Chargers "came up one pick short" in drafting Brown [San Diego Union-Tribune]

painekiller · #1 04-30-2008, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith

Wow... it's not 100% clear that the Chargers would have taken Duane Brown at #27, but they seemed to be very, very interested in doing so nonetheless.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports...8chargers.html

This is the revelation that shut me up (heard this on NFLn a day or so back). We got lucky getting Brown. If we had tried to get cute, we would have lost our chance at a stud.

cadams · #2 04-30-2008, 05:00 PM

yeah, given the run on LTs it makes sense that he wouldn't have been there later than our pick. as i have said, i will reserve judgment on all of the draftees until they get on the field and play, but the current regime has given me no reason to doubt them on talent evaluation to date (as far as the draft goes that is).

nunusguy · #3 04-30-2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by painekiller

We got lucky getting Brown. If we had tried to get cute, we would have lost our chance at a stud.

I dunno, but I think we (Smith that is) were part lucky and part cute. The thing is, Smith finessed it a bit when he moved back to get the extra picks and he was also lucky it wasn't the 'Bolts jumping ahead of us to grab Brown instead of the Cowboys doing so to grab the CB.

painekiller · #4 04-30-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nunusguy

I dunno, but I think we (Smith that is) were part lucky and part cute. The thing is, Smith finessed it a bit when he moved back to get the extra picks and he was also lucky it wasn't the 'Bolts jumping ahead of us to grab Brown instead of the Cowboys doing so to grab the CB.

I think most teams had us going CB in the first due to their idea of need. Might be the reason the bolts stayed put.