Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 18043756)

Same group of cowards who were bitching all year long while we went 17-3 LMAO

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 18043759)

And adding the additional risk that the player may never play or have a 2 year career on top of it is an idiot risk.

If you ask why I think it's risky I can give you the names of 10 players who's careers were ended by this injury. You can not give me a name of anyone who played longer than 7 years after it. It's THAT big of a risk.

KC is not saying it's not a risk - they know it and picked him anyway due to his upside if he somehow beats the odds. Saying "he's fine right now and looks ready" is avoiding the obvious - this injury leads to constant lifelong flare ups.

Originally Posted by KCUnited (Post 18043766)

I mean he'd be competing with Tunsil at LT who they traded for and are paying so I'd question if Guard is his permanent spot. So probably more likely pushing Wylie

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 18043771)

That's a good problem to have.

Not Wylie, he kinda' sucks.

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 18043771)

That's a good problem to have.

Not Wylie, he kinda' sucks.

Originally Posted by GordonGekko (Post 18043753)

Jason Dunn on his podcast said that he saw a few guys come back from the patellar injury, one was Rodney Peete who he said came back the next year and was able to move around no problem, and that was with surgery techniques from 30 years ago

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 18043757)

Link?

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It appears this is false:

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 18043756)

Same group of cowards who were bitching all year long while we went 17-3 LMAO

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 18043760)

Odd way to view opportunity cost...

What if Donovan Ezeiruaku provides a perfect complementary pass rusher for Karlaftis for the next half decade after Simmons never plays for us?

What if Burden becomes a 1,200 yard receiver?

What if Revel becomes a shut down corner or Amos a turnkey replacement for Watson so we don't have to go into FA next season to replace him?

What if those things happen AND we hit on that 3rd round pick you mentioned?

Like...are you really just blowing past the opportunity lost if "Simmons never plays a down for us..."?

And I'm supposed to look at that and be at ease?

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch (Post 18043780)

"I think what's cool about our team and our program and how DQ [Dan Quinn] coaches, is, it's competition," Peters told reporters after the pick. "You know, iron sharpens iron. I'll leave these up to the coaches, [but the] only one I can say is LT [Laremy Tunsil] is going to be at LT [left tackle], and then the rest of them, they'll compete for the rest of the spots, I think. But to answer your question more specifically, he [Conerly Jr.] can play guard and he can play tackle."

Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 18043770)

Well, good thing we signed the free agent LT that we targeted then. Sorry you don't like him either.

In February, we had zero left tackles on our roster. Now we have two.

Originally Posted by Chieftain (Post 18043774)

The eagles drafted the guy before us, Campbell, who had torn labrum surgery last month, which for a linebacker is a major medical concern that can hamper your tackling ability.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 18043778)

Rodney Peete blew out his patella in 1996, lost his starting job, struggled to stick as a backup anywhere for several years, spent a year out of the league and then spent a season as the worst starting QB in the NFL because the Panthers gave up on Chris Wienke.

I'm...not sure that's a win.