Westside Steve Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 The biggest bust on the list was undoubtedly JaMarcus Russell. I remember that time. Pretty well. As I recall just about every football pundit was singing his praises and there was talk amongst quarterback strapped teams of trading up for the big dumb goat. So... Plus I loved Eric Zeier. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 The biggest bust on the list was undoubtedly JaMarcus Russell. I remember that time. Pretty well. As I recall just about every football pundit was singing his praises and there was talk amongst quarterback strapped teams of trading up for the big dumb goat. So... Plus I loved Eric Zeier. WSS To be fair, I expected jamarcus to have the same type of career cam newton is having. Jamarcus turned out to be dumber and lazier than Cam though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdl15 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 He had a monstrous draft class in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 he made 4 good picks for all the years in cleveland: everitt footman langham alexander 2 huge busts in jamarcus russell and gallery for the raiders. both their number one picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyceRolls Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 if Lombardi was worthy of a front office position he wouldn't have spent five years without one, that's as far as the argument needs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 if Lombardi was worthy of a front office position he wouldn't have spent five years without one, that's as far as the argument needs to go. Yep! I am the one who 1st posted Lombardi's draft record & someone stated that Al Davis made the picks there, not Lombardi. My response to that is that, if true, he didn't function as a GM. Lombardi is, at the very least, not qualified to serve as GM. To me, the hire should also have Banner under a microscope, although Banner DID come here with a seemingly solid track record. Changing/decreasing Lombardi's function might be a positive step, BUT if Jimmy wants credibility with Browns' Fans, he'll get him the hell OUT of Cleveland (BEFORE this FA/draft period). Perception is reality. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Steve Everitt was not bad.....but, it is a very, very poor track record. Unless you're a total Retard, drafting a center in the first round- assuming the talent is there is about one of the safest picks you can make. The Pounceys and Mack bear that out. Let's also not forgot Lombardi criticized the josh gordon pick when he worked for the NFLN. I haven't forgotten- I hope Haslam hasn't either. He had a monstrous draft class in 2000. It will forever be a mystery who was calling the shots in Oakland- If Lombardi had more than minimal input on any of them, he's undeserving of being a talent evaluator. OK Ray Guy finally made the HOF, and Janikowski is a great kicker- but you want to talk about wasting draft position? Both of them could have been had way lower in the draft. if Lombardi was worthy of a front office position he wouldn't have spent five years without one, that's as far as the argument needs to go. Yup, I've pointed that out several times. Even with the draft coming up. Lombardi is totally unnecessary. (the scouts have done all the work) I'd trust Farmer in the War Room 10x better than I would MIke. It would also put Banner on the hot seat for a bad personnel decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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