September 10, 2016 06:52AM | Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 35,807
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I was at the draft in 2014 and remember being happy with the GRob and Donald picks in the first round. I remember thinking, ok, really good solid picks. Now lets get the WR from PSU, Allan Robinson tomorrow.
When they moved up to take Joyner, my stomach turned. It was a WTF moment. What is Snead thinking? He is overthinking this thing again. And ARobinson was still on the board at our original pick in the 2nd round. Just an awful job by Snead.
I hate trading up. It's extremely rare to see good teams do it. The kid better be a physical freak, not a smurf DB without a clearly defined position. You'd think they'd learned their lesson with the Tavon trade up.
Couple of things, max.
1) Why do you assume that it was Snead who made the decision to trade up for Joyner? I think that decision has Fisher's fingerprints all over it, frankly. He's a HC that seems to clearly favor D choices over O. Besides, isn't it Fisher who has the final say on picks? Especially at the top of the draft?
2) To compare the Joyner pick to the Pead pick is grossly unfair. Pead never achieved starter status while Joyner certainly did. Pead was a glaring bust from the vantage point of 4 years now, Joyner has been a starter at nickel since his rookie year. Night and day difference, if you ask me.
Having said the above, I must confess that I'm puzzled by the absolute man crush that both Fisher and GW have for Joyner.
One last thing. Someone implied that Joyner was a bit of a locker room problem. Yet he was a beloved team leader in college at Florida State. He came across badly in that Hard Knocks piece, but that's a danged reality TV show that was heavily edited. Not the typical Joyner that the players and coaches deal with everyday. You could say that I'm not a big Hard Knocks fan. Lol.
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