Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by Young2Rice:
No GM can predict things. I'm not arguing GM should have predicted things. I'm saying the drafting of Aldon Smith was a mistake.
The same way drafting AJ was a mistake. AJ was a mistake because AJ was no good talent wise. Good kid, but jsut sucks. Aldon was a mistake because he was f**ked in the head. Good player, but couldn't beat alcohol. Both were mistakes. Thats all i am saying.
What are you trying to say here? Your hypothetical didn't happen here. Its not the same comparison.
I'm saying that AJ was a clear mistake, Aldon wasn't. One guy was a complete bust and produced nothing, the other was an outstanding player for a couple of seasons until he self destructed. Gabbert was a mistake, he was taken before Watt and never delivered.
Looking back now, every GM in the NFL would take Watt but that doesn't mean a thing. Aldon's talent translated to the field, he was a terrific player who f**ked things up for himself, not sure how you can blame that on any GM.
You can call the AJ draft a "clear mistake" and drafting Aldon another a kind of mistake if you want. I'm just saying they were both mistakes. One due to talent and another due to character.
Gabbert over Watt was also a mistake also, yes. Looking back now a bunch of those GMs would admit they made the same mistake. As would Baalke. That's all that means and that's all i'm saying.
You keep saying i'm blaming baalke , but for what? We don't need to argue whether baalke is to blame for that to admit it was a mistake. That is two different things.
[ Edited by Young2Rice on Oct 22, 2015 at 10:45 PM ]