Dibs Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 the blueprint is simple Build the trenches.. the game is won and lost on the OL and DL. That will never change I agree........but just for those who keep shouting "The only way to build the trenches is in the 1st round of the draft"...... Titans 1st round picks since 2000 2008 RB Chris Johnson(24) 2007 DB Michael Griffin(19) 2006 QB Vince Young(3) 2005 DB Pacman Jones(6) 2003 DB Andre Woolfolk(28) 2002 DT Albert Haynesworth(15) 2000 LB Keith Bulluck(30) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 The mistake people make is thinking that there is one and only one way to do things. The National Football league New York GIANTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I agree........but just for those who keep shouting "The only way to build the trenches is in the 1st round of the draft"......Titans 1st round picks since 2000 2008 RB Chris Johnson(24) 2007 DB Michael Griffin(19) 2006 QB Vince Young(3) 2005 DB Pacman Jones(6) 2003 DB Andre Woolfolk(28) 2002 DT Albert Haynesworth(15) 2000 LB Keith Bulluck(30) Your point is well taken, but check out the 2nd and 3rd rounds. And, when they went for big guys, they seemed to guess right. Haynesworth is everything he was projected to be, and they got very lucky with Roos. Besides, Jauron is only 1 first round db short of this in half the time, and there is no reason to believe he will stop now. Why should he? He got his extension. Taking it a step further, our first round dbs are a #11 and a freaking #8. This averages out to 9.5 in terms of when they were selected in round 1. The first round dbs on the Titans averaged out to the 17.33 player selected. Making it worse is the fact that we play in cold weather with soft lines. You know the drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 The mistake people make is thinking that there is one and only one way to do things. I don't think this Todd, but the Jauron method is a pretty good example of how not to do things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Your point is well taken, but check out the 2nd and 3rd rounds. And, when they went for big guys, they seemed to guess right. Haynesworth is everything he was projected to be, and they got very lucky with Roos. Besides, Jauron is only 1 first round db short of this in half the time, and there is no reason to believe he will stop now. Why should he? He got his extension. Taking it a step further, our first round dbs are a #11 and a freaking #8. This averages out to 9.5 in terms of when they were selected in round 1. The first round dbs on the Titans averaged out to the 17.33 player selected. Making it worse is the fact that we play in cold weather with soft lines. You know the drill. If we want to compare the two teams(1st 3 rounds) since 2000......I think we'll find that(as I say all the time), it is far more important to succeed with your draft pick rather than draft at a particular position.......if one fails at drafting position 'X' then obviously more draft equity will be spent on that position over time than if one succeeds. Number of Bills picks: 1st=10, 2nd=9, 3rd=10 Number of Titans picks: 1st=7, 2nd=10, 3rd=11 DB Bills: 8, 11, 21, 58, 70, 97 Titans: 6, 19, 28, 45, 60, 92, 102 DL Bills: 26, 26, 46, 48, 61, 72, 74, 76 Titans: 15, 42, 54, 57, 71, 93 OL Bills: 4, 95 Titans: 41 Skills(QB,RB,WR,TE) Bills: 12, 13, 22, 23, 36, 41, 55, 58, 86, 92 Titans: 3, 24, 40, 45, 50, 60, 68, 68, 80, 85, 90, 93, 96 LB Bills: 34, 89, 94 Titans: 30, 77 Overall I'd say the two teams have drafted fairly comparably since 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I don't think this Todd, but the Jauron method is a pretty good example of how not to do things. Slowly and in a dull manner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I don't think this Todd, but the Jauron method is a pretty good example of how not to do things. Summary of the Bills method to the Titans method since 2000....1st round only DBs in Red DL in bold Bills: 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 21, 23, 23, 26, 26 Titans: 3, 6, 15, 19, 24, 28, 30 The Bills method selects DBs 30% of the time it gets a 1st round pick......and selects DL 20% of the time. The Titans method selects DBs 43% of the time it gets a 1st round pick......and selects DL 14% of the time. I'll say it again.......drafting is only a tiny part of the equation in building a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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