn't.
I believe drafting Smith was a unanimous decision IIRC.
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hondakillerzx
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Originally posted by Shaj:
Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Donahue was probably one of the worst GMs in history.
true, but Scoty's legacy will always be absolutely blowing the #1 pick in the 2005 draft. If he could convince all the naysayers to pick Willis, he could have done the same with Rodgers in '05, but he didn't.
get off it already shaj. rodgers woulda been just like smith if not more injured if he went through the same stuff. smiths legs saved him a little bit but rodgers wouldve died playing behind a s**tty line like that without knowing the offense enough to get rid of it quickly. greenbay has a s**tty line too but atleast he had the same system for going on six years now and he sat behind favre. completely different situations. i bet our boy has a better year this year than rodgers does.
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ghostrider
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Originally posted by hondakillerzx:
Originally posted by Shaj:
Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Donahue was probably one of the worst GMs in history.
true, but Scoty's legacy will always be absolutely blowing the #1 pick in the 2005 draft. If he could convince all the naysayers to pick Willis, he could have done the same with Rodgers in '05, but he didn't.
get off it already shaj. rodgers woulda been just like smith if not more injured if he went through the same stuff. smiths legs saved him a little bit but rodgers wouldve died playing behind a s**tty line like that without knowing the offense enough to get rid of it quickly. greenbay has a s**tty line too but atleast he had the same system for going on six years now and he sat behind favre. completely different situations. i bet our boy has a better year this year than rodgers does.
This. Rodgers would have been no better. Rodgers has had the luxury of sitting and learning AND sitting and learning in the same offensive system every year.
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LAFortyNinerfan
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McClouhan was eh; Donahue had no business running an NFL franchise.
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ghostrider
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Originally posted by LAFortyNinerfan:
McClouhan was eh; Donahue had no business running an NFL franchise.
And the perfect evidence of that is that Scot found another NFL gig extremely fast. Donahue, on the other hand, not so much.
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SanFranAddic
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Yes, Scot did draft some great talent. We have to give him credit for Gore, Vernon, Crabtree, Willis and the move that got us Davis and Iupati this year.
The biggest hit to his legacy will be the players he passed on when picking the underachieving guys like Balmer and Coffee.
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BHulman
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Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Donahue was probably one of the worst GMs in history.
Was he? Or did York tell him to get rid of all the good players to get under the cap?
Talk about revisionist history...
Going back to those years any GM was going to be in a losing position because the horrible cap situation (which would have been just as big a problem for Eddie as it was for Dr. York) meant that the team had to dump big contracts. But Donahue compounded the problem by his inability to evaluate and draft effectively. Those years were going to be tough no matter what. They were made far worse by having Donahue as GM. I don't think there is anything revisionist about that.
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MRNINESEVEN
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Originally posted by Shaj:
Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Donahue was probably one of the worst GMs in history.
true, but Scoty's legacy will always be absolutely blowing the #1 pick in the 2005 draft. If he could convince all the naysayers to pick Willis, he could have done the same with Rodgers in '05, but he didn't.
Sorry Bud but Scot was director of player personal not Gm that pick was soley on Nolan. I'm not trying to say Scot was the best but seriously that was Nolan!
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MRNINESEVEN
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Originally posted by BHulman:
Originally posted by sean610:
This is not even close Scot runs circles around Terry. Scot got us 8 first round picks in 5 years. And even threw in some great late round talent T Brown Morgon RJF Goldson. 3 pro bowlers and 1 all pro. Drafted arguably the best LB and TE in the game today. Sure he had some misses but every team does scroll through the past drafts and see who sticks out you would be suprised at the "bust" rate for all the other teams and realize that we are actually sitting pretty good.
There is plenty of argument about whether or not Scot was a good GM. There seems to be no argument disputing the fact that Donahue was a complete disastor. I think there is no doubt Scot was the better GM. To add to your list above, he made the move that landed Iupati this year. That may turn out to be a very key ingredient to future success for the franchise.
Dude llok at my post on the first page. I broke it down by the years. FACT!!! Donahue was hands down the a total disaster. Look at the 02 draft.
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susweel
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They are pretty much the same dude. Only difference is McClueless got higher draft selections to work with. Late and mid round picks is where good GMs are made. Most of us could probably draft good players in first round.