tursk

the issue is you're the one talking about Simonise and have repeatedly compared him directly to Oleary-Orange. I have not once compared the two or called them similar, you're changing the topic. Whether Simonise was unfairly cut or not that does not have any impact on the current prospect. Once again, would you prefer them draft small slow recievers? I'm happy they took a guy who played D1, was injured and has outstanding athleticism at pick number 37, just my opinion.

I think you're purposely misreading what I said. I said he did not get a chance to play, not that he was unfairly cut. I do not know what happened behind closed doors or during practice, regardless I was talking about O'leary-Orange so Simonise is irrelevant.

The thread was derailed a long time ago when I made a comment about one of the draft picks and got flamed because a player drafted a couple years ago didn't work out.

Can you read? I clearly said I didn't think he got a chance to play HERE (which is true unarguably since he didn't). Pretty simple statement.

fair enough, either way he seemed like he wanted to go home and had a better chance to play in BC.

This. I don't think he ever even got a real opportunity here.

None of the prospects are finished products, when you draft a guy that's 6'4 and runs a 4.40 you're getting a guy who at least has the athletic pedigree and with the right coaching can succeed. As fans we don't know the mental aspect of how these guys are as teammates or how hard they work, that's all speculation and something I try not to get into.

and the fact that he has had multiple injuries pushed him down the draft board, watching his tape you can see that he can play. Whether that translates to the CFL that is to be determined but I think they got good value for where they were drafting. By no means do I think he should have gone in the first round but in terms of upside, to me he's most intriguing.

Classic. I'm just an informed fan who observed the draft and making personal reviews of the draft picks. If you want to bring past biases in to cloud your judgment of the current draft that's on you and that's why my observations are more valuable.

boy you sure missed the point. Drafting a player with NFL level athleticism in the 3rd round is generally considered a good thing. You're all acting like I said he is going to be the next Milt Stegall or something. This is a draft and reasonable people base their reviews on measurable things. just me though.

yeah because one player doesn't pan out you're done drafting big, fast receivers, reasonable.

Of course, pretty much every draft pick is a gamble to varying degrees. Based on his measurables he is an NFL athlete.

Taking an NFL talent in the 4th round. Worth the risk.

O'leary-Orange is the same size and apparently runs faster. He ran a 4.40 at Nevada and Claypool only ran 4.42 at the NFL combine. I'm big excited.