Burger King said Marcus Smith was Kelly's pick

[Ellsworth]

And he threw Roseman under the bus.

Hmmmmm

[Melchior]

Eskin talks out of his ass 99% of the time on WIP. He's like a mini-Gargano with his "inside sources"

[slag]

Holy Shit!!!

The infighting that must be going at Novacare as a result should make any Cowboy fan clap and giggle.

[nerd]

Eskin talks out of his ass 99% of the time on WIP. He's like a mini-Gargano with his "inside sources"

yeah, for every 1 thing he gets right he's off on like 10 or more.

that being said...that draft thing last year...I still have no idea.

[Melchior]

yeah, for every 1 thing he gets right he's off on like 10 or more.

that being said...that draft thing last year...I still have no idea.

The whole staff was responsible, but I think Howie blocked a trade up for Cooks or Clinton-Dix. There was some dysfunction that prompted this FO change. Smith was on their board, but probably in the 2nd.

[capitaleagle]

yeah, for every 1 thing he gets right he's off on like 10 or more.

that being said...that draft thing last year...I still have no idea.

It's just hard to believe Kelly earned total control of the team if Smith was his pick.

I guess Kelly could have admitted he needed a new approach and Lurie liked what he proposed... but again, that's just hard to believe.

[Eagle Road]

It's just hard to believe Kelly earned total control of the team if Smith was his pick.

I guess Kelly could have admitted he needed a new approach and Lurie liked what he proposed... but again, that's just hard to believe.

One has to wonder, it's been two years that Kelly has been here and he has more control than Reid did with 14 years, so either Jeffy is just throwing his hands up in the air and "let's try this" or Kelly is one hell of a salesman.


Of course I also think you have to factor in the last several years of Reid's tenure here, looking back on it, it all just seems so bizarre, the lost SB, (that I blame totally on game day coaching, the iggs were the better team that day, patriot's cheating or not).


From the wide 9, to the coaching changes, some of the player moves, the piss poor drafting, Andy's family tragedies, never knowing who did what in the front office.


It's a wonder they won the amount of games/titles that they did?

[Shoeless]

I wonder who Eskin's mole is?

[Ellsworth]

Hope so. Bc if it was chip who made this along with him grabbing huff early and wanting that other Oregon stiff in the third instead of the fifth.... That would be a little concerning

Gotta put a lot of faith into Ed Marynowitz. I'm pretty psyched he's there as the draft controller and his right hand man.

[Ellsworth]

Probably Howie

[J_Cuz31]

howie said he hadda talk chip out of drafting matthews in the first round. I dont see how that corresponds with smith being kellys pick.

[Melchior]

Hope so. Bc if it was chip who made this along with him grabbing huff early and wanting that other Oregon stiff in the third instead of the fifth.... That would be a little concerning

Gotta put a lot of faith into Ed Marynowitz. I'm pretty psyched he's there as the draft controller and his right hand man.

I wonder if Gamble didn't go to Lurie when he was fired/quit/forced out and suggested he get Howie out of the picture. I think Lurie respected Gamble and has probably heard quite a bit about how Howie doesn't play well with others.

[Ellsworth]

That's a good point.

Also, if they had taken Mathews in first maybe somebody else takes Mucus smith and he's not on the board and they (not we) take somebody who can actually play!

How cool would that have been?

[Shoeless]

Also, if they had taken Mathews in first maybe somebody else takes Mucus smith and he's not on the board and they (not we) take somebody who can actually play!

How cool would that have been?

It would have been great. Chip is like Jimmy Johnson - he drafts his "guys" even if they seem like a "reach." Dallas pioneered the Draft Value Chart for this but JJ targeting his players, even if they weren't the public consensus.

I have no problem with Chip "reaching" for someone like Matthews in the 1st round, as long as the player pans out and performs well at the end of the day. Marcus Smith just seems like a disaster of a 1st round selection.

[Riccardo]

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