CelticCat wrote:John K wrote:luckyirishguy25 wrote:
The Pack just signed Jared Cook, a first rounder a few years back, but never amounted to much in St Louis.
I'm not sure how much of that is Cook or St Louis, but they gave him a fist full of cash so I think it's easy to say GB is probably not going to draft Beau. Which sucks cause I'm a Pack fan and that would be sweet.
I'm going to guess that it was mostly a function of playing for the Rams. They've had a bunch of high draft picks over the last few years, and very few of them have really lived up to expectations. I don't know if they've drafted poorly, or if the coaching staff just hasn't done a very good job of developing these players, or maybe it's both to some degree. I tend to believe that Jeff Fisher is highly overrated. Sorry to derail this thread, but I'm a very frustrated Rams fan. The last couple of years, everyone has been expecting them to take a big leap forward, but so far it hasn't happened. They haven't been .500 or made the playoffs since 2004. The "Greatest Show On Turf" days are a distant memory.
Also a Rams fan, and agree with that assessment. I can't tell if the Rams just kill talent, or Rams management can't draft for sh*t. I would probably say 75% the system, 25% bad scouting, at least on high draft picks.
2002 - #31 Robert Thomas OLB - who?
2003 - #12 pick, Jimmy Kennedy DT Penn State - who?
2004 - #24 Steven Jackson - that was a good one
2005 - #19 Alex Barron T - looked good on paper, was mediocre for 5 years, out of the league by 2011
2006 - #15 Tye Hill - good rookie season, out of the league by 2011
2007 - #13 Adam Carriker - Adam Carriker - Out of the league by 2012
2008 - #2 Chris Long - yes!
2009 - #2 Jason Smith T - injured, struggled, out of the league after just 4 seasons
2010 - #1 Sam Bradford - well at least he is still a starting QB in the league
2011 - #14 Robert Quinn - stud
2012 - #14 Michael Brockers - has been a solid DT
2013 - #8 Tavon Austin - could be so much better somewhere else
2013 - #30 Alec Ogletree - Solid enough
2014 - #2 Greg Robinson T - Decent at best but improving
2014 - #13 Aaron Donald - stud
2015 - #10 Todd Gurley - Rookie of the year
Man that is a depressing list of washouts and wasted draft picks.